Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz has moved to ease concerns over Antoine Semenyo’s fitness after the forward appeared to pick up a knock late in Ghana’s 2-1 defeat to Croatia in Philadelphia.
Ghana slipped to third place in Group L following the loss, with goals from Petar Sučić and Nikola Vlašić overturning Derrick Luckassen’s equaliser in Saturday’s encounter.
Alarm was raised in the closing stages when Semenyo went down inside the Croatian penalty area.
Although he received treatment and was briefly seen limping, he completed the full 90 minutes.
Speaking after the match, Queiroz dismissed fears of a serious setback.
“It’s just a knock; he will be alright,” the Ghana coach said.
Reflecting on the result, Queiroz pointed to defensive lapses as the key difference between the two sides.
“Croatia scored two goals, two easy goals. Much too easy the way they scored. When you score one more goal than the opponent, you have the merit to win the game,” he said.
“Simple like that. It means we make one more mistake than the opponent, and when you make one more mistake than the opponent, that is it.”
Ghana now shift focus to a Round of 32 clash against Colombia, scheduled for Saturday at Kansas City Stadium, with the 26-year-old expected to be in action.
