Portugal Book Round Of 16 Ticket, Uruguay Target Ghana Defeat

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Uruguay’s listless World Cup performance continued on Monday evening with a 2-0 defeat against Group H favorites Portugal.

Uruguay risk elimination from the tournament unless they defeat Ghana who have a score to settle with them following the defeat of the West Africans at quarterfinals stage of the tournament in 2010.

On that occasion, Luis Suarez denied Ghana a goal-bound strike by using his hand to stop the ball from hitting the back of the net.

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan – who is now a TV pundit – blasted his ensuing penalty wide while in the shootout, Ghana lost to the South Americans.

In a close contest decided by two goals from man-of-the-match Bruno Fernandes on Monday night, Uruguay now run the risk of being eliminated in the tournament’s first round.

 

READ ALSO: Portugal Edges Past Ghana, Ronaldo Earns World Cup Goals Record

 

Fernandes targeted superstar Cristiano Ronaldo with a cross nine minutes into the second half, and Uruguay’s keeper Sebastián Rochet was left flat-footed as the ball crept into the net untouched for the opener — although Ronaldo celebrated as if he had scored.

Later on, Portugal won a penalty after a controversial handball from José Maria Giménez. Fernandes stepped up and coolly slotted his spot kick into the net, sending Rochet the wrong way.

The ball hit Giménez’s supporting arm as he sought to block a Fernandes pass — the International Football Association Board rules are explicit in saying such incidents should not be penalized.

With that outcome, Portugal joined champions France as only guaranteed teams to reach the round of 16 stage, even before the group matches end on Friday, December 2, 2022.

 

The last round of group matches will begin on Tuesday with 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. kick offs.

There have been shocking results at this year’s edition of the World Cup with most of the qualification places not yet decided until the end of the group this weekend.

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.

He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.

Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.

He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.

Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.

Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.

He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.

Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.

He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.

Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.

Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.


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