The only African team to progress to Quarterfinal of the World Cup 2010

Did you watch the soccer match between Ghana vs USA? If you did, you should have known which team won the match. You are right. It was Ghana who won the match by 2 - 1. With that result, Ghana is the only African team qualifying to the quarterfinal of the World Cup 2010. Perhaps, people might wonder what is so special about this African team that they can beat USA and qualify to the next round. In my opinion, there are two important factors which make them progress to the quarterfinal.

First, they have top class players in their team. Many of the Ghanaian players play their soccer in some  soccer clubs in Europe. Prince Boateng, Asamoah Gyan, John Mensah are some of the Europe-based players in the team. Those players are regular key players in their respective clubs. So, having experience to play in the top flight of European Competition makes the Ghanaian players know how to play in a competitive tournament like World Cup.

Second, they apply good tactics and strategy to win the match. Ghanaian players can pass the ball quickly among their players. This is what they showed when they played against USA. Although they only played Gyan as a lone striker, they could score twice in that match. They could do it because they have hardworking midfielders like Boateng and Ayew that could also move forward quickly and score goals. In this case, they don't depend on the striker to score goals. 

In conclusion, Ghana deserve to progress to the quarterfinal of the World Cup 2010. They have great, skillful players and they also apply good tactics and strategy to win the match.