Mick McDermott answered a call from manager Carlos Queiroz to come aboard with him with Ghana at the World Cup PICTURE: Ghana Football AssociationNeither the Republic of Ireland nor the North may have made the World Cup; a tournament that came to a climax – with Spain becoming champions – in New York on Sunday evening. Step forward Mick McDermott. “You know, when you are at the World Cup you are inside a bubble, you don’t live by a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday calendar; instead, you live by a countdown, such as ‘Gameday minus two’ etc. Mick McDermott - Ghana“We managed to set up a camp in Wales because we had a friendly organised there before the tournament. “I am extremely proud of what we achieved and for the 33 million people in Ghana who watched us.