Ghana defender Jerome Opoku has blamed the Black Stars’ inability to convert their chances for their exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup following a narrow defeat to Colombia.
The Black Stars’ campaign came to an end after a 1-0 loss to the South Americans in their Round of 32 encounter at Kansas City Stadium on Saturday.
A first-half goal from Jhon Arias proved decisive, sending Colombia into the last 16, where they will face Switzerland, while Ghana’s tournament ended at the first knockout stage.
Speaking after the match, Opoku said the contest was decided by fine margins, insisting Colombia made the difference by capitalising on their opportunity.
“I’ll just say the little details of the game. They (Colombia) took their chance, he said.
“We had a couple of chances. We didn’t take ours, and they won the game. So, that’s really it.”
The defender added that Ghana travelled into the fixture determined to secure victory and extend their stay in the tournament, but acknowledged they were unable to achieve that objective.
“The game plan was to win against Colombia. We didn’t, so congratulations to Colombia.”
Ghana reached the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time since their memorable run at the 2010 tournament in South Africa, but a disciplined Colombian side ended their hopes of progressing further.
