* Uruguay were unbeaten in five FIFA World Cup group stage matches against European teams prior to their defeat by Portugal.
* Ghana’s two group games have featured 10 goals. They were on the wrong end of a five-goal thriller against Portugal but beat South Korea 3-2, snapping their six-game winless run in the World Cup group stage. * Uruguay, who have yet to score at this year’s finals, have only failed to qualify for the knockout phase in one of their last six World Cup appearances.* Their only previous meeting was in the infamous 2010 World Cup quarter-final, when Uruguay’s Luis Suarez was sent off for a blatant handball only for Ghana to miss the resulting penalty and lose the shootout after the match finished 1-1 after extra time.