Suarez starts for Uruguay in Ghana rematch
Ghana's World Cup meeting with Uruguay should be full of teeth, and Luis Suarez started in the Al Janoub showdown.
Suarez said on Thursday he would never apologize for his famous onside handball in a 2010 quarter-final with the Black Stars.
With the score at 1-1, Asamoah Gyan hit the resulting spot kick against the crossbar, and Uruguay won on penalties.
Suarez was sent off for handball but was told in the pre-match press conference that many Ghanaian fans still compare the former Liverpool and Barcelona star to the Devil.
>Uruguay coach Diego Alonso had no problem offering the 35-year-old a starting spot for the tough Group H fixture. Uruguay need a win to have a chance of progressing for the round of 16.
Ghana, meanwhile, can progress with a draw, although victory would secure their place in the knockout stage.
Suarez was named atop a three-way attack that also included Darwin Nunez and Facundo Pellistri. Edinson Cavani was named on the bench.
Federico Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur continued in midfield, with Jose Maria Gimenez and Sebastian Coates in the center of defence, with Barcelona's Ronald Araujo still sidelined through injury.
Ghana coach Otto Addo made two changes to the squad that beat South Korea 3-2, with Baba Rahman and Alidu Seidu replacing Gideon Mensah and Tariq Lamptey respectively.
Mohammed Kudus was Ghana's star in Qatar and started in a three-man attacking midfield unit with captain Andre Ayew and his brother Jordan.
Ghana's World Cup meeting with Uruguay should be full of teeth, and Luis Suarez started in the Al Janoub showdown.
Suarez said on Thursday he would never apologize for his famous onside handball in a 2010 quarter-final with the Black Stars.
With the score at 1-1, Asamoah Gyan hit the resulting spot kick against the crossbar, and Uruguay won on penalties.
Suarez was sent off for handball but was told in the pre-match press conference that many Ghanaian fans still compare the former Liverpool and Barcelona star to the Devil.
>Uruguay coach Diego Alonso had no problem offering the 35-year-old a starting spot for the tough Group H fixture. Uruguay need a win to have a chance of progressing for the round of 16.
Ghana, meanwhile, can progress with a draw, although victory would secure their place in the knockout stage.
Suarez was named atop a three-way attack that also included Darwin Nunez and Facundo Pellistri. Edinson Cavani was named on the bench.
Federico Valverde and Rodrigo Bentancur continued in midfield, with Jose Maria Gimenez and Sebastian Coates in the center of defence, with Barcelona's Ronald Araujo still sidelined through injury.
Ghana coach Otto Addo made two changes to the squad that beat South Korea 3-2, with Baba Rahman and Alidu Seidu replacing Gideon Mensah and Tariq Lamptey respectively.
Mohammed Kudus was Ghana's star in Qatar and started in a three-man attacking midfield unit with captain Andre Ayew and his brother Jordan.
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