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Unrepentant Luis Suarez Refuses To Apologise For Ghana World Cup Handball | Football News
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Unrepentant Luis Suarez Refuses To Apologise For Ghana World Cup Handball | Football News

[ad_1] Uruguay great Luis Suarez refused to apologise on Thursday to Ghanaians over his infamous handball at the World Cup 12 years ago. The South Americans take on the Africans in a must-win Group H clash in Qatar on Friday that is a repeat of the notorious quarter-final in South Africa in 2010. Suarez deliberately handled the ball on the line at that tournament to prevent a certain goal from Dominic Adiyiah's header right at the end of extra-time. Suarez was shown a red card but Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent penalty and Uruguay went on to win the shoot-out and qualify for the semi-finals.Striker Suarez became an overnight hero in his homeland while Ghana missed out on becoming the first-ever African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals.Twelve years later, asked whether he knew ...
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Ghana Eye World Cup Revenge Against Luis Suarez And Uruguay | Football News
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Ghana Eye World Cup Revenge Against Luis Suarez And Uruguay | Football News

[ad_1] When Ghana face Uruguay on Friday in their decisive final World Cup group match, one name will be on the minds of many from the West African country: Luis Suarez. The Uruguay striker broke Ghanaian hearts at the 2010 World Cup when his deliberate handball stopped a certain goal in the dying stages of their quarter-final. Suarez was sent off but Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty -- cue wild celebrations from Suarez on the sidelines -- and Uruguay then beat the Black Stars in the penalty shootout.It is a dark day scorched deep in the memory of many Ghanaian football fans."We were waiting to celebrate, but we cried in the streets," said Samuel Quist, 36, buying a Ghana team shirt in the capital Accra in preparation for Friday's game."I hated that day."This time it is Uruguay ...
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Ghana Staff Takes Selfie With Tearful Son Heung-min After South Korea’s Loss At FIFA World Cup. Watch | Football News
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Ghana Staff Takes Selfie With Tearful Son Heung-min After South Korea’s Loss At FIFA World Cup. Watch | Football News

[ad_1] South Korea faced a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Ghana on Monday© TwitterSouth Korea played their heart out in a Group H match against Ghana before going down 2-3 in a pulsating encounter on Monday. Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana kept their World Cup hopes alive and leave Paulo Bento's side facing an early exit. Mohammed Salisu opened the scoring against the run of play midway through the first half at Education City Stadium and Ajax midfielder Kudus doubled the Black Stars' lead. But the Asian side, who looked toothless in the first half, roared back after the break, pulling level through a quickfire double from forward Cho Gue-sung either side of the hour mark.Ghana looked shell-shocked as the Korean fans celebrated wildly but they were back in front in the 68th minute when ...
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GHA vs KOR: Mohammed Kudus Brace Helps Ghana Beat South Korea 3-2 To Keep World Cup Hopes Alive | Football News
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GHA vs KOR: Mohammed Kudus Brace Helps Ghana Beat South Korea 3-2 To Keep World Cup Hopes Alive | Football News

[ad_1] Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a pulsating World Cup encounter on Monday to keep their World Cup hopes alive and leave Paulo Bento's side facing an early exit. Mohammed Salisu opened the scoring against the run of play midway through the first half at Education City Stadium and Ajax midfielder Kudus doubled the Black Stars' lead. But the Asian side, who looked toothless in the first half, roared back after the break, pulling level through a quickfire double from forward Cho Gue-sung either side of the hour mark.Ghana looked shell-shocked as the Korean fans celebrated wildly but they were back in front in the 68th minute when Kudus finished calmly at the back post after Inaki Williams failed to connect with a cross from the left.The result takes Ghana ...
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FIFA World Cup 2022 South Korea vs Ghana Live Score: South Korea Looking To Make Early Promise Count vs Ghana | Football News
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FIFA World Cup 2022 South Korea vs Ghana Live Score: South Korea Looking To Make Early Promise Count vs Ghana | Football News

[ad_1] FIFA World Cup 2022 Live, South Korea vs Ghana: Ghana lost to Portugal in their opening game.© AFPSouth Korea vs Ghana, FIFA World Cup 2022 Live Updates: The Group H match of FIFA World CUp 2022 between South Korea and Ghana has kicked off. The match is taking place at the Education City Stadium, Ar Rayyan. South Korea played a goalless draw with Uruguay in their opening game of the tournament, while Ghana lost 3-2 to Portugal despite giving a good fight to the Cristiano Ronaldo-led side. South Korea are at the second spot in the Group H table with one point to their credit. On the other hand, Ghana are at the bottom spot. Portugal lead the table with three points. (LIVE MATCH-CENTRE)South Korea XI: Kim Seung-Yu, Kim Jin-Su, Min Jae, Woo-Young, Kim Moon, Hwang Inbeom, Young-Gwon, ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘Total Genius’ Won World Cup Penalty Against Ghana, Says FIFA Group | Football News
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘Total Genius’ Won World Cup Penalty Against Ghana, Says FIFA Group | Football News

