Ghana coach: If we progress from the group, anything is possible

Otto Addo is facing the biggest challenge of his young coaching career with Ghana in Qatar:

- We have a lot of quality. I see that in training and in our matches too. It was an especially tough game against Nigeria but we competed with them even though we’d made a lot of changes. The players adapted very well and very quickly. I think we’ve got a bright future ahead of us with all the talented young players we have, especially because we have the right balance with the older and more experienced players. We’re in good shape defensively, we read the game well and have a good feel for when to press the opposition at the right time. We’ve got a great deal of quality up front, our individual class. We can do damage one-on-one and with our speed. We can beat anyone. It's up to the players, not me. It’s their performances that have brought them this far. They have the quality, with or without me. I’m responsible for putting them in the right positions so that they can produce their best performances, with and without the ball. They have to be able to play together.

Everything is possible. As I’ve said, we have three strong opponents in our group. If we don’t perform as we need to, or if we’re not able to implement our tactics then it’ll be very difficult. Especially because Portugal, Uruguay and Korea Republic are very strong opponents with qualities on and off the pitch. It will be difficult to compete with them but, as I’ve said, we have the quality to beat them. If we progress from the group, anything is possible.