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Which Uruguayan forward was sent off for deliberately handling the ball on the goal line to deny Ghana a certain winning goal in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final?
CORRECT ANSWER
Luis Suarez
Luis Suarez deliberately handled the ball on the goal line to deny Ghana a certain winning goal in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final; he was sent off, but Ghana missed the resulting penalty, and Uruguay advanced on penalties.
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