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo won a controversial penalty against Ghana.© AFPCristiano Ronaldo showed "total genius" by winning a controversial penalty in Portugal's World Cup win over Ghana, FIFA technical study group member Sunday Oliseh said on Saturday. The veteran striker went down after a tackle by Mohammed Salisu on Thursday before scoring the resulting spot-kick to become the first man to net at five World Cups. Ghana coach Otto Addo described the penalty decision as a "gift" to Ronaldo and said it was a "really wrong decision"."Maybe the strikers are getting smarter," former Nigeria international Oliseh told a press conference when asked why more penalties were being awarded at the tournament so far than in previous years."If you look at the penalty Ronaldo got, let's face it, people...
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Ghana’s Otto Addo Blames “Gift” Cristiano Ronaldo Penalty For Portugal Defeat | Football News
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Ghana’s Otto Addo Blames “Gift” Cristiano Ronaldo Penalty For Portugal Defeat | Football News

[ad_1] Ghana coach Otto Addo insisted Thursday that the spot-kick from which Cristiano Ronaldo's netted in his fifth World Cup was a "gift" following the Black Stars' defeat to Portugal. Ghana had been comfortably holding Portugal until referee Ismail Elfath gave a penalty for Mohammed Salisu's challenge on Ronaldo, and the ageing icon rammed home the opener from the spot in the 65th minute. Ghana went on to lose 3-2 following further goals from Joao Felix and rising star Rafael Leao, but asked who most contributed to his side's defeat, Addo said: "the referee"."We are very disappointed, especially when I see the penalty situation. Up to that point we really had a good match," said Addo."I think it was a really wrong decision, we were playing the ball... I don't know why VAR didn't come ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo Scores In Fifth World Cup As Portugal Squeeze Past Ghana | Football News
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Cristiano Ronaldo Scores In Fifth World Cup As Portugal Squeeze Past Ghana | Football News

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at five World Cups on Thursday when he scored the opening goal from the penalty spot in Portugal's 3-2 win over Ghana. The 37-year-old set the record when he smashed home his spot-kick in the 65th minute at the 974 Stadium in Doha to send Fernando Santos' team to a victory which moved them top of Group H, two points ahead of Uruguay and South Korea. Joao Felix and rising star Rafael Leao made sure of the win after Andre Ayew's leveller had briefly threatened to ruin Ronaldo's party.Osman Bukari netted in the final minute for Ghana but the tournament's lowest-ranked side couldn't pull off a shock and sit bottom of the group. Ronaldo overtakes Pele and Germans Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose, who all scored in four World Cups, after bein...
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Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes First Man To Achieve Massive Feat In FIFA World Cup | Football News
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Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes First Man To Achieve Massive Feat In FIFA World Cup | Football News

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo - the man who has been in news for the better part of the last two weeks - once again made headlines on Thursday with a historic feat. All eyes were on him in Portugal's Group H match against Ghana at the Stadium 974 and he rose up to the challenge like he has done so many times in the past. However, he achieved something on Thursday that had never been done by a male footballer earlier. In the 65th minute of the match, Cristiano Ronaldo converted from the spot to put Portugal 1-0 ahead. With that goal, Ronaldo became the first male footballer in history to score goal in five different FIFA World Cups. Ultimately, Portugal won the match by a 3-2 margin.He overtook Pele and Germans Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose, who all scored in four World Cups. Ronaldo also exte...
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FIFA World Cup 2022, Portugal vs Ghana Live Score: All Eyes On Portuguese Star Cristiano Ronaldo | Football News
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FIFA World Cup 2022, Portugal vs Ghana Live Score: All Eyes On Portuguese Star Cristiano Ronaldo | Football News

[ad_1] FIFA World Cup 2022 Live, Portugal vs Ghana: Cristiano Ronaldo during a training session.© AFPFIFA World Cup 2022, Portugal vs Ghana Live: Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to put his acrimonious departure from Manchester United behind him as Portugal enter the fray against Ghana. Ronaldo's preparation for what is surely his last World Cup has been overshadowed by his bitter departure from Old Trafford. It was announced late on Tuesday that the 37-year-old would leave United with "immediate effect" in the wake of an outspoken interview with a British broadcaster in which he said he felt "betrayed" by the club and had no respect for manager Erik ten Hag. His club form this season has been poor but he is still hoping for a final shot at World Cup glory and Portugal will be expected to sta...
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