Ghana and Uruguay meet at the World Cup on Friday in a replay of one of the tournament’s most controversial matches, and Luis Suarez is still unapologetic for his central role in the controversy 12 years ago.
Uruguayan striker Suarez’s deliberate handball on the goal line at the end of extra time in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa denied Ghana a sure goal and a place in history as the first African team to reach the semi-finals.
Suarez was sent off for handball, but celebrated on the sidelines as Asamoah Gyan shot the penalty off the crossbar. Uruguay won the ensuing penalty shootout.
Ghana can now come to an end to settle the score. By beating Uruguay in their final Group H match, Ghana would progress to the round of 16, while Uruguay were eliminated from the tournament.
Although the game in Al Wakrah has been circled as a game to watch since the World Cup draw, Ghanaian coach Otto Addo did his best to treat it as a “normal game”, despite 2010 being a raucous and raw one for many Ghanaians. painful memory remained. demanding revenge for the handball.
“It’s not a big issue for me,” Addo said, adding that he wouldn’t criticize any of his own players if they did what Suarez did. “I would expect every player to do everything he can to keep his team going, even sacrificing himself with a red card.”
“What happened in 2010 is very sad, but we can’t change it. We want to look ahead and win this game,” he said. “It doesn’t matter how.”
Squad Ghana World Cup 2022
keepers: Ibraham Danlad, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Lawrence Ati Zigi
Defenders: Denis Odoi, Tariq Lamptey, Alidu Seidu, Abdul-Rahman Baba, Gideon Mensah, Alexander Djiku, Mohammed Salisu, Daniel Amartey, Joseph Aidoo
midfielders: Thomas Partey, Elisha Owusu, Salis Abdul Samed, Andre Ayew, Mohammed Kudus, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
attackers: Jordan Ayew, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Issahaku Abdul Fatawu, Osman Bukari, Kamal Sowah, Inaki Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Daniel Barnieh Afriyie
Who is the star man of Ghana?
Mohammed Kudus was the target of a move to Everton during the summer transfer window, with a rumored £13 million price tag. Unwilling to let the midfielder leave after that Antony’s departure for Manchester United, protested Ajax, which turned out to be a uniquely wise decision by the Dutch club. In Ghana’s defeat to Portugal, Kudus was the highest rated player by readers of Telegraph Sport.