Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s dwell protection of the FIFA World Cup Group H match between Ghana and Uruguay, occurring on the Al Janoub stadium.
07:12pm – Uruguay has by no means misplaced a FIFA World Cup match towards an African nation (W2 D2), with all 4 conferences coming within the twenty first century – 3-3 vs Senegal (2002), 3-0 vs South Africa (2010), 1-1 vs Ghana (2010) and 1-0 vs Egypt (2018).
7:00pm – That’s some historical past: The solely earlier FIFA World Cup assembly between Ghana and Uruguay was a well-known quarter-final match in 2010, a 1-1 draw during which Uruguay’s Luis Suárez was despatched off for deliberate handball, however Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty. Uruguay ending up progressing by way of penalty shootout.
Predicted 11
Ghana: Ati-Zigi; Lamptey, Amartey, Salisu, Mensah; Partey, Samed; Kudus, A Ayew, J Ayew; Williams
Uruguay: Rochet; Gimenez, Godin, Coates; Varela, Valverde, Bentancur, Vecino, Olivera; Nunez, Gomez
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Ghana and Uruguay meet on the World Cup on Friday in a repeat of one of many event’s most contentious video games.
“It was a really, really long time ago,” Ghana coach Otto Addo mentioned.
Maybe so, however to many Ghanaians the quarterfinal defeat to Uruguay within the 2010 World Cup continues to be a uncooked and painful reminiscence.
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez’s deliberate handball on the goal-line on the finish of additional time denied Ghana a sure purpose and a spot in historical past as the primary African staff to succeed in the semis. Suarez was despatched off for the handball however celebrated wildly on the sidelines when Asamoah Gyan hit the ensuing penalty off the crossbar. Uruguay received the following penalty shootout.
To make it worse, Suarez boasted after the 2010 sport: “Truth is, it was worth it.”
Twelve years later, Ghana now has an opportunity to settle the rating. By beating Uruguay of their ultimate Group H match, Ghana would advance to the spherical of 16, whereas knocking Uruguay out of the event.
Though the match in Al Wakrah has been circled as one to observe ever because the World Cup draw was made in April, Addo tried his finest to solid is as a “normal game.”
“I’m not really thinking about revenge,” he mentioned, including he remembered watching Ghana’s agonizing loss on TV in 2010. “But it’s 12 years ago and now it’s a different match with a different approach. So I don’t see it as a revenge.”
Ghana, which squeezed out an exhilarating 3-2 win over South Korea in its final sport, should win once more in Al Wakrah to make sure of going previous the group stage for the primary time since 2010. A draw may be sufficient relying on the results of South Korea vs. Portugal.
Captain Andre Ayew is the one Ghana participant in Qatar who was on the 2010 squad.
Uruguay has a handful, together with the 35-year-old Suarez, who’s taking part in what’s doubtless his farewell World Cup earlier than winding down a profession that noticed him celebrated as probably the greatest forwards on this planet at one level. He received the Copa America with Uruguay and Spanish league titles and a Champions League trophy with Barcelona.
Suarez additionally carved out a popularity as one of many sport’s most controversial characters and has additionally been punished 3 times for biting opponents, together with a four-month ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Suarez began Uruguay’s 0-0 draw with South Korea in Qatar however was left on the bench for the 2-0 loss to Portugal, which left Uruguay backside of the group.
Uruguay should now beat Ghana and hope South Korea doesn’t beat Portugal to increase its keep on the World Cup and Suarez’s worldwide profession for a minimum of another sport. Goal distinction will resolve it if Uruguay and South Korea each win.
Stoking it up just a bit, Suarez mentioned the 2010 sport towards Ghana does nonetheless imply one thing.
“We are going to put our lives and soul into this match,” Suarez mentioned. “Ghana is a good team but we know them, we have beaten them before and we know how to beat them again.”
Where will the Ghana vs Uruguay World Cup opening match kick-off?
The Ghana vs Uruguay match will kick off on the Al Bayt Stadium.
When will Ghana vs Uruguay World Cup opening match kick-off?
The Ghana vs Uruguay match will kick-off at 8:30 PM IST on December 2, 2022.
Where are you able to watch the Ghana vs Uruguay match in India?
The Ghana vs Uruguay World Cup opening match might be telecasted dwell on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. On Android and properly as iOS, the 2022 FIFA World Cup might be dwell streamed on JioCinema.
Where are you able to watch the Ghana vs Uruguay match outdoors India?
The following listing exhibits the place you possibly can watch the Ghana vs Uruguay match outdoors India:
United States – TV: FOX, Telemundo; Live Stream: fuboTV, Fox Sports app, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
Canada – TV: CTV, TSN; Live Stream: fuboTV, TSN app
United Kingdom – TV: BBC One; Live Stream: BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Australia – TV: SBS; Live Stream: SBS On Demand
New Zealand – TV: Sky Sports; Live Stream: Sky Sport
Malaysia – TV: RTM, Astro; Live Stream: Astro Go
Singapore – TV: Mediacorp Channel 5; Live Stream: StarHub TV+, IPTV, Singtel TV
Hong Kong – TV: BeIN Sports, ITV; Live Stream: Now TV, ViuTV
Nigeria – SuperSport and Showmax Pro.