Uruguay Books a Bracket Slot; Saudis Book Tickets Home
In a game with just a few chances to score, Luis Suárez took a bite outta the Green.
In doing so, dude guaranteed Uruguay's advancement to the World Cup's knockout stage.
After serving as Russia's practice cones in their first match, Saudi Arabia was keen to upgrade their reputation after that 5-0 beatdown.
Since FIFA currently ranks them as the globe's 67th-strongest side ...
Known as both the Green and the Falcons, the Saudis were doing everything possible to maintain a high-flying attack against a grudging and nudging Celeste defense.
There were two decent chances from Hatan Bahbir that went awry:
- In the first, he forced Fernando Muslera to extend himself to the max, and
- In the second, dude's volley threatened the cheap seats more than the goal:
Everything changed in the 23rd minute, when Suárez was cagey enough to capitalize on an Saudi defensive failure:
It stood up. 1-0 Uruguay.
For the record, Edinson Cavani had a moment or two, but all La Celeste needed on the day Suárez positioning himself to be dangerous.
With this result, we can put paid to Group A:
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