Following the conclusion of the draw for the group stage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which determined that bUruguay was paired with Portugal, South Korea and Ghana in Pool H, the top management of the African team sent a strong message against La Celeste, who was their executioner for in South Africa 2010, in the quarterfinals, in one of the most emotional and memorable meetings of that edition.
In that match, which was played on July 2, 2010 at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, there was a play in which Luis Suarez used his hand to avoid a goal from the opponent. Logically, he was expelled. At that time it seemed that the charrua squad was doomed to elimination but Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty.
Then, the match ended up being defined in a penalty shootout that was closed with an exquisite definition of Loco Abreu and finally Uruguay advanced to the semifinals, where it lost to the Netherlands. He also fell to Germany in the match for third place.
“We think it's time for revenge. We felt that we clearly won that game, but then there was that 'defense' of Suarez... It will be very interesting for us to play against them again, obviously we have deep memories. It's important to settle the score,” said Kurt Okraku, president of the Ghanaian Football Federation, in dialogue with BBC Sports Africa.
The expected challenge between Ghana and Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is scheduled for Friday, December 2 and will be within the framework of the third date of the group stage. Both could define their qualification for the knockout round in that match that will be played at Al-Janoub Stadium.
Everything indicates that Luis Suárez, who is currently playing for Atlético Madrid and is a benchmark of his national team, will participate in that event that now has an extra spice. However, there are no longer any representatives of that generation of the Black Stars, who return to the big World Cup event after failing to qualify for the 2018 edition and interrupting a streak of three appearances in a row (2006, 2010 and 2014).
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