The World Cup's grudge match: Ghana's quest for Uruguay revenge

Sportsworld

Ghana and Uruguay created one of the most dramatic and controversial moments in World Cup history in 2010, when the "Black Stars” were the width of a crossbar away from becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals.

Uruguay's Luis Suárez was sent off in the last minute of extra time for handling the ball on the line and then celebrated wildly when Ghana's Asamoah Gyan's penalty hit the bar. Ghana went on to lose a penalty shoot-out, a continent was heartbroken and Suárez became public enemy number 1 in Africa.

Twelve years on, and the two teams will meet again at the World Cup in Qatar and Sportsworld's John Bennett delves into why revenge is so important for Ghana's football fans. He speaks to Gyan, gets the view from Uruguay and speaks to journalists and fans who lived and breathed that epic first match.

(Photo: Luis Suárez of Uruguay handles the ball on the goal line, for which he is sent off, during a FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between Uruguay and Ghana at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 2, 2010. Credit: Getty Images)