African nations at the FIFA World Cup by Asamoah Gyan. Had Ghana won their quarter final they would have become the very first African nation to progress to the semifinals of the world cup. Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA ranked Ghana 7th. The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil marked the first time more than one African team went beyond the group stages. While Ghana and Cameroon both collected disappointing results (apart from Ghana's 2–2 draw with later champions Germany, which saw them becoming the only team not to lose against the Germans in the entire tournament) and eventually
1994 FIFA World Cup squads Dimitar Penev Head coach: Alketas Panagoulias Head coach: Clemens Westerhof Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi Head coach: Miguel Mejía Barón Head coach: Egil Olsen Head coach: Jack Charlton Head coach: Paul Van Himst Head coach: Abdellah Blinda Head coach: Dick Advocaat Head coach: Jorge Solari Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Russia, Bulgaria and Republic of Ireland who only called two. 1994 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup final tournament in the United States. Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain were