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US Men's team head coach, Gregg Berhalter believes Ghana could’ve lost by a wider margin to his side.
The Black Stars were humiliated by the USA in Wednesday morning’s international friendly at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee.
Berhalter’s side ran riots in the first half, with goals from Giovanni Reyna (double), Christian Pulisic and Leon Balogun, doing maximum damage in less than 40 minutes.
However, Ghana held their own in the second 45 minutes and prevented their opponents from adding to the already embarrassing scoreline.
Speaking after the game, Berhalter praised Ghana’s fighting spirit in the second half and said the Black Stars could’ve lost by a bigger margin if they downed tools.
“Being down four nothing at halftime, Ghana had a choice; they could have mailed in the second half and could have lost eight nothing but they didn’t do that,” Berhalter said, as quoted by Citi Sports.
“They kept fighting till the last minute of the game. They didn’t play a great half but they didn’t give up and that’s an important quality that a team shows.”
Meanwhile, Ghana coach Chris Hughton has apologised following the Black Stars’ shambolic performance against the USA.
“I apologize for the performance for the performance and the results,” the 64-year-old said at a post-match press conference.
The Black Stars have now lost both of the international games they were involved in this month after Mexico also handed them a 2-0 defeat last Sunday.
The Black Stars will take on Madagascar and Comoros in the first two games of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in November.
The Black Stars were humiliated by the USA in Wednesday morning’s international friendly at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee.
Berhalter’s side ran riots in the first half, with goals from Giovanni Reyna (double), Christian Pulisic and Leon Balogun, doing maximum damage in less than 40 minutes.
However, Ghana held their own in the second 45 minutes and prevented their opponents from adding to the already embarrassing scoreline.
Speaking after the game, Berhalter praised Ghana’s fighting spirit in the second half and said the Black Stars could’ve lost by a bigger margin if they downed tools.
“Being down four nothing at halftime, Ghana had a choice; they could have mailed in the second half and could have lost eight nothing but they didn’t do that,” Berhalter said, as quoted by Citi Sports.
“They kept fighting till the last minute of the game. They didn’t play a great half but they didn’t give up and that’s an important quality that a team shows.”
Meanwhile, Ghana coach Chris Hughton has apologised following the Black Stars’ shambolic performance against the USA.
“I apologize for the performance for the performance and the results,” the 64-year-old said at a post-match press conference.
The Black Stars have now lost both of the international games they were involved in this month after Mexico also handed them a 2-0 defeat last Sunday.
The Black Stars will take on Madagascar and Comoros in the first two games of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in November.