Andre Ayew: No way Ghana can lose
Midfielder Andre Ayew says that if Ghana are at 100 percent there is no way that they will not beat the U.S.
Ghanaian midfielder Andre Ayew said that while he expects the U.S. to be prepared for Monday's Group G World Cup match, he sees no way that the Black Stars can lose.
"I think if you are a team and you lose twice vs. a country, say Ghana, as in 2006 and in 2010, if you have the opportunity to meet them in 2014, I think you do everything to beat them," The Olympique de Marseille winger said of the match set for rainy Natal. "Not just for them but for their pride and for their country."
Ghana and the U.S. have only faced each other twice on the football field, both times in World Cup matches, both times in eliminators, and both times Ghana have won. Ghana-United States is a repeat of a last-16 clash in South Africa four years ago when Ghana edged the States 2-1 after extra time. Having been part of the U.S. side beaten by Ghana in Rustenburg, United States goalkeeper Tim Howard believes Kwesi Appiah's men will pose a physical challenge.
"I think they are very similar [to 201
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. They are strong individually," the Everton goalkeeper said. "Obviously, we know how physical they are so we are going to try to match that. I've said it before, very rarely do we get outmatched physically but this is a team that has the possibility of doing that."
In 2006, Ghana beat the U.S. in a group stage match that saw the Americans exit the tournament. Ayew said both victories bode well for the future.
"But we also are winners. We have won twice. And as we say there is no two without three, so we want to try and beat them for the third time," he said. "We know it is going to be very difficult. They are prepared but we are also prepared. We are not thinking about what the U.S. side can do. I believe in all our players I believe in the group. If we are fit and we are all 100 percent there is no way that we aren't going to win this game."