South Korea Gives Ghana and Uruguay a chance to settle their issues outside Qatar
The globally anticipated soccer mat h between Ghana and Uruguay after the 2010 predicament has been finally settled.
On Friday, 2nd December 2022, the Black Stars of Ghana hosted the Blue Stars of Uruguay in a World Cup final group match.
The clash was a decisive for both teams to either advance to the round 16 or exit the tourney.
Ghana needed at least a draw to keep their presence in Qatar while Uruguay was to fight for a win.
In the early minutes of the first half, a penalty was awarded to Ghana after Mohammed Kudus was fouled in the 18 yard box of the Uruguay.
Dede Ayew who stood up for the kick missed the spot by the helping gloves of the Uruguayan goalkeeper.
Just before Ghana could settle for the replay, Uruguay sneaked a 2 goals lead within 5 minutes which lasted for the 90 minutes.
Uruguay stood a good chance to advance the group stage until South Korea turned everything upside down for the Suarez led team.
It was 1:1 between South Korea and Portugal until the latest minutes of the game when the Koreans doubled their lead.
That gave South Korea an upper hand over Uruguay with goal margins to qualify for the round 16.
Uruguay and Ghana exited the group with both having 4 and 3 points respectively.
