Ghana to get long awaited revenge over Uruguay
Ghana and Uruguay will lock horns 12 years after their infamous 2010 World Cup meeting in the quarter finals that was won by the CONMEBOL side via a penalty shootout after Luis Suárez's handball on the line turned a certain Black Stars goal into a spot kick crashed against the bar. Now, in Qatar, La Celeste have to win their final group game to have any hope of progressing top the knockout stages, but neither Suárez nor any of his teammates have scored at the tournament. Read our preview here:
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After losing their opener 3-2 to pool favourites Portugal in somewhat controversial circumstances, they then weathered a comeback by South Korea to beat the Taeguk Warriors by the same scoreline. All three of the teams below the Iberian nation can still qualify, but it is Otto Addo's men who are in the driving seat. One of the best performers in the two games to date has been Ajax's Mohammed Kudus. The 22 year old has caught the eye with some excellent skill and movement, bagging a brace in the last game and winning a whole host of new admirers. Alongside the tenacity of both Jordan and Andre Ayew, the trio behind striker Iñaki Williams are a heady mix of industry and threat. Thomas Partey's role in shuttling between the pivots and the forward-thinking players in the XI also cannot be understated, and he'll relish resuming his North London derby tussle with Rodrigo Bentancur.
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Though Diego Alonso's side did have the better of the chances in their stalemate with South Korea, they were distinctly second best against Portugal, and, despite having Edinson Cavani, Darwin Núñez, and Suárez, they have rarely looked like finishing the chances they have fashioned. Moreover, Ghana pose a different kind of challenge to the other two teams in the group, and their physicality will sorely test Sebastián Coates and the rest of the back three. The Sporting stopper looked off the pace against A Seleção, and he cannot afford a second performance in the same vein, especially as Kudus will look to cut inside down his flank.
Betting tip
Ghana can't be sure of progression if they draw, so they will almost certainly look to put their presence in the last 16 beyond doubt. They do have defensive frailties as seen by the five they've already conceded, but they also have the energy and creativity to hit Uruguay if they commit men forward as they simply have to do. Casumo have odds of 4.80 for them to get a semblance of revenge for what happened in South Africa.
