Saturday , 14 November 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
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Curacao 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Ghana and Uruguay has kicked off!
  • 5' Mohammed Kudus is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Uruguay so far.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sergio Rochet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Ghana.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Darwin Nunez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' The referee has no hesitation. Darwin Nunez is booked for Uruguay — Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Giorgian De Arrascaeta gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Against the run of play, Giorgian De Arrascaeta has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 34' A change in the Uruguay ranks — Rodrigo Bentancur exits the field as Matias Vecino enters on 34.
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' Maxi Gomez, a Uruguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Jordan Ayew as he leaves the pitch. Kamal Deen Sulemana steps in for Ghana.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ghana and Uruguay are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Luis Suarez was booked on 60.
  • 65' Ghana is showing some good football. However, Ghana are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' The Uruguay manager makes a substitution. Luis Suarez departs to be replaced by Edinson Cavani.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Ghana must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' Another change for Ghana made on 72 minute. Inaki Williams leaves to be changed by Antoine Semenyo.
  • 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Ghana is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Maxi Gomez gets the nod from Uruguay. He replaces Giorgian De Arrascaeta and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Uruguay. Giorgian De Arrascaeta is replaced by Maxi Gomez.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kamal Deen Sulemana.
  • 87' Sebastian Coates picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Ghana make a change. Mohammed Kudus trudges off to be replaced by Abdul Issahaku on 90 minutes.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Ghana. Alidu Seidu will be fuming at that decision.
  • Another three points for Uruguay.

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.