more questions.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nThis is a crucial match in Group H, with Ghana knowing victory will send them through and Uruguay needing victory to stand a chance of qualification.<\/span><\/p>\nThe match 12 years ago was one of the most controversial in World Cup history and BBC World Service has produced a programme on what happened and how it will influence their meeting in the current World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n“When the draw was made and they saw Uruguay in Ghana’s group, the only thing in people’s mind was revenge. Ghana wants revenge, it is motivation,” Gyan told the BBC.<\/span><\/p>\n“People all over the world know what happened. It is behind me, but I’m human and it’s in the back of my mind.<\/span><\/p>\n“We have South Korea, Portugal and Uruguay – and the most important game for Ghana is against Uruguay. It is in the back of everybody’s mind, going for revenge, revenge, revenge.<\/span><\/p>\n“Our goal is to qualify for the next stage of the competition. If we are going to think Uruguay, Uruguay, Uruguay it is going to be a mistake. We have to qualify, that’s the most important thing.”<\/span><\/p>\n‘I don’t know how that penalty went high’<\/h3>\n
Gyan, who joined Sunderland after the 2010 World Cup in a then club-record \u00a313m transfer, scored three goals in South Africa and Ghana were on the attack in the last minute of extra time as their thrilling 2010 quarter-final with Uruguay was tied at 2-2. <\/span><\/p>\nSuarez blatantly blocked Dominic Adiyiah’s header on the line with his hand and was promptly sent off – but Gyan could not take advantage as his penalty bounced off the bar. Suarez, watching on from the tunnel, wildly celebrated the miss. <\/span><\/p>\nThe match went to a penalty shootout and Gyan scored Ghana’s first penalty, but Uruguay won 4-2 before losing to Netherlands in the semi-final.<\/span><\/p>\n“I scored a penalty in the first game, a very crucial one against Serbia and I scored against Australia through a penalty as well,” recalled Gyan, now 36 and without a club.<\/span><\/p>\n“I scored in extra time against America so the confidence level was that high. Against Uruguay when we had a penalty, although there was pressure, I was the most confident player in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n“I just needed to step up and shoot. Honestly I will say it was one of these days because my penalties do not go that high.<\/span><\/p>\n“I didn’t know how that penalty went high. I think it was a technical error or something.<\/span><\/p>\n“When we went to the penalty shootout I just wanted to prove a point. I had to step up and I scored – you have to come back and prove yourself.”<\/span><\/p>\n
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