Men's World Cup · 2006 · group stage

Ghana vs United States

A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.

2–1

Full-time score

Date: Jun 22, 2006
Stage: group stage
Group: Group E
Venue: Frankenstadion
City: Nuremberg
Attendance: Not recorded

Goal events

3 recorded goals

Minute	Scorer	Credited team	Note
22'	Haminu Draman	Ghana	—
43'	Clint Dempsey	United States	—
45'+2'	Stephen Appiah	Ghana	Penalty

Player sheets

Lineups and squad entries

Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.

Ghana

Starting lineup

#5 John Mensah center back
#7 Illiasu Shilla center back
#8 Michael Essien center midfielder
#9 Derek Boateng right midfielder
#10 Stephen Appiah center midfielder
#13 Habib Mohamed left back
#14 Matthew Amoah center forward
#15 John Paintsil right back
#19 Razak Pimpong center forward
#22 Richard Kingson goal keeper
#23 Haminu Draman left midfielder

Substitutes who appeared

#12 Alex Tachie-Mensah forward
#18 Eric Addo midfielder
#20 Otto Addo midfielder

United States

Starting lineup

#3 Carlos Bocanegra left back
#6 Steve Cherundolo right back
#7 Eddie Lewis left midfielder
#8 Clint Dempsey right midfielder
#10 Claudio Reyna center midfielder
#13 Jimmy Conrad center back
#17 DaMarcus Beasley center midfielder
#18 Kasey Keller goal keeper
#20 Brian McBride center forward
#21 Landon Donovan center midfielder
#22 Oguchi Onyewu center back

Substitutes who appeared

#9 Eddie Johnson forward
#14 Ben Olsen midfielder
#15 Bobby Convey midfielder

Disciplinary record

5 recorded cards

Minute	Player	Card	Team
5'	Michael Essien	Yellow card	Ghana
7'	Eddie Lewis	Yellow card	United States
32'	Illiasu Shilla	Yellow card	Ghana
81'	John Mensah	Yellow card	Ghana
90'+1'	Stephen Appiah	Yellow card	Ghana

Referee: Markus MerkRecord ID: M-2006-42Edition: 2006

Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.