U.S. gets a dividend from blanked Czechs; Ghana's 2-0 upset keeps all teams in Group E alive.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

COLOGNE, Germany - Ghana delivered Africa's first victory in this World Cup with style.

The Black Stars stunned the Czech Republic - ranked second in the world - 2-0 Saturday. A goal in the second minute gave them the lead and they peppered the Czech net the rest of the game before finally getting another goal.

Ghana's win also helped the United States, which tied Italy 1-1 later Saturday. The Italians lead Group E with four points, the Czechs and Ghana have three and the Americans one.

All four are alive to advance, depending on their games Thursday. The Americans play Ghana and the Italians face the Czechs. …