Oh Ghana, Ghana! wherefore art thou Ghana?

Deny thy goal by penalty in the last minute of extra time and refuse thy destiny;

Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn to do better in the shoot out,

And we’ll no longer be denied an African team in the semi-finals.

.... and so a continent mourned in noble defeat.

.... And to address my own earlier question (not answer it, please note):

“What has the World Cup done for them?”

It has given a continent hope, albeit briefly & albeit on a football field in Johannesburg.

It may not be Romeo & Juliet, but there was something of a Shakespearean tragedy about this football match.

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