Ghana

The furthest Ghana has ever gone at a World Cup — and nearly the furthest any African team had gone. Still referenced as a “what if” moment in African football history. Reached the World Cup quarter-finals. Won hearts and came within inches (and a missed penalty) of the semi-finals. Not silverware, but monumental for the continent. United a continent. The drama in the match vs Uruguay — and the injustice of the handball — turned Ghana into heroes across Africa and beyond. Gyan’s thunderous goals. Suarez’s handball. Gyan’s missed penalty. The shootout. Few matches in modern World Cup history carry as much drama or heartbreak. It had all the elements: joy, flair, defiance, controversy, tears. Ghana 2010 were the protagonists in a World Cup story nobody will forget.