2026 World Cup: Should Ghana have been awarded a penalty against England?

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  • AK 1 week ago

    It was a clear penalty. Why didn't the referee contact the VRA when we protested? Anyway,we are on our way to the knockout stage.

  • Nana 1 week ago

    England was lucky, it wasn't only a penalty decision their defender would have received a Red Card .Jude Bellingham also shd have been given a Yellow Card on his late tackle on Jerome in the 1st half

  • Burkina 1 week ago

    Do you know how much money FIFA gets from England fans? Check the stadium and see how many black stars fans were there compared to England fans.
    World Cup is a big business.
    The referee deliberately ignored that penalty.

  • Karikakchar 1 week ago

    Burkina, you're right. Fifa is just a shame. Anyway GH has kept the record of NEVER loosing a second group game at the WC

  • P Djamgbe 1 week ago

    Even England officials (Wayne Rooney, Gabby Logan etc etc) admitted that it was a penalty, and they said they were surprised that it was even checked by VAR.

  • P Djamgbe 1 week ago

    .....it was not even checked.....

  • Issah Nuhu 1 week ago

    Oh I now understand

  • Sam 1 week ago

    There were more English fans because fifa is corrupt. Besides Ghanaian fans had difficulties securing travel visas, fifa was also making sure they awarded more tickets to English and Panama fans than ghana. I'm a Ghanaian Can ...
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  • Mistletoe 1 week ago

    It wasn’t luck. It was deliberate. England cannot lose against Ghana because it upsets the predetermined plans of FIFA. So the referee, VAR etc connived to deny the Black Stars victory. Simple as that.

  • Ruthan 1 week ago

    Wayne Rooney, a former English player also disagreed with the referee he said England escaped with a penalty and a Red Card to Konsa

  • Gonja Mafia 1 week ago

    Konsa would not have been a red carded if penalty was awarded. Rather, he will receive a yellow instead. That is the rule.

  • Gonja Ganja 1 week ago

    Is that the new rule? Ghana was awarded a penalty kick and Luis Suarez got a red card in 2010. Has Fifa changed the rule since then?

  • KONSA 1 week ago

    A lot of konkonsa will be going on long after this world cup because of the stupidity of fifa, the referee and the var manager.
    Sports results should not be decided by bribes, race or politics.

  • BUT FOR INFERIORITY COMPLEX, THE BLACK STARS COULD HAVE WON YESTERDAY'S WC MATCH HANDS DOWN BY 2 CLEAR GOALS. WTF! 1 week ago

    THE BRITISH PRESS KEEP DEHUMANIZING THOMAS PARTEY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, WHILE THEY NEVER MENTION ANTOINE SEMENYO WHO SINGLE-HANDEDLY WON THE JUST-ENDED ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP FOR HIS CLUB WITH HIS STYLISH LONE GOAL.

    SUCH IA TH ...
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  • COD 1 week ago

    The Ghanaian players should have loudly protested to the referee to force him to recheck with VAR, but they did not.

  • BLACKS INFERIORITY COMPLEX PREVENTED A CLEAR WIN FOR THE BLACK STARS AGAINST A LACKLUSTER ENGLAND. 1 week ago

    THE BRITISH PRESS KEEP MAKING DEHUMANIZING COMMENTS ABOUT THOMAS PARTEY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, WHILE THEY NEVER MENTION THE EXPLOITS OF ANTOINE SEMENYO WHO SINGLE-HANDEDLY WON THE JUST-ENDED ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP FOR HIS ENGLISH ...
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  • ASEMPA 1 week ago

    The VAR would have confirmed the penalty reason why the Referee refused to verify.

  • BLACKS INFERIORITY COMPLEX PREVENTED A CLEAR WIN FOR THE BLACK STARS AGAINST A LACKLUSTER ENGLAND. 1 week ago

    THE BRITISH PRESS KEEP MAKING DEHUMANIZING COMMENTS ABOUT THOMAS PARTEY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, WHILE THEY NEVER MENTION THE EXPLOITS OF ANTOINE SEMENYO WHO SINGLE-HANDEDLY WON THE JUST-ENDED ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP FOR HIS ENGLISH ...
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  • Kantoose 1 week ago

    Coulda Woulda Shoulda useless QUESTION. Important decisions for African and Asian teams are barely reviewed talk of awarded, many people have NOTICED in other games.

