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The return of the spoiler
Updated: July 2, 2010, 8:03 PM ET
By
Chris Jones | Special to ESPN.com
JOHANNESBURG -- The Uruguayans have done it again, nearly 60 years after they last knocked a home crowd flat, nearly 60 years after they last played the role of silencers. They have been at their best when they've been their most cruel. On Friday, they were at their best.
Sebastian Abreu finished things, scoring the winning penalty in an agonizing shootout. The man they call Loco did it in the most sinister way. Ghanaian keeper Richard Kingson had committed early on the previous four ...
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