Ghana’s Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac is still fuming after Uruguayan striker Luiz Suarez stopped a goalbound shot with his hand on the line in the last minute of extra time in their World Cup quarter-final.
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has reacted angrily to suggestions that his team do not deserve their World Cup semi-final place after Luis Suarez’s handball in their quarter-final against Ghana.
Germany demolished Argentina and Spain beat Paraguay by one goal in a quarter-final of extraordinary drama on Saturday as Europe took revenge on Latin America to dominate the World Cup.
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez was given a one-match ban by FIFA on Saturday for the controversial last-minute handball which denied Ghana a World Cup semi-final place.
Uruguay’s media celebrated “the hands of Luis Suarez” on Saturday after the striker’s handball in the World Cup quarter-final against Ghana led to a penalty shootout in which ‘La Celeste’ triumphed.
FIFA’s disciplinary committee will meet to decide whether Uruguay striker Luis Suarez should face extra punishment for a deliberate handball on the goalline in their quarter-final against Ghana.
Uruguay’s Luis Suarez said his conscience was clear after being dismissed for a handball that denied Ghana a last-gasp winner in their World Cup quarter-final on Friday.
Australian forward Harry Kewell was suspended for one match by FIFA’s disciplinary panel on Sunday following his red card against Ghana on Saturday, FIFA said in a statement.
He will miss Australia’s next Group D match against Serbia on June 23.
Harry Kewell’s return to soccer after an injury lasted just 24 minutes at the World Cup when he was sent off for handling the ball and stopping a certain goal for Group D rivals Ghana on Saturday.
The Australians may well feel aggrieved by Italian referee Roberto Rosetti’s decision, though, with the ball hitting Kewell on the upper arm when he appeared to be trying to push out his chest to stop the goal.