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.
5 min: Foul by Sanchez, deep in Saudi Arabia's half, the goalkeeper boots it forward and Saudi Arabia win another free kick, this time in a good position
7 min: Al Faraj whips the ball into the area, but Muslera comes and claims it easily
10 min: Saudi Arabia win a throw in, but they aren't making good use of their possession
12 min: CHANCE! Cáceres makes a good run behind the fullback, he pulls the ball back to Cavani who hits it high over the goal
17 min: Uruguay struggling to find possession in Saudi Arabia's final third it's a mid-field battle so far
18 min: A long ball is just out of reach for Rodriguez, he can't control it and it goes out for a goal kick
19 min: Better from Uruguay, they attack with pace on the counter and Cavani's cross is kicked out of play
20 min: A break from Saudi Arabia, Bahebri goes it alone and his shot is wide
22 min: GOAL! (Uruguay 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia - Suarez)
Really poor from Saudi Arabia, the cross comes in and Al Owais misjudges the flight of the ball, it sails past his hands and Suarez is there for the tap in
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