  • Asonaba asiedu 1 week ago

    Why is it that bad decisions always go against the smaller nations?

  • Sethoo 1 week ago

    There's no fairness in the world that's how it's. Lionel Messi would have been sitting with the fans not playing to get 5 goals bcoz he shd have been given a Red Card in their 1st match for a bad tackle on a defender

  • Achakanapaya 1 week ago

    It was a complete penalty.
    You see the white Man is the representative of the devil on Earth.
    Because is a Blackman County.
    Can one imagine it was a Ghanian player doing such.

  • Gbemi 1 week ago

    That incident was a clear penalty but the referee ignored. It was officiating against the Black Stars of Ghana

  • Koo Fori 1 week ago

    Copy and paste from BBC lol.

  • Accra is dirty.com 1 week ago

    Shame on the referee,had it been a black star player what could have been the decision of the referee? Shame, I hope money will not change hands after the match ✋

  • NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 1 week ago

    AFRICAN NATIONS ARE ALL THE TIME ROBBED IN WORLD CUPS. IF IT HAD BEEN THE OTHER WAY ROUND, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN

  • NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 1 week ago

    I REMEMBER 1990. WHEN CAMEROON WAS LEADING ENGLAND BY ONE NIL TEN MINUTES TO FULL TIME, THE REFREE AWARDED 2 PENALTIES TO ENGLAND AND CAMEROON WAS ELIMINATED

  • Sowee 1 week ago

    If it were to be England,they will force the referee to go and watch how the player was kick at the penalty box

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  • OZYMANDIAS 1 week ago

    The referee did not want England to be disgraced. Simple.

  • Bitter truth 1 week ago

    Very unfair and bias institution..one of the most bias institutions in the world is FIFA..am glad the blackstars humbled England..they are all working against Ghana..even a blind man could see clearly that it was a penalty..t ...
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  • JONATHAN FAYI PATAPAA 1 week ago

    This wouldn't have happened had this wc been organized and played in Germany .

  • Akwesi 1 week ago

    That Adu guy has strength but not as good as people had said. There's a way a good striker would have positioned himself over the ball such that any wrong tackle would result in a clear penalty. Coming on as a sub, no wonder ...
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  • Third Eye. 1 week ago

    We all saw it, it was a clear penalty. But did Ghana protested.Ghana players are always daft in the world cup matches. I was expecting the player himself, Jordan or the coach to protest but they were dump. Similar thing happe ...
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  • T1 1 week ago

    Exactly, there was no reaction, no protest fron the team and the bench, I was very surprised, like the focus was to just get a draw, that was mediocrity.

  • PENALTY YES,BUT CROATIA NOW. - Kwabena Ohemeng 1 week ago

    Yes,it was a penalty and i am surprised VAR did not step in to award it to Ghana. All the commentators after the match agreed that England was lucky to have escaped it.
    Our main focus should now be on Croatia. A draw will be ...
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  • Konkonsani 1 week ago

    This referee Martinez from Ecuador will forever live in shame.He blatantly robbed Ghana because it was England.Where is the FIFA fair play mantra?

  • Stephen 1 week ago

    Stop making noise about been denied an penalty kick against England. We should have played to win and stop lamenting over not getting an easy way to victory.

  • cheddar the President 1 week ago

    The referee and the VAR are all corrupt. They rob Ghana of victory and that is a shame to FIFA

  • Mark Pepper 1 week ago

    YES. Simply, moments after the match read several BBC commentaries. Even the British people wondered why the referee refused the penalty. Then cautioned today not; another day referee would not pardon that.
    I honestly did n ...
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  • Akwasi 1 week ago

    The problem with the Ghanaian squad was we don’t protest at all

  • Sexy Sexy 1 week ago

    I think the players assumed the referee's whistle was for Prince Adu being off-side, but it was actually for Semenyo after he blocked the ball from entering the England goal.