Uruguay is out of the World Cup despite recording a 2-0 win over Ghana in a tense Group H clash at the Al Janoub Stadium.
Giorgian De Arrascaeta’s double earned all three points for Uruguay but it was ultimately not enough to see them through to the World Cup last 16, thanks to a late Hwang Hee-chan winner for South Korea which meant the Asian side who defeated table topper, Portugal by two goals to one leapfrogged Uruguay on goals scored.
De Arrascaeta netted two first half goals to see Diego Alonso’s side 2-0 up and that is how it finished. All efforts by the La Celeste for a late third proved futile, leaving the second spot for a resurgence South Korea.
This all came after Andre Ayew missed an early penalty for Ghana, reigniting flashbacks to Asamoah Gyan’s penalty miss in this fixture at the 2010 World Cup.
As the game entered extra time, Ghana needed two goals and Uruguay needed the third, causing both sides to throw everything into the game and producing one of the most frantic endings to a game at this World Cup.
There was plenty of needle in this match, both beforehand and during the game, as the 2010 World Cup quarterfinal between the sides remained fresh in the minds of Ghanaian supporters after a late Luis Suarez handball denied them a win, before Gyan would go on to miss the resulting penalty.