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Darwin Nunez has issued an emotional apology to the Uruguayan people after the South Americans failed to advance to the World Cup knock-out stage.
Uruguay missed out on qualifying from Group H on goals scored despite their 2-0 win over Ghana yesterday, with South Korea beating Portugal to progress to the last 16 instead.
Nunez took to social media to apologise for the two-time World Cup winners early exit, which the 23-year-old claims the team 'didn't deserve'.
Darwin Nunez took to social media to apologise for Uruguay's early World Cup exit
Uruguay suffered elimination despite beating Ghana 2-0 in their final Group H match
'We didn't deserve this ending but the dream ended,' Nunez said. 'Sorry to all the Uruguayan people.'
Nunez had started all three of Uruguay's Group H matches, but was substituted in the latter stages of ties against Portugal and Ghana.
Liverpool's record signing ended the World Cup without a goal or assist to his name, having had a largely quiet campaign.
Uruguay failed to score in their first two matches,
