Uruguay and Ghana to meet at 2022 World Cup 12 years on from infamous Luis Suarez antics URU GHA FIFAWorldCup
Ghana will be desperate for revenge when they face rivals Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this week.
The hosts had been eliminated in the group stage and Ghana became the continent’s sole representative in the knockout rounds.And Ghana were one game away from becoming the first African side to make the World Cup semi-finals when they faced Uruguay in the last eight…bit Giorgio Chiellini in 2014 and his antics against Ghana still remain his most controversial World Cup moment.
Dominic Adiyiah reacted quickest to head home the rebound only for Suarez to blatantly use both hands to push the ball away.The ex-Liverpool and Barcelona striker was sent off but Asamoah Gyan smacked the crossbar from the resulting penalty.Suarez then reaffirmed his status as a World Cup villain after cameras caught him wildly celebrating the miss while standing in the tunnel.
Otto Addo’s side finished bottom of Group G in 2014 while they missed out on qualification for 2018 altogether.Watch the World Cup with talkSPORT
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