FIFA has banned Uruguay forward Luis Suarez for one match for his deliberate handball to deny Ghana a winning goal in their World Cup quarter-final match.

FIFA's disciplinary committee has ruled that Suarez was guilty of "denying the opposite team a clear goal-scoring opportunity" and imposed just a one-match suspension.

Suarez will serve the ban when Uruguay meets the Netherlands in the semi-finals on Tuesday, and would be available for the final if his team advances.

After Suarez's handball in the last minute of extra-time at Soccer City on Friday, Ghana forward Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty and the match finished 1-1. Uruguay won the penalty shootout 4-2 to advance.

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