{"id":1260484,"date":"2022-12-01T12:41:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/01\/2022-world-cup-i-owe-ghana-no-apology\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T12:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:41:14","slug":"2022-world-cup-i-owe-ghana-no-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/01\/2022-world-cup-i-owe-ghana-no-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 World Cup: I owe Ghana no apology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0_GettyImages-1445987803.jpg\"   alt=\"Luis Suarez - Getty Image\" title=\"Luis Suarez - Getty Image\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Suarez &#8211; Getty Image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Luis Suarez refused to apologize for\u00a0his infamous 2010 handball against Ghana\u00a0ahead of Friday\u2019s clash at the ongoing 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The pair will go head-to-head on Friday with qualification for the last 16 on the line at the Al Janoub Stadium, with many football fans having refused to forgive the forward and hoping to dump him out of what is highly likely to be his last World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0former Liverpool and Barcelona forward caused outrage when he deliberately blocked a goal-bound header from Dominic Adiyah on the goalline during\u00a0the 2010 quarter-final between the two nations in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Having then been sent off, the forward was seen celebrating as he headed down the tunnel when Asamoah Gyan struck his spot kick against the bar and over, with Uruguay going on to win on penalties and knock the last remaining African side out of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facing questions at Thursday\u2019s pre-match press conference, quizzed if he\u2019d apologize to Ghanaians, Suarez, who has always insisted he never did anything wrong in the incident, said \u201cI don\u2019t apologize about that, I took the handball, but Ghana player missed the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d apologize if I injured a player or took a red card for this, but I took a red card (for the handball). It wasn\u2019t my fault because I didn\u2019t miss the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see the player who missed the penalty, he said he would do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghana would ensure a top two finish in Group H with a win on Friday, while a draw would be enough to see them through to the last 16.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Uruguay has to win to have any chance of qualification.<\/p>\n<p>The game has been scheduled to kick off at 15:00GMT.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"kYC9BX4Ub4E\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Techiman: Wenchi High Court affirms Agyei Mensah Korsah as MP, fines petitioner GHC100K (30-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kYC9BX4Ub4E?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Suarez &#8211; Getty Image Luis Suarez refused to apologize for\u00a0his infamous 2010 handball against Ghana\u00a0ahead of Friday\u2019s clash at the ongoing 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 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