On to the next Round (of 16) in The 2010 FIFA World Cup and it seems only one African team will be left standing -
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| Ghana's Dede Ayew (L) and John Pantsil celebrate qualifying for the next round despite losing to Germany, Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg June 23, 2010. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Ghana keeps Africa's flag flying |
Ghana were leading their group by a small margin but despite their 1-0 loss to Germany they are through to the final 16 where they will face the USA.Nigeria faced South Korea on Tuesday where they needed a definitive win and for Greece to lose to Argentina in order to progress to the next round. Their 2-2 draw was not enough to put them through and the South Koreans move on to meet Uruguay in the next round while Nigeria headed home.Cote d'Ivoire's fate also rests on the success (or failure) of another team. The Elephants need to win today with numerous goals against Korea DPR and for Portugal to lose against one of the favourites, Brazil, to have any hope of advancing but the consensus is that their World Cup campaign is over and that Brazil and Portugal will move on to the next round.
South Africa exited on Tuesday followed by Algeria on Wednesday. Cameroon lost against Holland Thursday thus leaving West African Ghana as possibly Africa's only hope of making a mark on this the first African World Cup.
More info and expert analyais at the FIFA.com website.
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