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Luis Suarez was shown a straight red card for this handball against Ghana that saved a certain goal in the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals
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In 2010, Ghana were the width of a crossbar away from becoming the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Asamoah Gyan hit the woodwork with a penalty in the last minute of extra time after Uruguay\u2019s Luis Suarez had been sent off for pushing the ball away with his hands on the goalline.<\/p>\n

It meant the game ended 2-2 and Uruguay went on to win a dramatic shootout, which Suarez celebrated wildly.<\/p>\n

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The two teams meet again at 15:00 GMT on Friday. For Ghana, it is a long-awaited chance to get revenge. For Suarez, it prompted\u00a0more questions.<\/p>\n

This is a crucial match in Group H, with Ghana knowing victory will send them through and Uruguay needing a victory to stand a chance of qualification.<\/p>\n

The match 12 years ago was one of the most controversial in World Cup history and BBC World Service has produced a program on what happened and how it will influence their meeting in the current World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the draw was made and they saw Uruguay in Ghana\u2019s group, the only thing in people\u2019s mind was revenge. Ghana wants revenge, it is motivatminds\u201d Gyan told the BBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople all over the world know what happened. It is behind me, but I\u2019m human and it\u2019s in the back of my mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have South Korea, Portugal and Uruguay \u2013 and the most important game for Ghana is against Uruguay. It is in the back of everybody\u2019s mind, going for revenge, revenge, revenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to qualify for the next stage of the competition. If we are going to think Uruguay, Uruguay, Uruguay it is going to be a mistake. We have to qualify, that\u2019s the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Gyan, who joined Sunderland after the 2010 World Cup in a then club-record \u00a313m transfer, scored three goals in South Africa and Ghana were on the attack in the last minute of extra time as their thrilling 2010 quarter-final with Uruguay was tied at 2-2.<\/p>\n

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    Suarez blatantly blocked Dominic Adiyiah\u2019s header on the line with his hand and was promptly sent off \u2013 but Gyan could not take advantage as his penalty bounced off the bar. Suarez, watching on from the tunnel, wildly celebrated the miss.<\/p>\n

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    Asamoah Gyan hit the crossbar with a penalty that would have taken Ghana into the 2010 World Cup semi-finals<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    The match went to a penalty shootout and Gyan scored Ghana\u2019s first penalty, but Uruguay won 4-2 before losing to Netherlands in the semi-final.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI scored a penalty in the first game, a very crucial one against Serbia and I scored against Australia through a penalty as well,\u201d recalled Gyan, now 36 and withe thout a club.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI scored in extra time against America so the confidence level was that high. Against Uruguay when we had a penalty, although there was pressure, I was the most confident player in the world.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI just needed to step up and shoot. Honestly I will say it was one of these days because my penalties do not go that high.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI didn\u2019t know how that penalty went high. I think it was a technical error or something.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWhen we went to the p,enalty shootout I just wanted to prove a point. I had to step up and I scored \u2013 you have to come back and prove yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    • Ghana fans unable to forgive Suarez<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      Much to Ghana\u2019s annoyance, Luis Suarez (right) celebrated wildly at the end of Uruguay\u2019s win in 2010<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Suarez, now 35, is in Uruguay\u2019s World Cup squad but is still a hated figure in Ghana 12 years on.<\/p>\n

      Ghanaian sports broadcaster Juliet Bawuah said: \u201cI\u2019m yet to meet a Ghanaian football fan who is willing to forgive Suarez for that travesty of football justice.<\/p>\n

      \u201cA lot of people think if the Black Stars had beaten Uruguay they would\u2019ve gone to win that World Cup and given Africans something to hold on to for years.<\/p>\n

      \u201cAny time Suarez was playing for Liverpool, if anything happened to him like an injury, he gets a yellow card, he gets sent off, he gets punished by the FA, then people were happy. No one wants to hear his name.\u201d<\/p>\n

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