Ghana vs South Korea

Ghana vs South Korea produced a 3-2 Black Stars victory at the World Cup on 28 November 2022, followed by a 1-0 Korean friendly win on 18 November 2025. Those two documented senior meetings leave the countries level on one win each within that limited count, rather than establish an overall historical leader.

For football and soccer readers across Africa, the fixture brings together a memorable Ghanaian World Cup performance and an instructive return meeting in Seoul. Start with the dates and competition labels: a tournament victory and a friendly victory answer different questions about these teams. The historical comparison follows the goals, explains the group outcome and connects the historical record with the fixture, lineup and viewing information above.

Who Has Won More, Ghana or South Korea?

Neither country leads the limited record of the two documented matches covered here: each won once. That is a deliberately narrow answer, because an overall head to head requires a complete, verified list of earlier meetings. A total should identify whether it includes senior friendlies, tournament matches or fixtures involving other representative sides. Without that scope, two different totals can appear to disagree while describing different collections of games. Read the competition filter and the record’s update date together before deciding which country holds the historical advantage.

The table below records both documented meetings with their dates, competition, location and result. It is a historical comparison, not an exhaustive list of every Ghana versus Korea fixture. For a broader view of the Black Stars, Ghana connects the national team’s results with its tournament history. The corresponding South Korea coverage follows the same distinction between competitive football and preparation matches. The 2022 and 2025 results are listed under South Korea.

How Did Ghana Beat Korea at the 2022 World Cup?

Ghana won the 2022 World Cup meeting through Mohammed Salisu’s opener and two goals from Mohammed Kudus, the second restoring a lead Korea had erased. The Group H match took place at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan on 28 November 2022, with an attendance of 43,983. Salisu scored in the 24th minute, and Kudus added Ghana’s second in the 34th. That interval between the goals matters to the story: Ghana turned an initial advantage into a position that required Korea to find more than one response.

Cho Gue-sung supplied that response with goals in the 58th and 61st minutes, bringing Korea level within a brief spell after the interval. Kudus then scored again in the 68th minute to give Ghana the decisive advantage. The sequence is the heart of the match: Ghana led by two goals, Korea recovered, and the Black Stars found another finish. For Ghanaian supporters revisiting the result, Kudus’s contribution belongs alongside Salisu’s opening goal and the collective work required to protect the restored lead.

What Happened in the Seoul Friendly in November 2025?

South Korea won the friendly in Seoul on 18 November 2025 through Lee Tae-seok’s header in the 63rd minute. The 1-0 result gave the Korean side the victory in that dated return meeting, although the match carried a different purpose from the World Cup contest. A friendly offers a setting for assessing combinations and players against international opposition. Its result belongs in a senior friendly record, but it should retain its competition label when compared with a match that directly affected qualification from a World Cup group.

Ghana also had a goal disallowed for offside, while Benjamin Asare saved Hwang Hee-chan’s penalty. Those incidents give the scoreline useful texture: the winning header was decisive, but it was not the only major moment. For readers following Ghanaian football, Asare’s save is part of the national team story alongside the attacking names familiar from overseas clubs. When revisiting South Korea vs Ghana in 2025, keep the disallowed effort separate from the official result, which remained a Korean victory by a single goal.

Why Did Korea Advance After Losing to Ghana in 2022?

South Korea advanced because the complete Group H standings placed them second, while Ghana finished fourth. Korea ended the group with four points and Ghana with three in 2022. Ghana’s victory in their direct meeting therefore did not decide which country progressed. That distinction is central to understanding tournament football: a head to head score describes one contest, while the group table reflects the whole programme. The Black Stars won this particular match, and Korea earned the qualifying position across the group.

The practical lesson is to read the result and the final table together. Ghana’s three goals against Korea remain an important part of their 2022 World Cup story, even though the group campaign ended without progression. Equally, Korea’s recovery across the group belongs in the account of their tournament. For African readers comparing national teams, this is a useful check against judging an entire campaign from its most memorable afternoon. A compelling match and a successful group campaign are related achievements, but they measure different things.

