FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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Uruguay LWWWW 1
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Rostov Arena · 42,678 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Uruguay into knockouts with win vs Saudi Arabia; Russia advance

Uruguay booked their place in the knockout stage with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in Rostov on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
3
53
Possession
47
8
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
475
Accurate Passes
422
548
Passes
498
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
6
22
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.5
73
Long Balls
42
47
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
10
14
Effective Clearances
13
14
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Lineups

URU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Fernando MusleraG
  2. 3Diego GodínCD-L
  3. 2José María GiménezCD-R
  4. 22Martín CáceresLB
  5. 4Guillermo VarelaRB
  6. 6Rodrigo BentancurCM-L
  7. 15Matías VecinoCM-R
  8. 7Cristian RodríguezLM
  9. 5Carlos SánchezRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 21Edinson CavaniCF-R

KSA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Mohammed Al-OwaisG
  2. 4Ali Al-BulayhiCD-L
  3. 3Osama HawsawiCD-R
  4. 13Yasser Al-ShahraniLB
  5. 6Mohammed Al-BuraykRB
  6. 7Salman Al-FarajAM
  7. 14Abdullah OtayfLM
  8. 17Taisir Al-JassimRM
  9. 19Fahad Al-MuwalladF
  10. 18Salem Al-DawsariAM-L
  11. 9Hatan BahbriAM-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Uruguay 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
  2. 44' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hussain Al Moqahwi replaces Taiseer Al Jassam because of an injury.
  3. 59' Substitution, Uruguay. Diego Laxalt replaces Cristian Rodríguez.
  4. 59' Substitution, Uruguay. Lucas Torreira replaces Matías Vecino.
  5. 75' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Kanno replaces Hatan Bahbri.
  6. 78' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Al-Sahlawi replaces Fahad Al Muwallad.
  7. 82' Substitution, Uruguay. Nahitan Nández replaces Carlos Sánchez.

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