Australian officials at the Sydney Football Stadium made a huge mistake accidentally misplacing Ghana's national anthem as the friendly between Ghana and Australia began on Friday night.
The incident took place at a horrible time for the Australian Football Association as they were preparing for the arrival of FIFA president Sepp Blatter who was due to arrive in Sydney on Friday night for next week's FIFA Congress. Australia was hosting the Congress in the hopes of introducing their bid to host the World Cup in 2018.
As a matter of fact, the plan was to play Ghana's anthem first but instead there was an awkward delay with no information being given regarding it. The Australian anthem then started to play. After it was over, the officials called for the players to shake hands causing Ghana supporters to complain in protest while the players looked around confused.
No reason was given for the mix up, but Ghana's anthem was played before the second half.
Here is a video from youtube of the incident.
In my opinion, this was a huge mistake on the part of Australia, and until they give a good and honest reason for the confusion, they should not be allowed to host the World Cup in 2018. Brazil has already been confirmed as hosts for 2014 after South Africa 2010.
Australia went on to defeat Ghana 1-0. Here is a youtube video of the goal.
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