You can call it the mega night of Brazilian world cup when both the top contenders of Group D met each other to survive a place for themselves. Since, they had lost their earlier games, it was their last chance to continue in the tourney and here comes the power of your star players and Uruguayan proved to have an edge in this respect. Luis Suarez, the 27-year-old Uruguayan forward, who has until been suspected to even play in the world cup for his knee injury, played magnificently and proved why he had been the eye candy for Liverpool in the last English season. He not only fired both the goals for his team but also offered a tough resistance to English counterparts who could not offer any fight until the last few moments. Suarez scored in both the halves: first one came in the thirty ninth minute and second one came in the eighty fifth minute – just after the quality shot of Rooney. Now, let us discuss the implications of this defeat for the Three Lions, in fact, they are now virtually out of the event, however there is only one hope that depends upon the result of the match between Italy and Costa Rica on Friday and if it ends with a draw, English side would be ousted in the first stage itself. Nonetheless, if Italy could beat Costa Rica, England would have another chance to back in the game.
If we closely look at who have had the major stake in the ball possession, it is undoubtedly England who enjoyed the ball for more than sixty percent of the time, but they somehow could not parallel the ball holding technique shown by the Uruguayans and a skill how to capitalize over a chance in crucial moments. It is strange to know that a player who just undergone through a knee surgery in the last month managed to recover fully in a short span and how. Suarez is now the man in the news across the world for his first brilliant show in the FIFA event. What he said about the game is “It was one of the best games I’ve played. It’s an amazing moment for me. Maybe a few days ago I thought this wouldn’t be possible.
“Before the game too many people in England laughed about my attitude over the last few years. This is a very good time for me. I want to see what they think now.” For now, congratulations to Óscar Tabárez and a big best of luck to Roy Hodgson!