2022 World Cup: ‘Big Headache’ for Ghana today as Uruguay are yet to lose to an African side

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Ghana’s Black Stars face La Celeste of Uruguay today in a crunch final Group H clash at the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar later today.

The Ghana team takes on the South American country who are yet to suffer defeat to any African opposition at the World Cup in history.

That aside, Uruguay have won seven of their last group games at the FIFA World Cup tournaments, drawing three and losing just three as well.

  • The South Americans have played 13 times on Matchday 3 at the FIFA World Cup.
  • They have recorded 7 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses on Matchday 3.
  • They have scored 8 goals against African countries at the World Cup and conceded 4
  • Uruguay have scored 22 goals on matchday 2 and conceded 14.
  • Uruguay have played 8 games as the away side on Matchday 3 at the FIFA World Cup.
  • In those previous 8 games, they have lost 2, drawn 3, and won 3.
  • In those previous 8 games, they have scored 6 goals and conceded 8.
  • Uruguay have played African sides just once on Matchday 3 at the FIFA World Cup (Senegal in 2002) which ended 3-3.
  • Only Ghana (1) and Senegal (3) have been able to score against La Celeste at the World Cup.

Matchday 3 Results for Uruguay
– 1930
Uruguay 6-1 Yugoslavia
– 1950
Uruguay 3-2 Sweden
– 1954
Uruguay 4-2 England
– 1962
Soviet Union 2-1 Uruguay
– 1966
Mexico 0-0 Uruguay
– 1970
Uruguay 0-1 Sweden
– 1974
Sweden 3-0 Uruguay
– 1986
Scotland 0-0 Uruguay
– 1990
South Korea 0-1 Uruguay
– 2002
Senegal 3-3 Uruguay
– 2010
Mexico 0-1 Uruguay
– 2014
Italy 0-1 Uruguay
– 2018
Uruguay 3-0 Russia

Uruguay have been eliminated at the Group stage just three times in its history -1962, 1974, and 2002.

By: D. N. A. MENSAH, Daily Mail GH /Follow the writer @SkipperWrites on Twitter

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