Forget Wayne Rooney – we are all Ghana fans now...

"We are winning the cup," declares Sarah Obuobi at the bar of The Gold Coast club and restaurant in South Norwood. "I am announcing it here and now: Ghana is winning the World Cup."

Obuobi may be jumping the gun. But certainly this south London suburb is buzzing with excitement at the idea Ghana could become the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final.

On the streets outside there are more Ghanaian flags fluttering from cars than English ones and more people walking down the street in Ghanaian shirts than white or red English ones. The chat has changed from what was wrong with Wayne Rooney to whether Ghana really does have enough power up front to beat Uruguay in the quarter-final. More...

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