Ghanaian Society Sees Luis Suarez As A Devil, It Turns Out That This Is The Cause

Uruguay national team player, Luis Suarez. (Photo: Twitter/@LuisSuarez9)

JAKARTA - Ghana society still considers Luis Suarez a demon (diablo). The nickname was obtained after Suarez's handball incident at the 2010 World Cup which took place in South Africa.

This was told by a Ghanaian journalist in a press conference ahead of the re-meeting between Ghana and Uruguay in the third match of Group H at the Al Janoub Stadium on Friday, December 2 tomorrow night.

However, Suarez declined to apologize for his actions that caused Ghana to fail to reach the semifinals of this most prestigious competition.

"I'm not sorry about that [handball]. I made a handball, but Ghana's players failed to execute a penalty, not me," Suarez said as quoted by ESPN, Thursday, December 1, 2022.

"I would apologize if I injured the player by tackle and got a red card. But in this situation I got a red card and the referee pointed to the spot," he added.

At that time Suarez decided to stop Dominic Adiyah's header which could potentially be a goal with his hands in the second half extra minutes.

He then received a red card and had to leave the field early.

Ghana actually got a penalty to win the game, but Asamoah Gyan's shot, who came forward as the executor, hit the net.

As a result, Ghana also failed to make history as the first African team to reach the semifinals of the World Cup. They lost on penalties.

"It's not my fault. I didn't miss a penalty. The player who failed to execute the penalty said he would do the same in such a situation," Suarez said.

Suarez's handball incident is one of the most controversial events in the history of the quadrennial competition.

Currently, Uruguay still occupies the lowest position in the standings with a collection of only one point from two matches. Meanwhile, Ghana is in second place.

To qualify, Uruguay will need to beat Ghana in tomorrow's match while hoping South Korea will lose to Portugal who have confirmed themselves to qualify for the knockout stages.