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The Black Stars loss to Uruguay can be considered a blind
twist of faith, since Gyan penalty would not of occurred had
Uruguay player (Luis Suarez) not deliberately handled the ball
to keep it out of his net in the final seconds of the match.
With no time left on the clock, Ghana would have won and
advanced to the semi final as the first African team ever.
The loss was a bitter pill for everyone (including fair play) to
swallow, but it was not meant to be. Uruguay had some magic
of their own and also made their luck throughout their 2010
World Cup campaign
In moving forward Uruguay gave Netherlands a good run for
their money in their 3-2 semi final loss and repeated their
performance against Germany in the third place match, only to
lose by the same 3-2 margin.
In retrospect, Ghana was the pride of Africa and in back to
back World Cups. There are those who believe that like Spain
which has been knocking on the door for many years, it is just
a matter of time before Ghana (the youngest team at South
Africa) make a serious breakthrough at the FIFA World Cup.
ssrmagazine.comGhana’s John Pantsil waves flag
to celebrate Round of 16 advancement
Pantsil ,
before getting
the good
news that his
team qualified
to advance
for the Round
of Sixteen
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