Ghana beat Brazil to win Under 20 World Cup
Published:Friday | October 16, 2009 | 5:45 PM
Ghana beat Brazil in a penalty shootout today to become the first African team to win the Under-20 World Cup at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt.
The final finished nil-all after extra time and Ghana\'s Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu scored the winning penalty to make it 4-3 after Brazil\'s Maicon missed a chance to win it at 3-2.
Ghana defender Daniel Addo was sent off in the 37th minute for a late tackle on Alex Teixeira as he ran through midfield.
Brazil wasted several chances and struggled to break down Ghana\'s tenacious defense.