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Ghana

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Current Elo

1624

Rank #81

Matches played

677

since 1950-05-28

First international

1–0

vs Nigeria · 1950-05-28

Elo journey

Peak Elo

1884

2008

Best year

2006

+132 Elo

Worst year

1988

-136 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)

312-176-189

677 matches

Goals for / against

1056 / 709

Home record

197-76-43

Away record

115-100-146

Biggest win

12–0

vs Malawi · 1962-10-15 · Friendly

Biggest loss

2–8

vs Brazil · 1996-03-27 · Friendly

Highest-scoring match

13–2

vs Kenya · 1965-12-11 · Friendly

Biggest upset win

2–0

vs Switzerland · 2022-11-17

1654 Elo vs their 1987

Rivalry

24-21-16 in 61 matches · head to head

Nemesis

0-0-5 in 5 matches · head to head

Longest unbeaten run

21

1981-08-24 → 1983-05-01

World Cup history

xWC total

0.02

Titles won

0

Luck diff (actual − expected)

-0.02

Best World Cup

<0.01 xWC

2006 FIFA World Cup

<0.01 xWC

Won by Italy

2010 FIFA World Cup

<0.01 xWC

Won by Spain

2014 FIFA World Cup

<0.01 xWC

Won by Germany

2022 FIFA World Cup

<0.01 xWC

Won by Argentina

2026 FIFA World Cup

<0.01 xWC

Won by Spain

African Cup of Nations history

xCC total

3.36

Titles won

4

Luck diff (actual − expected)

+0.64

Best African Cup of Nations

0.36 xCC

1963 African Cup of Nations

0.36 xCC

Won by Ghana

1965 African Cup of Nations

0.30 xCC

Won by Ghana

1968 African Cup of Nations

0.28 xCC

Won by DR Congo

1970 African Cup of Nations

0.23 xCC

Won by Sudan

1978 African Cup of Nations

0.22 xCC

Won by Ghana

1980 African Cup of Nations

0.15 xCC

Won by Nigeria

1982 African Cup of Nations

0.15 xCC

Won by Ghana

1984 African Cup of Nations

0.24 xCC

Won by Cameroon

1992 African Cup of Nations

0.04 xCC

Won by Ivory Coast

1994 African Cup of Nations

0.11 xCC

Won by Nigeria

1996 African Cup of Nations

0.11 xCC

Won by South Africa

1998 African Cup of Nations

0.03 xCC

Won by Egypt

2000 African Cup of Nations

0.10 xCC

Won by Cameroon

2002 African Cup of Nations

0.04 xCC

Won by Cameroon

2006 African Cup of Nations

0.04 xCC

Won by Egypt

2008 African Cup of Nations

0.21 xCC

Won by Egypt

2010 African Cup of Nations

0.11 xCC

Won by Egypt

2012 African Cup of Nations

0.19 xCC

Won by Zambia

2013 African Cup of Nations

0.14 xCC

Won by Nigeria

2015 African Cup of Nations

0.09 xCC

Won by Ivory Coast

2017 African Cup of Nations

0.07 xCC

Won by Cameroon

2019 African Cup of Nations

0.08 xCC

Won by Algeria

2021 African Cup of Nations

0.05 xCC

Won by Senegal

2023 African Cup of Nations

0.03 xCC

Won by Ivory Coast