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Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia LIVE World Cup 2018: Luis Suarez scores – latest score, goals and updates from Rostov

Follow all the latest news from the Group A clash in Rostov

Michael Jones
Wednesday 20 June 2018 17:49 BST
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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.

Follow the latest from Rostov in the live blog below:


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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.

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88 min: CHANCE! Laxalt fires a low pass across the area Suarez hits it first time but it's not clean and it spoons wide

Michael Jones20 June 2018 17:47
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90 min: Saudi Arabia get a corner, it's whipped and finds Kanno whose header is tame

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90 min: 4 minutes to go for Saudi Arabia, but they don't look like scoring, there's no intensity or urgency

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FULL TIME: Uruguay 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia

Uruguay go through to the knockout stages alongside Russia, Saudi Arabia are going home, they looked good in the first half but looked tired in the second

Clinical from the South American team, they go the job done

Michael Jones20 June 2018 17:53
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One more game today, Spain take on Iran and that could mean goals, goals, goals!

Stay with us for more live coverage, kick off at 7pm 

Michael Jones20 June 2018 18:08

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