Kudus goal sparks celebrations as Ghana secure World Cup spot

VIDEO SHOWS: GHANA SOCCER FANS CELEBRATING AFTER NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CUP RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SHOT LIST AND SCRIPT SHOWS: ACCRA, GHANA (OCTOBER 12, 2025) (REUTERS – Access All) 1. GHANA SOCCER FAN WAVING GHANA FLAG OUTSIDE STADIUM AFTER WORLD CUP QUALIFIER VICTORY 2. FANS WEARING GHANA FLAG COLORS MARCHING AND PARADING THROUGH STADIUM GROUNDS 3. FANS JUMPING, CHEERING, AND SINGING 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GHANA FAN, SYVESTE APA, SAYING:     "Today, Ghana has qualified for the fifth time, conservatively, to the FIFA World Cup. It's exciting here. It's exciting to be here. I just can't imagine it. I'm going to the USA next year, 2026, and we are going! USA! USA! USA! USA!" 5. GHANA FAN HOLDING BABY AND DANCING 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GHANA FAN, EDETELA, SAYING:     "The match in the first half, it was looking as if it was going to be a draw game. But then in the second half, Ghana really, really pushed on. Ghana was literally playing a half-pack with the Comoros. It was so exciting. It was an exciting match. And it was nice." 7. VARIOUS OF FANS DANCING AND SINGING 8. FAN BLOWING INTO HORN WHILE FILMING HIMSELF WITH HIS PHONE 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GHANA FAN, EMMANUEL, SAYING:     "We did well, the team is good. We reset in the team, we're back again, we're going to World Cup. Everybody got to watch out. USA, we're coming!" 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GHANA FAN, FRANCIS, SAYING:     "I mean, you saw everything. We are going to perform this time. And at least we can get to the finals. Yeah. So you all say, here we come." 11. FANS PLAYING BRASS INSTRUMENTS 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GHANA FAN, DANIEL, SAYING:     "I mean it's a massive win. We couldn't have afforded to lose this game. It was a gamble. We got a chance and then we utilize it. So we are happy. The whole nation is happy. Ghana is happy. Africa is happy. And I know you are also happy." 13. VARIOUS OF FANS DANCING WHILE BAND PLAYS ON STAGE STORY: Ghana qualified for next year’s World Cup as Mohammed Kudus tucked away a close-range effort early in the second half on Sunday (October 12) to earn a 1-0 win over Comoros and send an overflowing Accra stadium into rapturous celebration. Kudus tapped in a square pass from Thomas Partey in the 47th minute to secure victory in front of an expectant crowd, although Ghana would have qualified even in defeat as closest rivals Madagascar were beaten 4-1 in Mali at the same time. The Black Stars are the fifth African nation to confirm their participation at the finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States. They have been to four previous tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals in 2010. Ghana had a three-point lead going into the final round of Group I fixtures, with Madagascar’s slim hopes resting on beating Mali away and Ghana losing at home, but that unlikely permutation was never on the cards after Mali scored in the 10th minute. Ghana finished with 25 points, with Madagascar second on 19 and Mali third on 18. In the group’s other game on Sunday, the Central African Republic won 3-2 away to condemn Chad to a winless campaign with a single point from their 10 qualifiers. (Production: Ndiaga Thiam)

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