How Ghana can qualify for knockouts after win over South Korea

The win over South Korea helped Ghana to three points and also helped it to move to a provisional top position in the group, with Portugal and Uruguay set to face off later in the day.

Ghana players huddle at half time. | Photo Credit: MOLLY DARLINGTON

Ghana secured a nerve-wracking 3-2 win over South Korea at the Education City stadium on Monday to breathe life to its World Cup campaign.

The Black Stars began their Qatar World Cup with a 2-3 defeat against Portugal.

The win over South Korea helped Ghana to three points and also moved it to second in Group H, three points below topper Portugal, which confirmed its spot in the final 16 after a 2-0 win over Uruguay.

Group H standings:

Position	Teams	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Portugal	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
2	Ghana	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
3	South Korea	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
4	Uruguay	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1

Who does Ghana face next?

Ghana will next play Uruguay at the Al Janoub Stadium on December 2 for its last game in the group, which will be a rematch of the infamous quarterfinal from South Africa 2010.

What should Ghana do to ensure qualification for knockouts?

A win against Uruguay would seal a spot in the round of 16 for the African side.

A draw would push its tally to four points, which would mean it would have to rely on other teams and their results to ensure its passage in the knockout. cause.

If South Korea does not win against Portugal, Ghana need at least a point to go through to the pre-quarterfinals.

If South Korea wins, a draw between Ghana and Uruguay would put Korea and Ghana level on points and the team with the higher goal difference would quaify.

If South Korea draws vs Portugal, Ghana will be level on points with Uruguay and the team with a higher goal difference would make it to the last 16.

If Ghana loses against Uruguay, it will be out of the contention for progression.