Tears for Suarez! Uruguay fall at group stages after Portugal fail to do them a World Cup favour

Luis Suarez was left crying on the Uruguay bench as his side exited the World Cup despite beating Ghana 2-0 in their final group stage match. 

​Ayew missed first half penaltyDe Arrascaeta double gave Uruguay winSouth Americans out despite victory

TELL ME MORE: After Ghana captain Ayew missed a golden chance to give his team the lead when his penalty was saved, Uruguay went two goals ahead as Giorgian de Arrascaeta linked up with Suarez to score twice in the first half. Uruguay looked set to go through to the last 16, but a late strike from South Korea saw them beat Portugal 2-1 and ensured they progress at the South American team’s expense.

THE MVP: De Arrascaeta was the hero for Uruguay after Sergio Rochet saved Ghana’s penalty. He was on hand to head over the line after Lawrence Ati-Zigi could only parry away a shot from Suarez. Six minutes later, he and Suarez combined once again and in more impressive fashion as the veteran forward knocked it on for the midfielder to lash home.

THE BIG LOSER: Ayew had a great chance to put Ghana in the lead and exorcise his team’s demons with some penalty revenge on Uruguay for the 2010 World Cup debacle. But the attacker’s effort was a poor one and Sergio Rochet was able to save it, giving Uruguay the chance to go on and take the lead.

MATCH IN THREE PHOTOS:

AS IT STANDS:

TeamPWDLGDPTSPortugal320126South Korea311104Uruguay311104Ghana3102-23

WHAT NEXT? Uruguay crash out of the competition due to South Korea having scored more goals in the group stage. Instead, it will be Korea who go on to face the winners of Group G in the next round, meaning they could come up against Brazil.

MATCH RATING (OUT OF FIVE):

 

 

Related Post
Share
Published by

Recent Posts

Mavericks pick Cooper Flagg at No. 1 in 2025 NBA draft

Dallas Mavericks have bagged the services of forward Cooper Flagg with the first pick of… Read More

June 27, 2025

Nick Kyrgios predicts Carlos Alcaraz to have better career than Jannik Sinner

Nick Kyrgios has predicted that Carlos Alcaraz will have a better career than Jannik Sinner.… Read More

June 27, 2025

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City played like a good team after a long time

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola noted that his side played like a good team after… Read More

June 27, 2025

Aakash Chopra opens up on Jofra Archer’s return, says fast bowler can be a game-changer ahead of 2nd Test against India

Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra has noted that while Jofra Archer has been added… Read More

June 27, 2025

Michael Vaughan lauds Rishabh Pant, says there is a lot of science in his madness

Former England captain Michael Vaughan showered praise on Rishabh Pant after the opening Test match… Read More

June 27, 2025

Ajinkya Rahane picks India’s two best hundreds from ENG vs IND 2025 1st Test

Indian batter Ajinkya Rahane picked KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant’s centuries in the second innings… Read More

June 27, 2025