Twelve years after the quarter-finals of the finals in South Africa, when Luis Suarez mutated into a Uruguayan folk hero with an unsportsmanlike handball and Ghana suffered what is probably the most bitter defeat in history, the two teams meet again at a World Cup. In Johannesburg in the 2010 quarter-finals, Suarez’s hand on the line prevented Ghana’s goal-winning goal just seconds before the penalty shoot-out. Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty and with it the first semi-final by an African team. Uruguay won in the penalty shoot-out that followed.
The “Black Stars” are burning for revenge today. A win would be enough for the round of 16 promotion. Uruguay, who are still goalless at the World Cup, need a win and support from Portugal in their parallel game against South Korea. Uruguay has never ended a World Cup without scoring a goal.
Source: Nachrichten
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