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‘Blame Gyan, not Suarez’ - Fans ahead of highly-anticipated Ghana vs Uruguay World Cup 'rematch'

Ahead of Friday's decisive encounter between Ghana and Uruguay, fans have absolved Luis Suarez for an incident that got the Black Stars eliminated in the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals.

Ghana, second in their group in 2022, need a positive outcome against Uruguay in order to book a place in the round of 16.

Before the last group match between the World Cup rivals, fans have been drawn into a debate on the 2010 incident, especially after Suarez said he will not apologise.

The Uruguayan stopped the goal-bound ball back in 2010 (struck by Dominic Adiyiah) with the use of his hands. However, Asamoah Gyan failed to successfully convert the resultant penalty, which came off the bar and flew over.

After Ghana failed to take advantage of the awarded penalty, Suarez celebrated as he headed into the tunnel since he was red-carded for the incident.

The Black Stars were later eliminated in post-match penalties, and now many fans have stated the Ghanaians should not blame Saurez for the loss.

To some, the forward was just being patriotic, as his infamous intervention saved his country from elimination.

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