Ghana have managed to beat the Czech Republic in quite possibly the biggest shock of the tournament so far. The Czech Republic, who are ranked second in the world, had a number of shots, but in the end were unable to find the final ball. They scored once, just after half time, but it was disallowed for offisde. However, the day truly belonged to the Ghanaians. Despite a missed penalty, goals from Amasoah Gyan and Sulley Mantari were enough to give them their first ever World Cup victory in their first ever World Cup.

The Italians opened their World Cup journey with a 2-0 win over newcomers Ghana. Ghana played well, but in the end the Italians just had too much quality for them. Andrea Pirlo and Vincenzo Iaquinta were on the scoresheet for Italy.