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New Jersey Notebook: Ghana’s coach Quiroz matches World Cup record

Carlos Queiroz

Carlos Queiroz, 73, attends a press conference as he assumes the role of head coach of Ghana’s national soccer team, Black Stars, in Accra, Ghana, April 23, 2026. 

Photo credit: Reuters

What you need to know:

  • When the cab rides end, in addition to the app asking you to rate the driver,  here in America, you are asked to tip the driver.
  • Unlike what is normally expected at major world sporting events, here at MetLife there are no complementary provisions.

In New Jersey

Ghana’s Portuguese tactician Carlos Queiroz, whose Black Stars join the fray today, is coaching at his fifth consecutive World Cup. The experienced coach first handled Portugal in 2010 in South Africa before coaching Iran in three consecutive tournaments in Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022.