Luis Suarez slams critics post Uruguay's emotional World Cup exit: 'They don't respect us'

After suffering a painful exit from FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament, Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez took to social media to pen an emotional note, one in which he slammed critics. South American giants exited competition despite registering a 2-0 win in ir final group-stage game against Ghana.

scoreline was not enough to see m through as South Korea (4) scored a late stoppage-time winner against Portugal to move ahe of third-placed Uruguay (2) on goals scored after both sides finished with same goal difference (0).

Suarez pens emotional note after World Cup heartbreak

Following conclusion of Uruguay vs Ghana match, Luis Suarez took to his Instagram handle and wrote, "Saying goodbye to a World Cup hurts a lot, but we have peace of mind that we left everything for our country. Proud to be URUGUAYAN although y DON'T RESPECT US. Thanks to each of Uruguayans who supported us in every part of world!"

Even before Uruguay vs Ghana FIFA World Cup 2022 clash began, Suarez was centre of attention because of some of remarks he passed that me helines. 35-year-old has a history against Ghana as it was his intentional handball that prevented African country from progressing to knockout stages of tournament back in 2010.

12 years after incident, Suarez said that he would not apologize for same. On being told by a Ghanaian reporter during a news conference that people in Ghana refer to him as diablo ( devil), Suarez responded, "I don't apologise about that. I did handball, but Ghana player missed penalty, not me. I could apologise if I injured a player with a tackle and got a red card, but in this situation, I took a red card and referee said penalty."

35-year-old ded, "It's not my fault as I didn't miss penalty. player who missed penalty said he would do same [as I did] in that situation. It's not my responsibility in this situation." On that occasion, penalty was missed by Asamoah Gyan in dying seconds of match.