Good afternoon and welcome to the live text coverage of the much-anticipated contest between the Black Stars of Ghana and their counterparts from Uruguay.
Ghana comes up against Uruguay this afternoon in a final Group H match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
From the two matches played in the group so far, Ghana has one win and one defeat.
That has given the Black Stars three important points and an even goal difference. With only Portugal having more points [6] than Ghana in the group, there is no pressure on the Black Stars ahead of the game.
For Uruguay, it is simple but complex at the same time. The South Americans need to simply beat Ghana to advance to the Round 16 stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
What makes it complex is the fact that they come up against a country with so much to play for. Besides aiming for the win to book a place in the Round 16 stage, players are motivated to stop Uruguay from winning to bring joy to Ghanaians and the rest of Africa.
Ghana starting eleven for the Uruguay game:
Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Baba Rahman, Mohammed Salisu, Daniel Amartey, Alidu Seidu, Salis Abdul Samed, Thomas Partey, Mohammed Kudus, Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew Inaki Williams.
𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 ! 🚨🇬🇭
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Uruguay starting eleven for the Ghana game:
Sergio Rochet, Jose Maria Gimenez, Sebastian Coates, Guillermo Varela, Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur, Facundo Pellistri, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Mathias Olivera, Darwin Nunez, Luis Suarez.
Ghana needs a draw to advance to the knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This afternoon’s game will kick off at 15:00GMT.
We are just 30 minutes way from kick off.
WHAT a fantastic atmosphere!! The two sides are on the pitch and we will now have the national anthems.
All is set for the the game to kick off;
