Ghana’s struggles in World Cup warm-ups continued with a 0-2 loss to co-hosts Mexico on Friday with less than three weeks before the tournament starts.
Mexico’s Brian Gutierrez set the tone early, curling home from the edge of the box after two minutes at Cuauhtemoc Stadium.
Teenage Liga MX sensation Gil Mora struck the post in the first half, and Alexis Vega had a header ruled out for offside before the break.
Ghana threatened an equaliser early in the second half after forcing a pair of saves from the Mexican goalkeeper and hitting the crossbar.
But substitute Guillermo Martinez ended the visitors' hopes in the 54th minute, finishing off a counterattack to double Mexico's lead.
New coach
The Black Stars sacked coach Otto Addo in March following friendly defeats against Austria and Germany in March. Carlos Queiroz was appointed in April as his replacement, with the Portuguese set to make his fifth consecutive World Cup appearance as a coach.
Coach Queiroz was absent from the Mexico match with his assistants leading from the bench. The team will now shift focus to the friendly against Wales in Cardiff on June 2.
The World Cup, which is being held in Canada, Mexico and the USA, runs from 11 June to 19 July.
Ghana will open their campaign against Panama on 18 June before facing England on 23 June and Croatia on 27 June.
