According to former Black Stars defender John Paintsil, Ghana can only miss out on the FIFA World Cup in 2026 if the team becomes complacent.He describes Ghana’s world cup qualifying group as a tricky one.
“We’ll qualify if only we take all our games seriously by not underrating any team or the jersey they wear, because those things play a lot of tricks on players’ minds.”
“It’s a very tricky group; it’s not a difficult group but it’s a tricky one. A tough group is different from a tricky one and you know we have Comoros there whom we have a history with based on what happened at the last Africa Cup of Nations where they pulled a surprise.”
“If we become complacent, we are going to lose the match, so we shouldn’t underrate any team. We should take every game seriously. It doesn’t matter whether it is Comoros or Chad, we have to play like we are playing against Brazil,” he said in an interview with Graphics Sports.
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He urges the players to play with commitment and avoid any play-off situation.
The 2026 World Cup draw saw Ghana paired with Mali, Madagascar, Central Africa Republic, Chad, and Comoros in group I.
