Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng have been expelled from Ghana's World Cup squad for disciplinary problems. The announcement comes just hours before Ghana play Portugal in their crucial final game in Group D.
Images from today of the pitch in Manaus show the poor quality of the surface England and Italy will play on this Saturday evening.
The head groundsman at the Arena da Amazonia has already admitted the pitch is in a "bad condition" and there is little that can be done to improve it ahead of the Group D clash.
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