Uruguay won 2-0 in Group H Ghana vs. Uruguay in the first round of the World Cup Qatar tournament.
After three matches, Uruguay tied with South Korea on 4 points, but due to the difference in total points, Uruguay finished 3rd and did not advance to the knockout stages.
The match between 2nd place Ghana and 4th place Uruguay in Group H was held at Al-Janoub Stadium near Doha, the capital of Qatar, from midnight on the 3rd of Japan time.
Uruguay, who have yet to win this tournament, took possession of the ball in the 26th minute of the first half and counter-attacked to create a shot.
Furthermore, in the 32nd minute of the first half, De Alascaeta scored a volley shot with his right foot on Luis Suárez's floating pass to score the second goal.
Uruguay dominated the second half as well, beating Ghana 2-0 to take 4 points with 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw.
In another match played at the same time as this match, Korea Rep. defeated Portugal, and although Uruguay and Korea Rep. were level on points and goal difference, Korea Rep. surpassed them in total goals scored.
As a result, Group H advanced to the final tournament with Portugal in 1st place and Korea in 2nd place.
Uruguay finished in 3rd place and did not advance to the final tournament.
Ghana, who lost, finished 4th in the group.