It’s been 12 years since Luis Suarez’s notorious handball crushed Ghana’s World Cup aspirations, however even with greater than a decade in between, the Uruguayan striker seemingly has no regret.
Ghana and Uruguay will meet for the primary time for the reason that controversial quarterfinal match on Friday morning within the ultimate Group H match.
Luis Suarez of Uruguay reacts in the course of the Uruguay Press Conference on the Main Media Center on December 1, 2022, in Doha, Qatar.
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A win for the West African nation would knock Uruguay out – some may name the defeat candy revenge, however Suarez definitely isn’t wanting on the match from that perspective.
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“I do not apologize about that. I did the handball, however the Ghana participant missed the penalty, not me,” Suarez stated at a information convention, through ESPN.
“I might apologize if I injured a participant with a sort out and obtained a purple card, however on this scenario I take a purple card, and the referee says penalty. It’s not my fault, I did not miss the penalty. The participant who missed the penalty stated he would do the identical [as I did] in that scenario. It’s not my accountability on this scenario.”
Luis Suarez of Uruguay handles the ball on the objective line, for which he’s despatched off, in the course of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Quarter Final match between Uruguay and Ghana on the Soccer City stadium on July 2, 2010, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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The controversial play got here within the ultimate moments of additional time of the 2010 World Cup quarterfinals. The 35-year-old striker had intentionally used his palms to dam the would-be objective.
He was given a red-card and despatched off the pitch, however Asamoah Gyan, the previous captain of Ghana’s nationwide staff, would miss the penalty kick. Ghana finally misplaced to Uruguay in a penalty shootout.
Luis Suarez of Uruguay is shipped off by Referee Olegario Benquerenca after dealing with the ball on the objective line in the course of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Quarter Final match between Uruguay and Ghana on the Soccer City stadium on July 2, 2010, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Suarez known as discuss of revenge “counterproductive,” including that these on Ghana’s nationwide staff now could have been “eight years outdated again then.”
Friday’s match kicks off at 10 a.m. E.T. on FOX Sports. A win for Ghana would transfer them forward to the spherical of 16, whereas knocking Uruguay out of the match.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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