Ghana coach Otto Addo gestures throughout his workforce’s opening recreation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in opposition to Portugal. AP
Doha: Ghana coach Otto Addo stated Sunday the probabilities of an African workforce reaching the latter phases of the World Cup will stay restricted till the continent is awarded extra locations on the event.
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No African facet has ever gone past the quarter-finals at a World Cup, though Ghana have been a missed penalty away from reaching the final 4 at South Africa in 2010.
Addo, talking on the eve of his workforce’s Group H match in opposition to South Korea, stated Africa, with 54 groups, deserved extra slots.
“There was by no means a degree the place everyone had an equal likelihood in the beginning. By no means in FIFA historical past,” Addo stated in Doha.
“It’s very, very troublesome in case you have 5 slots to get far. In case you have 12 or 14 slots — I don’t know what number of Europe get — the chance {that a} workforce will get additional is far, a lot increased.”
13 of the 32 nations current in Qatar come from Europe. Asia has six representatives, with South America and the CONCACAF area sending 4 every.
Senegal are the one African facet to have gained a match on the Qatar World Cup. Not one of the 5 African groups who took half 4 years in the past in Russia made it out the group stage.
“Everyone nonetheless has probabilities, some extra, some much less, however I’m hoping and praying no less than one or two (African) groups can advance to the following stage,” stated Addo, who performed for Ghana once they made the final 16 on their World Cup debut in 2006.
The Black Stars play South Korea of their second match on Monday after shedding their opening recreation 3-2 to Portugal.
Addo had criticised the efficiency of American referee Ismail Elfath, insisting the penalty Portugal have been awarded for a problem on Cristiano Ronaldo was a “reward”.
However he stated he had had time to replicate on the defeat.
“I can use this stage to apologise if I used to be slightly impolite, I used to be very emotional after the match,” stated Addo.
“It’s prior to now. It’s over, you possibly can’t change it. Everyone on the pitch is a human, everyone makes errors. I do errors too.
“I used to be shocked the VAR didn’t come however there’s nothing we will do. The day after the match we lower it off and we targeting South Korea.”
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