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Black Stars Struggled To Cope With Mexico’s Tempo In The Second Half – Chris Hughton

Black Stars Struggled To Cope With Mexico’s Tempo In The Second Half – Chris Hughton

Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton, has admitted his team struggled to cope with Mexico when the North Americans upped their tempo in the second half. Ghana conceded two poor second half goals to lose 2-0 in Sunday dawn’s international friendly, bringing Hughton’s unbeaten run with the Black Stars to an end at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, USA. At his post-match press conference, Hughton said his team performed well in the first half, except not creating more goalscoring opportunities. “Certainly, in the first half period I came in not too unhappy, you know. I felt we could…
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Andre Ayew, Baba Rahman Dropped As Chris Hughton Names Black Stars Squad For Mexico, USA Friendlies

Andre Ayew, Baba Rahman Dropped As Chris Hughton Names Black Stars Squad For Mexico, USA Friendlies

Black Stars head coach Chris Hughton has called up 23 players for this month’s international friendly matches against Mexico and the United States of America. Brighton and Hove Albion right-back Tariq Lamptey makes a return to the squad after being out injured during the last international break. The player made his injury return just before the September break and has seen minutes for Roberto De Zerbi's side since. Hughton also hands a call to Thomas Partey who also missed the last international break due to a muscle injury. The Arsenal man missed games against Central African Republic and Liberia. He…
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FIFA Confirms USA, Mexico, Canada Automatically In 2026 World Cup

FIFA Confirms USA, Mexico, Canada Automatically In 2026 World Cup

The U.S. men’s national team, along with Mexico and Canada, will automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The three countries won the right to host the World Cup in a united North American bid. FIFA historically has given host nations the right to play in the World Cup without going through the usual qualification tournaments, though this is the first time FIFA had to set aside three host bids. The tournament is set to expand from 32 teams to 48 in 2026. Another three berths will be awarded to CONCACAF nations via qualifying. FIFA released a statement Tuesday saying,…
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2022 World Cup Preview: Mexico Vs Poland

2022 World Cup Preview: Mexico Vs Poland

Mexico play Poland in their opening World Cup game at Stadium 974 in Doha. The game is slated for a 16:00 GMT kick-off time on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Both teams may find a win from this match as the most important to their campaign with Argentina posing as the clear favourites in Group C. In terms of experience, the two countries have a total of 25 appearances, with Mexico holding the bulk of those (16). However, Poland have the greatest World Cup record of the two, with the Eagles finishing as runners-up on two occasions. Mexico and Poland have…
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