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ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Ghana has narrowly avoided elimination from the Under-20 World Cup twice, and now the 2009 champions believe they can go all the way and win the title again. Ghana lost its first two group matches but advanced on goal difference last week. The team had to come from 2-1 behind in the closing 10 minutes to defeat Portugal in the first knockout round on Wednesday. "If God is on our side, history keeps on repeating," striker Frank Acheampong told The Associated Press on Friday. "We have to give thanks to God. (Against Portugal) we were down but we were able to come out with flying colours in the game." The only African nation still in the tournament, Ghana plays Chile in the last quarterfinal on Sunday. The winner will face France or Uzbekistan for a place in the final. In the other quarterfinals, its Iraq vs. South Korea and Uruguay vs. Spain. "The beginning of the tournament was difficult but now we are improving with every match," Acheampong said. "So we think, if its the will of God we will win this next game." Coach Sellas Tetteh believed the edgy start could ultimately work in Ghanas favour. "We are the only team among the eight teams that started badly," Tetteh said. "If you see where weve come from and what weve reached, we should be more motivated than the others. " Ghana advanced from what was arguably the toughest group, containing tournament favourite Spain, France and the United States. "We know we have met difficult teams in our group, and Portugal was one of the best," Tetteh said. "So now we believe any other team we meet, we can beat." Ghanas youth team usually performs well at the World Cup. Apart from winning the title four years ago, it finished runner-up in 1993 and 2001. Ghana reached the semifinals in four of its five previous appearances. Tetteh led Ghana to the African and the world title in 2009 but left the following year. After a stint as head coach of Ruanda, Tetteh returned just before the African Under-20 Championship earlier this year. Ghana reached the final, losing to Egypt after a penalty shootout. The winning coach who came back "is a motivation factor for the team," Tetteh said. "The boys are so relieved they have someone whos already done it. So definitely they have confidence in me." In his 21-man squad for Turkey, Tetteh picked just five players from European clubs, including Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium) and Yiadom Boakye (Sassuolo, Italy), who scored the late winner against Portugal. The teams standout player so far, Ebenezer Assifuah, is still with Liberty Professionals in Ghana. Assifuah scored three times in qualifying and twice in the decisive group match against the United States. For the national team, Tetteh has always favoured talents who are still playing in the domestic league. "They are more willingly, they are hungrier to play," Tetteh said. 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Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay bullpen came through on a day when the Rays strong rotation had a hiccup. Wil Myers homered and four relievers allowed one hit over 4 1-3 scoreless innings to help the Rays beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday. "Our offensive has been struggling a little bit lately, but I just think as a team our pitching has held us in the game," Myers said. "It gives a lot of confidence." Alex Torres (4-0) started the bullpen parade by replacing Roberto Hernandez with two outs in the fifth and struck out two over 1 1-3 innings. Jake McGee worked a perfect seventh and Joel Peralta left Hunter Pence stranded at second after a two-out double in the eighth before Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his 27th save. "The guys are fantastic," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "The bullpen, theyre going to be the best in the American League. I think theyre close to that right now. A lot of good stuff out of the bullpen." Tampa Bay took a 4-3 lead in the sixth on Sam Fulds hit against Jose Mijares (0-3) to help the Rays win for the 25th in 31 games. The Rays took 2 of 3 from the defending World Series champion Giants and improved to 11-0-2 in their last 13 series. San Francisco, last in the NL West, has lost 10 of 14. Manager Bruce Bochy said lineup changes are likely forthcoming, with Pence or Marco Scutaro possibly moving to the leadoff spot. "Were not getting any production from our leadoff hitters," Bochy said. "Were definitely going through a tough time and were going to change thingss up here a little bit.ddddddddddddWeve talked about Pence going there. (Pence) says hes done it before, and Scutaro has experience there, and hes done a good job of it." Brandon Crawford drove in two with a triple off Hernandez as the Giants grabbed a 3-2 lead in the fourth. Evan Longoria, mired in an 0 for 19 slide, pulled the Rays even at 3 on a run-scoring single during the fifth. Tampa Bay went up 2-1 when Myers hit a two-run shot off Guillermo Moscoso in the first. Buster Posey had put the Giants up 1-0 on an RBI single during the top of the inning. Myers has been the Rays most potent bat since the All-Star break, hitting .417 with five homers and 15 RBIs. It was Moscosos initial start this season, taking the place of Barry Zito, who was moved to the bullpen, and first since last Aug. 15 while with Colorado. The right-hander allowed three runs, four hits and four walks over 4 2-3 innings. Hernandez gave up three runs and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings. NOTES: Rays CF Desmond Jennings was out of the lineup due to a sprained left middle finger. ... Giants RHP Ryan Vogelsong (fractured right hand) allowed one run and five hits over six innings for Double-A Richmond. It hasnt been decided if he will need one more rehab start. ... Tampa Bay LHP Matt Moore, on the disabled list with elbow soreness, played catch. ... Giants CF Gregor Blanco tripped and went down on a knee running back to the dugout after grounding out in the first. ... Florida State University baseball coach Mike Martin threw a ceremonial first pitch. Posey played for the Seminoles. ' ' '