In only their third appearance in the World Cup, other two being in 1994 and 2002, Russia hope to make a statement before hosting the international tournament in 2018.

Success has not been a big part of Russia’s history as a football country. The best performance they have had in an international stage is making it past the group stages in the 2008 European Championships where they reached the semi-finals before they lost to eventual champions Spain.

However, in the competition to be held in Brazil, Sbornaya, meaning the National Team, may be finally showing some promise.
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国家队资料
绰号 : 沙皇、北极熊、东欧军团
所在区域 : 欧足联
主教练 : 法比奥•卡佩罗
队长 : 塞尔吉•伊格纳舍维奇
代表国家队出赛纪录 : 奥诺普科（109）
最佳射手 : 弗拉迪米尔•别斯查尼奇（26）
当前国际足联排名 : 15

Team Profile
Nickname : Sbornaya
Confederation : UEFA
Head Coach : Fabio Capello
Captain : Sergei Ignashevich
Most Number of Caps : Viktor Onopko (109)
Top Goal Scorer : Vladimir Beschastnykh (26)
Current FIFA Rankings : 15

Jun 5 2014

Group G 加纳 Ghana

这将是他们第三次出现在世界杯决赛阶段，对于那些对非洲国家不熟悉的球迷来说，加纳似乎比较陌生。

但是，加纳是非洲大陆上最成功的球队之一，在国际足联球队的的排名上占据第24位，这确实是合理的。

在加纳足球协会的经营下，非洲黑星在1963年、1965年、1978年以及1982年赢得了四次非洲杯冠军，并且他们也在1968年、1970年、1992年以及2010年获得了此项赛事的亚军。

此外，加纳足球队在1992年的奥运会上获得铜牌，这是非洲球队第一次获此殊荣。

Making their third appearance in the FIFA World Cup competition, Ghana may seem to be a new player for those who are unfamiliar with the African country.

However, the Black Stars are one of the most successful clubs in their continent. And with FIFA ranking them 24th in the world, it is easy to know why.

Administered by the Ghana Football Association, the Black Stars of Africa have won the Africa Cup of Nations four times in 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982. They also have finished as runners-up in 1968, 1970, 1992 and 2010.

Furthermore, Ghana hold the distinction of being the first African football team to win a medal in the Olympics when they won the bronze medal in 1992.

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国家队资料
绰号 : 黑色之星／非洲黑星
所在区域 : 非洲足球协会
主教练 : 阿夸西. 阿皮亚
队长 : 吉安•阿萨莫阿
代表国家队出赛纪录 : 理查德•金森（90）
最佳射手 : 爱德华•阿库瓦和夸西•奥乌苏（40）
当前国际足联排名 : 24

Team Profile
Nickname : Black Stars; Black Stars of Africa
Confederation : CAF
Head Coach : Akwasi Appiah
Captain : Asamoah Gyan
Most Number of Caps : Richard Kingson (90)
Top Goal Scorer : Edward Acquah & Kwasi Owusu (40)
Current FIFA Rankings : 24