Ghana v Uruguay: Key moments as Uruguay are eliminated by a single goal
Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored two quickfire goals in the first half, after Andre Ayew missed a penalty and the chance to put Ghana in the lead.
Regardless, it wasn't enough for the South American side who crashed out of the World Cup alongside their opponents.
Read our as-it-happened commentary below.
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90+10' Daniel Siebert shows a yellow card to Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) for his unsportsmanlike behavior after the match has ended.
90+10' Jose Maria Gimenez (Uruguay) gets a yellow card after the final whistle for unsporting behaviour.
90+10' That's all for today as the game is over.
90+9' This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Alidu Seidu (Ghana) was quite harsh and Daniel Siebert didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
90+8' Substitution. Issahaku Fatawu (Ghana) has come on for Mohammed Kudus.
90+7' Sebastian Coates (Uruguay) receives a brilliant pass and wastes a big opportunity as his shot from inside the penalty area flies narrowly wide of the right post.
90+5' Osman Bukari (Ghana) receives a sweet pass inside the box, but his effort on goal is blocked by the defender.
90+3' Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.
87' Daniel Siebert shows a yellow card to Sebastian Coates (Uruguay) for his blatant foul.
86' Daniel Siebert shows the yellow card to Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) for a heavy challenge.
80' The referee signals a substitution. Agustin Canobbio (Uruguay) is brought on as a substitute for Darwin Nunez.
80' Diego Alonso prepares a substitution. Giorgian de Arrascaeta is replaced by Maximiliano Gomez (Uruguay).
80' Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) latches onto a loose ball inside the box but slams it just wide of the right post.
72' Otto Addo has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Ghana) replacing Salis Abdul Samed.
72' Substitution. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) replaces Inaki Williams.
66' Diego Alonso has decided to make a change. Nicolas de la Cruz (Uruguay) replaces Facundo Pellistri.
66' That's the end of the game for Luis Suarez, who is replaced by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
65' Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) drives into the box and hits a tremendous shot that, unluckily for him, flashes just wide of the left post.
60' The game is interrupted. Luis Suarez (Uruguay) is given a yellow card. He has to be more careful now.
59' After the VAR review the referee signals NO PENALTY to Uruguay, play can continue.
58' Referee Daniel Siebert makes the VAR signal and is going to check whether it’s a penalty for Uruguay. Let’s see what happens!
57' Darwin Nunez (Uruguay) goes down in the box after a challenge from the defender. Possibly unsighted, the referee just waves play on.
46' The game is over for Jordan Ayew. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) comes on for the second half.
46' Half-time substitution. Otto Addo decided to make a change. Andre Ayew is replaced by Osman Bukari (Ghana).
46' Referee Daniel Siebert blows his whistle to start the second half.
45+9' The first half of today's match has just finished.
34' Rodrigo Bentancur is substituted due to injury. Diego Alonso gives a chance to Matias Vecino (Uruguay).
32' 0 - 2
Goal! Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) shows good awareness inside the box as he latches on to a brilliant pass and fires a first-time shot into the back of the net. Luis Suarez assisted in the goal. 0:2.
26' 0 - 1
An unlucky rebound falls to Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) and he scores with a bullet header.
26'Luis Suarez (Uruguay) latches onto a cross inside the box and aims a shot towards the middle of the goal, but Lawrence Ati-Zigi reacts superbly to deny him.
24' Darwin Nunez (Uruguay) latches on to a pass inside the box and strikes the ball to the middle of the goal, but one of the defending players makes a goal-line clearance. Uruguay force a corner. They send men into the box.
21' Andre Ayew (Ghana) blows a huge chance to score! He sends the penalty to the bottom right corner, but it's not enough to beat Sergio Rochet who easily stops the effort.
20' The referee demonstrates he won't tolerate this behaviour. Darwin Nunez (Uruguay) is given a yellow card.
19' Here comes the VAR decision: PENALTY to Ghana!
17' There's a break in play and referee Daniel Siebert must have got a signal in his ear as he indicates he will check that earlier penalty claim by Ghana using VAR. This could be interesting!
16' PENALTY APPEAL after Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) goes down under a challenge from the defender. All players chase the referee but he's not interested in the penalty claim. Play continues.
1' The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.
Pre-match:
A point for Ghana would be enough to seal their progression to the Round of 16 unless South Korea beat Portugal by at least two goals, whilst a big win coupled with a favourable result in the group’s other clash could even see the Black Stars top their group for the first time ever.
This game comes with a little added subplot, as the last time these two sides met was in the quarter-final of the first African World Cup back in 2010 when Uruguay controversially eliminated Ghana. A handball on the line by Luis Suárez at the end of the extra-time gifted Ghana the chance to claim a semi-final berth, but having failed to convert the penalty and then subsequently being eliminated on penalties, the whole country felt cheated and Otto Addo’s men can now perhaps claim some redemption.
It seems like a great opportunity to do so given Uruguay’s offensive woes, with the Sky Blue failing to score in their group so far (D1, L1) - one of only three teams not to find the net in the first two rounds of the group stage after a 2-0 defeat against Portugal last time out. First and foremost they now need to secure all three points in this contest then hope South Korea fail to beat Portugal in the group’s other clash to progress to the Round of 16, otherwise it will come down to goal difference if both sides win.
The last time Uruguay didn’t make it beyond a World Cup group stage was in 2002, when they coincidentally drew their last match 3-3 against another CAF team in Senegal, after trailing by three goals at half-time. Any similar first-half scenario seems unlikely but certainly can’t be excluded as Ghana players still ‘cannot forgive’ Suárez for his handball and will undoubtedly be eager to make their mark from the first whistle.
Ghana starting XI: Lawrence Ati-Zigi - Alidu Seidu, Daniel Amartey, Mohammed Salisu, Baba Rahman - Thomas Partey, Salis Abdul Samed - Mohammed Kudus, Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew - Inaki Williams
Uruguay starting XI: Sergio Rochet - Guillermo Varela, Jose Gimenez, Sebastian Coates, Mathias Olivera - Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Federico Valverde - Facundo Pellistri, Luis Suarez, Darwin Nunez
Players to watch: Twenty-two-year-old Mohammed Kudus became the second youngest African player to score two goals at the World Cup after netting twice against South Korea on Monday. For the opposition, Edinson Cavani remains the last man to score for Uruguay at a World Cup, with his two strikes sending his nation into the quarterfinals back in 2018.
Hot stat: Uruguay are yet to finish a World Cup campaign without a goal scored.
World Cup trivia: This World Cup has featured the second set of siblings to play for different countries at the World Cup - Iñaki Williams of Ghana and Nico Williams of Spain.
