Suarez’ ‘hand of god’, Gyan’s penalty miss and how Uruguay won Ghana (video)

– The match is arguably the most controversial World Cup game ever

– Luis Suarez handled the ball on the goal line to deny Ghana a historic victory

– Uruguay won the penalty shoot-out 4 – 2

Uruguay and Ghana met on 2 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg for a place in the semi-final against the Netherlands, a game which could arguably described as the most controversial football match in a World Cup tournament.

After a dramatic 120 minutes of play-including extra time, the game ended 1 – 1 with Sulley Muntari and Diego Forlan getting the goal for each side respectively.

Late in extra time, Ghana sent a free kick into the penalty area; Dominic Adiyiah’s header was heading into the goal, but Luis Suárez blatantly blocked the shot with his hands to save what would have been the extra-time winner and he was red carded.

Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty kick off the crossbar and Suárez celebrated the miss. Uruguay won in a penalty shoot-out 4 – 2

After the game, Suárez said, “I made the save of the tournament,”  and, referring to the infamous handball goal scored by Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup, claimed that “The ‘Hand of God’ now belongs to me.”

A distraught Gyan conceded, “I would say Suárez is a hero now in his own country, because the ball was going in and he held it with his hand. He is a hero now.”

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