16 November, Kathmandu. In the continuing FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, the match between Group H Portugal and South Korea and Uruguay and Ghana might be performed tonight at 9:00 PM.
From this group, Portugal has reached the final 16 by profitable two matches in a row, whereas the remaining three groups are competing for one place. Only one group from South Korea, Uruguay and Ghana will attain the final 16.
Portugal has already confirmed their place within the final 16 after defeating Ghana and Uruguay. Portugal is on the high of the group with 6 factors. After profitable one sport, Ghana is in second place with 3 factors, whereas Uruguay and South Korea have the identical 1 level.
What group must advance?
As Portugal have already made it to the final 16, they may now have their sights set on profitable the group. Even in the event that they draw in opposition to South Korea, Portugal would be the group winners. If Uruguay and Ghana draw, even when they lose to Korea, Portugal will win the group.
For Korea, it isn’t sufficient to beat Portugal to succeed in the knockout stage, Ghana should draw with Uruguay within the subsequent match or Uruguay can even should beat Ghana.
If Korea and Uruguay win their matches, each could have the identical 4 factors and on this case the purpose distinction might be decisive. Earlier, Korea and Uruguay performed a goalless draw.
In the case of Uruguay, Ghana should be defeated, whereas Korea should be defeated by Portugal. If there may be such a consequence, Uruguay would be the runner-up of the group and attain the final 16.
Ghana will instantly attain the final 16 in the event that they defeat Uruguay. If they lose to Uruguay, Ghana might be eradicated. Similarly, even when they draw with Uruguay, Ghana’s possibilities of progressing will stay. For this, the results of the following match must also be favorable.
That drama between Ghana and Uruguay 12 years in the past
The match between Ghana and Uruguay reminded of the incident between these two groups 12 years in the past. In the World Cup held in South Africa in 2010, these two groups met within the quarterfinals. At that point, Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez intentionally blocked the ball from the purpose line in additional time. As a consequence, Ghana was disadvantaged of creating the historical past of the primary African group to succeed in the semi-finals.
Then Suarez acquired a crimson card and left the sphere and Ghana acquired a penalty. But Asamoah Zian’s penalty hit the crossbar and Ghana missed the possibility. Later, Uruguay defeated Ghana within the penalty shootout and reached the semi-finals.
Before going through Ghana within the Qatar World Cup, Suarez mentioned that he was not at fault in that match 12 years in the past and that he won’t apologize.
“I can’t apologize as a result of I dealt with and acquired a crimson card. But the Ghanaian gamers missed the penalty. It’s not my fault as a result of I did not miss the penalty’, mentioned Suarez.
Ghana’s coach, Otto Addo, mentioned that regardless of the unhealthy reminiscences of that incident in Ghana’s soccer historical past, they’d moderately play a standard sport than take revenge.