Sunday , 16 August 2026

Ghana vs Uruguay, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Ghana
0 – 2
Full Time
Uruguay
Fri 2 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Al Janoub Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Darwin Nunez
Y 20' Darwin Nunez
Y 60' Luis Suarez
Kamal Deen Sulemana 86' Y
Y 87' Sebastian Coates
Alidu Seidu 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ghana vs Uruguay — Worldcup at Al Janoub Stadium.

  • Ghana 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
  • Uruguay 3 games · 2 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Jan Seidel
  • Referee Yoshimi Yamashita

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Ghana 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Uruguay
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-02 Ghana 0–2 Uruguay

Recent Form

Ghana
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Uruguay H 0–2 L
28 Nov South Korea A 3–2 W
24 Nov Portugal A 2–3 L
Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Ghana A 2–0 W
28 Nov Portugal A 0–2 L
24 Nov South Korea H 0–0 D
03 Jul Colombia H 2–4 L
29 Jun Paraguay H 1–0 W
24 Jun Bolivia A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Ghana Uruguay
#47 Position #31
4 Points 2
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 1
2 Scored 3
2 Conceded 4
+0 GD -1
1.33 PPG 0.67
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Ghana this season
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season

Ghana are 47th (4 pts). Uruguay are 31st (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Ghana
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Uruguay
Maximiliano Araujo 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Ghana have kicked off against Uruguay. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Diego Alonso might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 19' Darwin Nunez is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 20' That is a Yellow card for Uruguay. Darwin Nunez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ghana and Uruguay are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' The Uruguay Giorgian De Arrascaeta breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 0-1!
  • 31' Ghana is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Giorgian De Arrascaeta makes it 0-2.
  • 34' Another substitution for Uruguay to replace Rodrigo Bentancur by Matias Vecino on 34 minute.
  • 39' It looks surprising Ghana does not make any changes. Thomas Partey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Kamal Deen Sulemana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Ayew at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Uruguay are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' Luis Suarez is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 65' Mohammed Kudus is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Uruguay tonight.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Uruguay — Edinson Cavani on, Luis Suarez off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' A change in the Ghana ranks — Inaki Williams exits the field as Antoine Semenyo enters on 72.
  • 77' Uruguay come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Giorgian De Arrascaeta as he leaves the pitch. Maxi Gomez steps in for Uruguay.
  • 81' Another change for Uruguay made on 81 minute. Giorgian De Arrascaeta leaves to be changed by Maxi Gomez.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kamal Deen Sulemana.
  • 87' Sebastian Coates catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Mohammed Kudus as he leaves the pitch. Abdul Issahaku steps in for Ghana.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alidu Seidu.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Ghana Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Otto Addo

Uruguay Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Alonso

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.46 Ghana xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Uruguay xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ghana20% Draw34% Uruguay46%
Actual: Uruguay win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Ghana or Draw
54%
Draw or Uruguay
80%
Ghana or Uruguay
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ghana9% Draw59% Uruguay32%
Actual: Uruguay win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.7%
0 – 1
21.8%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
2.5%
2 – 1
2.4%
2 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.5%
0 – 4
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Ghana

Handicap Ghana covers Push Uruguay covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 11% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 29% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 15% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Ghana keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Uruguay keeps clean sheet
63% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.