Luis Suarez was not only engraved in the memory of world football but also in the history of the Uruguay national team for a play that left him marked as a hero in the South Africa World Cup 2010in which the South American team played seven games.
It was neither a goal nor a gambeta that made Luis Suarez will remain in the memory but it was an ace up the sleeve that served to keep Uruguay alive in that World Cup. It is that the striker had no choice but to use a last resort.
For the quarterfinals, the team of Oscar Tabarez faced Ghana and that play by Suárez ended up being key for the subsequent pass to the next round of the tournament.
In his own area, the “Gunslinger” he saved with his hand a ball that was destined for a goal for the African team in the last minute of the game. The referee of the match, the Portuguese Olegário Benquerença, charged a penalty and Asamoah Gyan missed it from 11 meters, which allowed Uruguay to reach the penalty shootout.
Beyond that iconic save, another image that remained in the retina of soccer fans was Suárez’s celebration from outside the field of play (he received the red card for that play) when he saw the chance wasted by Ghana. Clenched fists and shout from the soul to celebrate one more life in the World Cup.
Thanks to this and his goals, Lucho became an idol and figure of the Uruguayan team, since his contribution was great during the tournament and specifically in the pass to the semifinals against the Netherlands.
The passage of Uruguay in South Africa 2010
The Charrúas qualified for the World Cup after finishing in fifth place in the South American qualifiers and play a playoff series against Costa Ricain which he was the winner to get the ticket to South Africa.
In the group stage, Uruguay surprised and finished first after drawing 0-0 against France and beating the local South Africa and Mexico, showing a good collective and individual level in those first three games.
South Korea It was the rival in the round of 16 and the Uruguayan team had a hard time, but they were able to get the match going. Luis Suarez he was fundamental with his double for the victory; even one of those goals ended up being the fifth best of that World Cup.
Compared to Ghana in the quarterfinals, the match ended 1-1 and Suárez’s play was one of the highlights of that match. But the culminating moment was when Sebastián Washington Abreu scored the last penalty of the series for Uruguay to get into the top four of the tournament.
In the semifinals, luck was not on Celeste’s side, because Netherlands he stopped the march of the team of “Maestro” Tabárez: he fell 3-2 in a tight match in Cape Town. Uruguay also could not keep the third place after being defeated by the same result against Germany.
Among the outstanding players were Luis Suárez, Diego Forlan, Diego Lugano and Fernando Muslera. In that sense, Forlán won the Golden Ball being considered the best player in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and was also part of the front of the ideal 11. Also, as if that were not enough for a single player, the goal that the former Independiente striker converted against Germany for third place was chosen as the best goal of that World Cup.
Source: zyri.net