Ghana national team predicted XI for World Cup 2026

This summer will be full of football as World Cup 2026 will take place jointly in United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

The tournament will kick off on June 11 and continue until July 19 with 48 qualified teams and 104 games.

The final will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA on Sunday, July 19.

Ghana national team are one of the qualified teams to participate in Mundial 2026.

The Black Stars will be making their fifth appearance in World Cups. Ghana’s best performance in Mundial was in 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals.

The national team are in Group L and will have their games played both in the US and Canada.

First game is against Panama at Toronto Stadium on June 17.

Full group stage fixtures:

June 17: Ghana vs. Panama — Toronto Stadium
June 23: England vs. Ghana — Boston Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)
June 27: Croatia vs. Ghana — Philadelphia Stadium

Ghana made their World Cup debut in 2006 and have since participated in four of the last five World Cups.

The Black Star’s current squad features players that play for top European clubs including Mohammed Kudus from Tottenham, Thomas Partey from Arsenal as well as Inaki Williams, who is currently one of the best players and plays for Athletic Bilbao.

Ghana’s current head coach is Otto Addo. Addo has both played for the national team in World Cup (2006) and coached the team during the 2022 World Cup and now will lead the Black Stars in Mundial 2026.

Addo’s side qualified for World Cup after winning Group I with 25 points from 10 matches.

During the qualifiers the coach mostly relied on expierenced players as well as let the emerging stars to shine.

The team was led by Jordan Ayew, who was appointed as the captain back in March 2025.

Leadership structure of Ghana national team:

Captain: Jordan Ayew
First Vice-Captain: Thomas Partey
Second Vice-Captain: Mohammed Kudus
Third Vice-Captain: Alexander Djiku

Ayew became his side’s top goalscorer during the qualifiers as he scored 7 goals in 10 games. He also had 7 assists making it 14 goal involvments overall during the World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

The national team had other standout players that Addo relied on during the qualifiers as his team included the likes of Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus as well as Antoine Semenyo and Ernest Nuamah.

Meanwhile, at the back, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Alexander Djiku, Mohammed Salisu as well as Gideon Mensah and Alidu Seidu shone for Ghana and helped the team and conceded only 6 goals during the qualifiers.

Addo also had fresh call-ups for the national team who proved their worth in representing their country. One of the fresh call ups was Kojo Peprah Oppong, who earned his first senior call up.

Derrick Köhn and Benjamin Asare also made impressive starts for the national team.

Based on the info let’s now take a look and see what players will be in the starting XI when the tournament kicks off.

Ghana national team squad for World Cup 2026

Goalkeepers

Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen)

Benjamin Asare (Hearts of Oak)

Joseph Anang (St. Patrick’s Athletic)

Solomon Agbasi (Hearts of Oak)

Paul Reverson (Jong Ajax)

Defenders

Baba Abdul Rahman (PAOK)

Gideon Mensah (Auxerre)

Marvin Senaya (Auxerre)

Alidu Seidu (Rennes)

Jerome Opoku (İstanbul Başakşehir)

Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano)

Jonas Adjetey (VfL Wolfsburg)

Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice)

Alexander Djiku (Spartak Moscow)

Midfielders

Thomas Partey (Villarreal)

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City)

Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta)

Elisha Owusu (Auxerre)

Caleb Yirenkyi (Nordsjælland)

Kwasi Sibo (Oviedo)

Augustine Boakye (Saint-Étienne)

Forwards

Jordan Ayew (Leicester City)

Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City)

Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao)

Ernest Nuamah (Lyon)

Christopher Bonsu Baah (Al-Qadsiah)

Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City)

Prince Kwabena Adu (Viktoria Plzeň)

Ghana national team predicted XI for World Cup 2026

Otto Addo’s side could have either 4-3-3 formation or 4-2-3-1.

The squad depth for the Black Star’s is as follows:

Goalkeepers

Lawrence Ati-Zigi
Joseph Anang
Benjamin Asare
Jojo Wollacott

Defenders

Mohammed Salisu
Alexander Djiku
Alidu Seidu
Gideon Mensah
Jerome Opoku
Derrick Köhn
Tariq Lamptey
Ebenezer Annan
Jonas Adjetey
Kojo Peprah Oppong
Abdul Mumin
Caleb Yirenkyi

Midfielders

Thomas Partey
Mohammed Kudus
Salis Abdul Samed
Elisha Owusu
Kwasi Sibo
Abu Francis
Ibrahim Sulemana
Caleb Yirenkyi

Forwards

Iñaki Williams
Antoine Semenyo
Jordan Ayew
Kamaldeen Sulemana
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
Ernest Nuamah
Brandon Thomas-Asante
Prince Owusu
Christopher Bonsu Baah
Ibrahim Osman
Prince Kwabena Adu

The squad and lineups for Mundial 2026 has not been named as the tournament is month away. However, based the squad depth this is how Ghana could lineup in World Cup 2026.

Goalkeeper

Benjamin Asare

Right Back

Alidu Seidu

Center Back

Mohammed Salisu

Center Back

Alexander Djiku

Left Back

Gideon Mensah

Central Midfield

Thomas Partey

Central Midfield

Kwasi Sibo

Attacking Midfield

Mohammed Kudus

Right Wing

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku

Left Wing

Antoine Semenyo

Striker

Jordan Ayew