| Believe it or not, Saturday's round of 16 match | | | | soccer team are eager to get the past behind them |
| between USA vs Ghana carries a little World Cup | | | | and move forward in the tournament. "We'd be |
| history with it. The Black Stars sent the American | | | | delighted with two more wins but why stop there? |
| squad home early during the 2006 finals in Germany | | | | Nothing is impossible. Winning the World Cup is what |
| after defeating the stars and stripes 1-2 in the last | | | | we're here for," said forward Jozy Altidore this week. |
| game of the group stages. Online bookmakers feel | | | | With a win on Saturday vs Ghana, the United States |
| that this is a different American soccer team though | | | | will reach the quarter-finals and will play Uruguay. |
| as the USA +130 are favorites in World Cup odds vs | | | | The Black Stars finished second in the Group D |
| Ghana +220 with a draw +220. Both teams have | | | | bracket with a 1-0 win over Serbia, 1-1 draw with |
| different coaches from the previous meeting in 2006 | | | | Australia and 0-1 loss to Germany. Ghana will be the |
| but a few of the players are still around for the USA | | | | home team favorite in South Africa and look to have |
| who will be trying to avenge a pain-full loss. ABC will air | | | | a repeat performance of their 2006 encounter. All of |
| the USA vs Ghana round of 16 game from Royal | | | | the African countries will be supporting us and we are |
| Bafokeng Stadium in South Africa at 2:30pm EST | | | | not going to disgrace them," said Samuel Inkoom this |
| (20:30). | | | | week. "We are going to make them happy. We are |
| The USA won the Group C bracket over England as | | | | the Africa hope now and we are not going to |
| +400 favorites in World Cup betting picks and head | | | | disappoint them. We are going to win." That could be |
| into the round of 16 vs Ghana as slight favorites. After | | | | proven true if the USA defense can't find a way to |
| a lucky encounter with England which resulted in a 1-1 | | | | contain Asamoah Gyan who has netted 6 of Ghana's |
| draw, a disallowed goal vs Slovenia ending in a 2-2 | | | | 9 goals this year. |
| draw and a late 91st minute goal vs Algeria; the USA | | | | |