Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia LIVE World Cup 2018: Luis Suarez scores – latest score, goals and updates from Rostov
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It's the second round of games in Group A as Saudi Arabia look to regain a semblance of dignity against Uruguay following their opening game embarrassment.
Russia thumped Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening game of the tournament at the Luzhniki last week and Uruguay, who are considered one of the strongest teams in the group, will be licking their lips at the prospect of facing that shaky defence.
Uruguay will be looking to maintain their 100 per cent record and make sure of a place in the Round of 16 with victory, after a last-minute win over Egypt last time out.
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What time is it?
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia kicks off at 4pm.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown live on BBC One.
Odds
Uruguay: 1/7
Saudi Arabia: 19/1
Draw: 13/2
Prediction
Uruguay 6-0 Saudi Arabia. It may look extreme but Russia were dubbed the worst team in the tournament going into the World Cup - and they scored five. Uruguay, with Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani et al., are considered the dark horses this summer so, maybe, 6-0 might be fairly conservative.
63 min: Sanchez wins a free kick out on the right wing, this could be dangerous for Saudi Arabia
65 min: It's not! but the gap left by Sanchez allows Saudi Arabia to break
Deja vu but at the other end, Saudi Arabia's free kick gets defended by Suarez
69 min: Good keeping form Muslera, the ball came into the box, he leapt high and caught it well
70 min: More intensity needed by Saudi Arabia, Uruguay are happy to sit back and defend
74 min: Lots of possession again in mid-field for Saudia Arabia, but they aren't making use of it
75 min: Cavani links with Suarez as the latter dinks the ball over the centre backs but it's just too long and is collected by the keeper
77 min: A free kick for Uruguay leaves a few people scrambling in the box, Cavani is ruled offside so nothing comes of it
81 min: SUBSTITUTION Sanchez off, and Nández on for the final 10 minutes or so
84 minutes: Saudi Arabia move forward again, but can't break down this Uruguay defence
85 min: CHANCE! Cavani had the opportunity to end it there, he broke alone on the counter turns a defender and Al Owais makes a good save
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