What Do Their World Cup Histories Tell Us?

Ghana and Korea bring distinct World Cup histories to this fixture, with landmark runs that help explain its appeal beyond either country. Ghana made their tournament debut in 2006 and reached the round of 16. In 2010, the Black Stars reached the quarter finals, where their meeting with Uruguay finished 1-1 before a penalty shootout decided progression. Ghana’s runs in 2006 and 2010 give African supporters specific tournament milestones to revisit. They also explain why Ghana’s World Cup performances carry interest across the African football audience.

South Korea’s World Cup story began in 1954; their fourth place finish came in 2002, as joint hosts alongside Japan. By reaching the semi finals in 2002, they took Asian football to that stage for the first time. Ghana’s continental championship years are 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982 in the Africa Cup of Nations; South Korea’s Asian Cup triumphs came in 1956 and 1960. For Black Stars supporters, those honours place the Korean opposition alongside Ghana in a comparison of continental success and landmark World Cup campaigns.

Which Players Give Ghana vs Korea Its African Connection?

Kudus and Salisu provide the clearest Ghanaian connection because their goals decided the Black Stars’ side of the 2022 contest. Kudus’s two finishes make him central to any account of that match, while Salisu’s opener deserves its own place in the timeline. Jordan Ayew is another Ghanaian name to follow through the squad information, with selection and involvement read from the dated match record. The important distinction is between a player’s established contribution to this fixture and an assumption that he will appear whenever the countries meet again.

For Korea, Cho Gue-sung’s two goals are inseparable from the 2022 story, while Son Heung-min is another significant name in the national team’s history. The meeting connects African supporters with players they also encounter through club football, including the English Premier League. Club familiarity can make an international fixture easier to follow, but national team roles deserve a separate reading. Check who starts, where each player is deployed and which substitutes enter before comparing performances across different editions of Ghana vs Korea.

When Is the Next Meeting, and Where Can African Fans Watch?

The dated fixture module is the place to establish whether another meeting has been scheduled and what competition it belongs to. The November 2025 friendly offers a dated comparison with Ghana’s World Cup victory in 2022. Before planning viewing, check the fixture date, venue and match status together. Those details establish whether Ghana are travelling, hosting or playing at a neutral ground, and whether the match is preparation football or part of a tournament. The competition label supplies the context that a bare team pairing cannot.

Read WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT together when checking kick-off. Ghana uses GMT; Nigeria’s WAT is one hour ahead, South Africa’s SAST is two hours ahead, and Kenya and Uganda use EAT, three hours ahead of GMT. Korea is nine hours ahead of Ghana, so the date also needs attention when a schedule crosses midnight. For the Ghanaian diaspora, use the local time attached to the fixture rather than assuming the African listing matches the country where you are watching.

Broadcast availability should come from the country specific viewing information attached to the fixture. Check the listing for Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa or Uganda, including whether it covers live television, an app or highlights. A broadcaster carrying one tournament does not establish coverage of a separate friendly. For phone users following a live score, confirm that the match has started and check the event timestamps before treating an alert as the full story. A goal notification and a confirmed goal can arrive at different moments.

How Should You Read the Lineups and Match Record?

The South Korea national football team vs Ghana national football team lineups should be read as dated selections for a particular match. A squad announcement identifies the available group, while the confirmed starting lineup shows who begins the contest. Substitutions then explain how that selection changes during play. This matters when comparing the World Cup meeting with a friendly: the same country name does not establish an identical team or tactical plan. Use the lineup timestamp and competition label before drawing conclusions about the strength or shape of either side.

For the head to head record, begin with scope, then follow the individual results. A senior international filter should distinguish the World Cup from friendlies, and a historical list should give enough detail to identify each fixture. The two dated matches discussed here offer a useful comparison of Ghana’s attacking contribution in 2022 and the decisive moments in Seoul in 2025. To prepare for another meeting, open its fixture entry, confirm the viewing time in your zone and return to the lineup module when the starting teams are published.