On 2 July 2010, Uruguay's Luis Suárez saved his team from World Cup elimination with a deliberate handball.
The handball came in the last minute of extra time in Uruguay's quarterfinal match against Ghana. The teams were level at 1-1. Right before time expired, there was a scramble in front of Uruguay's goal. The ball fell to Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah, who headed it toward the net. It would have gone in had Suárez not--very visibly--swatted it away with his hands.
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The referee saw the deliberate handball and awarded Ghana a penalty kick while ejecting Suárez from the match. As Suárez marched down the tunnel, Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan fired the ball off the bar and out of bounds. The whistle blew seconds later to send the match into a penalty shootout which Uruguay won, 4-2.
osdel
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being a Ghanaian, I was in Ghana and TBH, Suarez would have been crucified if he had stepped a foot in Ghana that year 😂😂😂. some folks in Ghana still hate to hear that name till date. anyway Luis is a completely different player now. the deliberate handball only showed how hungry he is to win and how much he's willing to sacrifice for his team; even if he should get banned for it.
Utkarsh17
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Some people might think,he did this for his country,he sacrificed himself for the Semi final what a great player and all but actually this is a total disgrace. Ghana,a country who barely qualifies to the world cup finals was being thrashed in the quater final by this inhuman act.
fitcklorz
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Im a Ghanaian myself and I have no pity for us. wait for my point first. He had to do all he could to save his team and Asamoah Gyan also had an opportunity to do all he could to help his team win... Deliberate handballs happen all the time.. Asamoah couldn't score , it went to penalty shootout and John Mensah and co played like babies... I still remember Stephen Appiah urging Asamoah Gyan to give him the ball to play the handball penalty...Diego Forlan also scored from a freekick that not even a grade one goalkeeper will concede from... We thought we could make history but character got us...we lost, period...no blame game
hocdlmprtz
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You are an disgrace to your county because you still love Luiz suarez because you are a barca fan boy
no bcos he is pro fan. not someone salty like u