{"id":1263460,"date":"2022-12-09T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/09\/2022-world-cup-experience-was-great\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T14:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T14:00:37","slug":"2022-world-cup-experience-was-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/09\/2022-world-cup-experience-was-great\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 World Cup experience was great"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Baba-Rahman-1-649x424-1.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Baba-Rahman-1-649x424\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">DOHA, QATAR &#8211; NOVEMBER 24: Abdul Rahman Baba of Ghana  looks on during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 on November 24, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana defender, Baba Rahman, says playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar\u00a0with the Black Stars was a nice experience.<\/p>\n<p>The Chelsea loanee started the game against Portugal and made a substitute appearance in the South Korea game before playing the full 90 minutes against\u00a0Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana finished at the bottom in Group H with three points.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Rahman, who is a former Dreams FC and Asante Kotoko left-back\u00a0has been slammed and criticized\u00a0for his performances in the tournament and how he was selected ahead of AJ Auxerre\u2019s Gideon Mensah. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On his return to his club side, Reading FC,\u00a0the Black Stars defender explained that playing at the World cup means coming up against superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Son Heung-min.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, that\u2019s what the World Cup is meant for. You have to play against the best players in the world,\u201d he told the club website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it was a nice experience playing against them, but I mean, I\u2019ve played against Son several times when we played in Germany, so it was a nice experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Touching on Reading\u2019s game on Saturday against Coventry, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s always nice I mean having a home game and I\u2019m looking forward to this weekend and hopefully we can get the three points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"OYIlO9Vog_8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GUTA closes about 50 Nigerian shops, owners cry to gov\u2019t for help - Adom TV News (8-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OYIlO9Vog_8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOHA, QATAR &#8211; NOVEMBER 24: Abdul Rahman Baba of Ghana looks on during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 on November 24, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. 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