The Ghana team return to their Wurzburg training camp today after Monday’s night’s World Cup game against Italy in Hannover.

The Black Stars making the debut of the world stage lost 2-0 to the Azzurri’s in an entertaining night of soccer display which the Ghanaians dominated possession for longer spells of the game.

Yesterday’s game has won the praise of many soccer administrators including FIFA president, Sepp Blatter.

"It was the best soccer of the tournament so far," said Joseph S. Blatter, the president of the sport's governing body, FIFA.

But as Ghana return to the drawing board for Saturday’s game against the Czech Republic, some players have given their opinions about the game against Italy and are still confident of the chances.

Ghana captain, Stephen Appiah has rued the Black Stars’ missed chances in Monday evening’s group opener against Italy.

“We didn't take our chances, Italy were more clinical. We have to learn from our mistakes for the next games.

“We were naive tonight and gave the ball away too much in dangerous areas. I think we've got the players to do well in the rest of our matches.”

For defender, Addoquaye Pappoe, it was a great game for the Black Stars.

“The FIFA World Cup is the ultimate football competition and it was great for us to play in such a fantastic game.

“The loss isn't down to any one player, you win and lose as a team. I must admit that playing in that kind of stadium in front of so many fans sent shivers down my spine.

Otto Addo, who sat out on the bench is confident the Black Stars played well though the result was the only disappointing aspect on the night.

“Many of us were playing the most important game of our lives. We put in a good performance and showed what we can do.

“That said, I'm sure we can improve - we need to be more careful in defence, for example. The only really disappointing aspect of the evening was the result. It's going to be tough for us now.”

However, Samuel Osei Kuffour, whose error gifted the Italians their second goal says it was a sad moment for himself and everyone.

”Not scoring cost us dearly. We created some clear-cut chances and should have put a few of them away.

“Now we'll have to give it our best shot against the Czech Republic. We changed our formation after the break but it wasn't enough to turn things around.

“Tonight is a sad moment for my family, my country and for the whole of Africa. What do I think of the Italian players? Most of them are good friends of mine.”

Defender, Hans Adu Sarpei say the Black Stars played well but missed out on scoring.

“Italy are a great side and they showed it tonight. We played well in midfield and had chances to score, but unfortunately the goal never came.

“We're very pleased that we matched them for the whole game, even if we didn't get the result we wanted.”