Can Ghana revenge the painful quarterfinals loss suffered in the hands of Uruguay during the 2010 World Cup finals?This is the question lingering in the minds of millions of football enthusiasts ahead of the reunion of the two countries who are set to face off on Friday evening from 6PM EAT in a group H game at the Al Bayt Stadium.Uruguay blocked Ghana from advancing to the last four twelve years ago in a rather dramatic way that left bitter taste in the mouths of the Ghanaians and Africans at large.Ghana were on the verge of sealing an historic qualification after getting a late penalty in the game after Luis Suarez deliberately handled a ball bound effort by as fate had it, Asamoah Gyan skied his kick.##NAJAVA_MECA_6854018##He was sent off but Gyan missed the resulting spot kick and Uruguay then won the penalty shoot-out to prevent Ghana becoming the first ever African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final.Suarez stirred up emotions a little bit ahead of today’s game by remaining unapologetic to his 2010 actions that denied Ghana passage to the semifinals.“I don’t say I apologise about that because I take the handball but the Ghana player missed the penalty, not me. It’s not my fault because I did not miss the penalty,” he told AFP.Nashon Wekesa’s big gamble that won him deal at KCB FCGhana head coach Otto Addo has played down talk of revenge, saying his players would have acted in the same way — and he would want them to.”This is what I wish from every player, to do all he can to help his team qualify, sacrificing himself with a red card,” he told AFP.Will Ghana be able to revenge and sail to the round of sixteen at the expense of Uruguay who have been underwhelming in the past two matches.##NAJAVA_MECA_6853997##The permutations are simple for Uruguay – they must win to have any chance of progressing, while Ghana know a draw could be enough, depending on the result between Portugal and South Korea who do battle in the other pool game.Like Uruguay, the Koreans must win and then hope for a favour in the other match.They will be without Portuguese coach Paulo Bento after his red card in the 3-2 defeat to Ghana when he raged at the referee.Other matches (10PM EAT) 2.75 Serbia 3.20 Switzerland 2.85 7.75 Cameroon 4.40 Brazil 1.40Additional Reporting by AFP (function (el) { window.addEventListener(“message”, (event) => { if (event.origin.startsWith(“https://www.sofascore”)) { if (el.id === event.data.id) { el.style.height = event.data.height + “px”” data-scrolling=”yes” contenteditable=”false”>
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