At 8:30 p.m. on July 2, the quarter-finals between Uruguay and Ghana took place at Johannesburg Football City.

It was at this stadium that the Netherlands started their first World Cup game with a clean five-goal win over Denmark.

Argentina defeated South Korea 4-1 in the second round of the group at this stadium to get a ticket to the knockout stage early.

Germany topped the group by a narrow one-goal win over Ghana at this stadium in the final round of the group.

Brazil beat Ivory Coast 3-1 in the second round of the group at this stadium to win two consecutive victories and secure an early ticket to the knockout rounds.

It can be said that this stadium is a lucky place for strong teams.

Both sides were cautious when the game began, and after some probouring, Uruguay took the lead.

In the third minute, Forlan counter-attacked and split the ball on the right side, Álvaro Fernandez crossed from the bottom, and the football slid past the goal!

In the sixth minute, Forlan's corner kick was cleared by a Ghanaian defender, and Uruguayan midfielder Arévalo volleyed in front of the penalty area!

Soccer ball misses the goal!

It wasn't until the eighth minute that Ghana had their first shot on goal, when Asamoah's long-range effort from outside the box went wide.

As the game progressed, Uruguay gradually controlled the tempo of the field with their strength advantage, and Ghana played a defensive counterattack.

In the 11th minute, Suarez shook off Wossa and fired a powerful shot from a tight angle on the edge of the box on the left side!

The ball was confiscated after being blocked by Ghanaian goalkeeper Jinson.

In the 25th minute, Arévalo passed the ball and Forlan fired a powerful shot from 25 points from goal, and the ball went wide of the goal again!

A minute later, Uruguay made a comeback, Fusile threw a throw-in, Suarez got rid of Vosa and fired a powerful shot from the left side of the box from 18 yards out!

Ghanaian goalkeeper Kim Sen bravely saved the football out of the goal!

In the 31st minute of the first half, Ghana had the best chance to score, Boateng crossed after the ball on the right side, and Gyan pushed it fifteen meters away from the goal in front of the goal!

The ball grazed the right post and went wide!

Time flies, the first half of the game is about to end, and the situation on the pitch suddenly changes.

In the stoppage time of the first half, there was a problem with the long-standing Uruguayan defense, Ghana striker Giann passed the ball in front, and Inter Milan midfielder Muntari suddenly raised his left foot after winning the ball in the hinterland!

"Smack! ……”

The ball leaves the instep of Muntari's left foot and heads towards the Uruguayan goal!

It was a long-range shot from 35 meters from the goal, and the ball made a wonderful arc in the air and flew into the net from the bottom right corner of the goal!

1 to 0!

Ghana, who was passive, broke the deadlock on the field and took a one-goal lead!

And just like that, Ghana went into the second half with a one-goal advantage. At the start of the second half, Uruguay picked up the tempo noticeably as they looked for an equaliser.

In the second minute of the second half, Uruguayan midfielder Vani burst into the right side of the box with the ball, and he collided with Ghanaian defender Wossa and fell on the turf.

However, the referee on duty decided that it was a reasonable collision and refused to award a penalty to Uruguay.

The decision caused displeasure among the Uruguayan players, but under the pressure of coach Tabarez, the Uruguayan players quickly calmed down and focused on the game.

In the face of Uruguay's aggressive attack, Ghana adopted foul tactics, and the Uruguayan players screamed and fell on the turf.

In the 10th minute of the second half, Ghanaian right-back Panthehir fouled Uruguayan midfielder Fusile in front of the penalty area.

The referee awarded Uruguay a well-placed direct free-kick and showed a yellow card to Panterhill.

Uruguayan striker Forlan was standing behind the ball and he was going to take the free-kick.

"Smack! ……”

The ball flew out of Fran's right instep and went around the wall and straight into the bottom right corner of the goal!

Ghanaian goalkeeper Jinsen failed to show his courage this time, and the ball flew past his fingertips and into the net!

The ball is in!

One-to-one!

Uruguay equalised!

In the ensuing game, the two sides returned to a delicate balance, with Uruguay also paying attention to the back when attacking strongly, not giving Ghana a golden opportunity to play a quick counter-attack.

Until the end of the game, both sides could not change the score on the field and could only go into extra time.

At this time, the second extra time of this World Cup, the first extra time took place in the quarterfinals, Japan played Paraguay, and finally Paraguay won on penalties.

The two sides were more cautious in extra time, and Ghana showed strong momentum, hitting the Uruguayan goal again and again.

In the fifth minute of extra time, Gyan passed the ball and Asamoah shot wide from distance!

In the eighth minute of extra time, Giann broke the ball from Arévalo's feet and burst into the right side of the penalty area, followed by a low shot!

Uruguayan left-back Scottie bravely blocked his shot off the line and defused the crisis.

In the case of physical exhaustion, Uruguay was passive, but they still stubbornly resisted Ghana's offensive again and again.

Time flies, the game enters the stoppage time of extra time, and the situation on the field changes again!

Substitute Ghana midfielder Appiah had a good chance to open the scoring in front of goal, but his effort was denied by the returning Suarez.

Another substitute, midfielder Appiah, followed up with a header!

Seeing that the football was about to fly into the net, Suarez, who was standing on the goal line, had no choice but to stop the football with his hands.

"Tick! ……”

The referee blew the whistle and gave Suarez a red card and awarded Ghana a penalty.

Time is running out, and as long as Ghana scores the penalty and finishes the game, they will be able to knock out their opponents and advance to the semi-finals, the best result of an African team at the World Cup.

However, under heavy pressure, Ghana striker hit the crossbar with a penalty that sent Ghana out of the penalty and Ghana missed their best chance to finish.

Uruguay came back to life going into a penalty shoot-out and Suarez was ecstatic as he dropped back into the lane, his red card giving hope to the Uruguayans!

A brutal penalty shoot-out came.

In the first round, Forlan easily pushed the bottom right corner into the net.

Gyan, who unfortunately missed the chance to kill, became the first player from Ghana to take a penalty, and he withstood the pressure and fired the ball into the top right corner, 1-1!

In the second round, Victorino shot into the upper left corner, Appiah also shot into the upper left corner and colored, 2-2, in the third round, Scotty hit a low shot, Mensah shot low into the bottom right corner and was saved by Muslera, 3-2!

Uruguay is ahead!

In the fourth round, a scene of drama happened, Maxi Pereira shot from the penalty spot, Aditya shot into the bottom right corner and was saved by Muslera, 3-2!

In the fifth round, Abreu scored a penalty kick, 4-2!

The tournament is over, Uruguay has reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time in 40 years!

Back in the dressing room, Suarez looked up with a long howl, his red card gave the team hope, and his teammates turned that hope into reality!

Africa's only hope has fallen......

Uruguay will compete with the Netherlands for a ticket to the final!