The last hope for South Africa, Ghana, faces a tough Uruguay squad, Friday July 2, in the Quarter Finals of FIFA World Cup 2010. These two have never met in competition. World Cup oddsmakers at BODOG.com have Uruguay as EVEN moneyline favorites over Ghana (+285) with a DRAW at (+220). Be sure to get your Uruguay vs Ghana 2010 World Cup Predictions Quarter Finals Odds in now at BODOG.com
Uruguay defeated Korea 2-1 to advance to the quarters, for the first time, thanks to Luis Suarez two goals. Uruguay’s defense had not conceded a goal throughout the first round. Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez made one change to the team that defeated Mexico 1-0 in their final group match, with Diego Godin replacing Mauricio Victorino at the back. He’ll likely field the same squad for Ghana. All eyes are on striker Luis Suarez. An interesting statistic about Suarez is that if you include the qualifying campaign for South Africa 2010 and the finals themselves, in the seven games in which the striker, Luis Suarez, has found the net, his side have never lost , garnering five wins and two draws. Moreover he struck Uruguay's first goal on all seven occasions.
What is Uruguay’s objective now? "We've achieved the first two of them but we need to take things game by game," Suarez replied. "The 32 teams that started the World Cup came to South Africa with the aim of making the Final, but then that number came down to 16 and now we're in the last eight. So our objective has to be to go on and become world champions." If Super Suarez keeps on scoring the goals, who knows how far Uruguay can go?
Ghana beat the USA 2-1 to make the elite eight, thanks to a goal from Kevin Prince Boateng's early opener and Asamoah Gyan goal in the 93rd minute. Ghana has become the third African nation to advance to the last eight of a FIFA World Cup, after Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002. Ghana manager Milovan Rajevac believes the Black Stars' FIFA World Cup adventure is far from over. Budweiser Man of the Match, against the USA, Andre Ayew misses the Uruguay game because he picked up a second yellow card and Coach Rajevac added: "This is a major problem for the Uruguay game. There are also a lot of injuries and a lot of work for the medical staff." Ghana is a team that posses the ball well, once they have the ball they can pass it a lot.
Coach Rajevac said: "Ghana are now among the eight best teams in the world. This is fantastic. When we reached the final of the African Cup the boys learned how to compete. That is the most important thing and I now hope Ghana will go further. The whole world is watching these games. Everybody loves good football. Ghana has the support of the whole world because it is the only African country still playing at the World Cup."
Uruguay vs Ghana
When: Friday, July 2- 2:30 PM ET
Line: BODOG.com
Pick: Uruguay EVEN
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The Bottom Line: As much as I would like to see Ghana make the semi-final, I think Uruguay will be too much for the Africans. Be sure to get your Uruguay vs Ghana 2010 World Cup Predictions Quarter Finals Odds in now at BODOG.com and receive a 10% deposit bonus.
