Ghana captured the hearts of Africa and beyond as they swaggered into the 2010 FIFA World Cup� quarters with flashy football and funky goal celebrations. The frenzy they fashioned evaporated late into a shivery night at Soccer City. Asamoah Gyan was left in tears when his penalty in the dying embers of extra-time cannoned off the crossbar and denied the Black Stars a semi-final spot. He was not the only Ghanaian sobbing once that shootout had culminated in Sebastian Abreu cockily dinking Uruguay through.