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#2 Asamoah Gyan (2010)
No African side has ever made it past the quarterfinals of the World Cup, but it would have been different had it not been for Gyan’s miss against Uruguay in 2010. He is the highest scoring African player in World Cup history, going past Roger Milla, having netted six times in the three tournaments he’s played at. Up until that penalty, he had an excellent World Cup in South Africa.
He scored a penalty under pressure against Serbia in the opening group match, and in the round of 16 netted the winner against USA. That quarter-final tie with Uruguay is better remembered for the antics of Luis Suarez.
He saw red in the final act of the game for handling on the line, giving Gyan the chance to send Ghana through. He stepped up and hit the bar. He did score a penalty in the shootout, but Ghana were still eliminated.
