Final score - after penalties - 120:00
Scoring Summary
| Uruguay | Ghana |
|---|---|
| Diego Forlán (55') | Sulley Muntari (45') |
| Asamoah Gyan (pen miss 120') |
Match Stats
Uruguay
Ghana
| 19(7) | Shots (on Goal) | 30(10) |
| 23 | Fouls | 23 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 48% | Time of Possession | 52% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 7 |
| Uruguay | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | NAME | POS |
1
| Fernando Muslera | G |
6
| Mauricio Victorino | D |
2
| Diego Lugano | D |
19
| Andrés Scotti | SUB |
4
| Jorge Fucile | D |
16
| Maxi Pereira | D |
17
| Egidio Arévalo | M |
15
| Diego Pérez | M |
7
| Edinson Cavani | M |
13
| Sebastián Abreu | SUB |
20
| Álvaro Fernández | M |
14
| Nicolás Lodeiro | SUB |
9
| Luis Suárez | F |
10
| Diego Forlán | F |
| Substitutes | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | NAME | POS |
13
| Sebastián Abreu | SUB |
23
| Martín Silva | SUB |
8
| Sebastián Eguren | SUB |
11
| Álvaro Pereira | SUB |
22
| Martín Cáceres | SUB |
5
| Walter Gargano | SUB |
3
| Diego Godín | SUB |
14
| Nicolás Lodeiro | SUB |
18
| Ignacio González | SUB |
19
| Andrés Scotti | SUB |
12
| Juan Castillo | SUB |
21
| Seba Fernández | SUB |
| Substitutions | |
|---|---|
| MIN. | SUBSTITUTION |
| 38' | Andrés Scotti for Diego Lugano |
| 45' | Nicolás Lodeiro for Álvaro Fernández |
| 76' | Sebastián Abreu for Edinson Cavani |
| Yellow Cards | |
|---|---|
| MIN. | NAME |
| 20' | Jorge Fucile |
| 48' | Egidio Arévalo |
| 59' | Diego Pérez |
| Red Cards | |
|---|---|
| MIN. | NAME |
| 120' | Luis Suárez |
| Ghana | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | NAME | POS |
22
| Richard Kingson | G |
15
| Isaac Vorsah | D |
5
| John Mensah | D |
2
| Hans Sarpei | D |
4
| John Pantsil | D |
23
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | M |
6
| Anthony Annan | M |
11
| Sulley Muntari | M |
18
| Dominic Adiyiah | SUB |
7
| Samuel Inkoom | M |
10
| Stephen Appiah | SUB |
3
| Asamoah Gyan | F |
21
| Kwadwo Asamoah | F |
| Substitutes | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | NAME | POS |
20
| Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | SUB |
10
| Stephen Appiah | SUB |
12
| Prince Tagoe | SUB |
14
| Matthew Amoah | SUB |
9
| Derek Boateng | SUB |
18
| Dominic Adiyiah | SUB |
1
| Daniel Agyei | SUB |
19
| Lee Addy | SUB |
17
| Rahim Ayew | SUB |
16
| Stephen Ahorlu | SUB |
| Substitutions | |
|---|---|
| MIN. | SUBSTITUTION |
| 74' | Stephen Appiah for Samuel Inkoom |
| 88' | Dominic Adiyiah for Sulley Muntari |
| Yellow Cards | |
|---|---|
| MIN. | NAME |
| 54' | John Pantsil |
| 77' | Hans Sarpei |
| 93' | John Mensah |
| Red Cards | |
|---|---|
| MIN. | NAME |
| No Red Cards | |
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