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Uruguay beat hosts Russia 3-0 to finish as winners of Group A.
Luis Suarez put the South Americans ahead after 10 minutes before a Denis Cheryshev own-goal doubled the side’s lead, moments after Igor Smolnikov’s sending-off.
Edinson Cavani grabbed a third goal in the 90th minute to add a final flourish to Uruguay’s display.
So how did the two teams fare? See the gallery below for our player ratings:
Show all 22 1 /22World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Fernando Muslera - 7/10 Earned a clean sheet on his 100th appearance for his country, he dealt well with some testing crosses delivered into the area.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Martin Caceres - 7/10 Defended well, and then offered an attacking outlet on the right once Russia went down to ten men.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Sebastian Coates - 7/10 The former Sunderland and Liverpool defender covered well, and was more than a match for Dzyuba.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Diego Godin - 7/10 Led by example at the back and kept his team well drilled when Russia had possession.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Diego Laxalt - 7/10 Caused Russia a number of problems down the left, drawing the foul that saw Smolnikov dismissed. Will claim the second goal despite its huge deflection.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Lucas Torreira - 8/10 Excelled in front of the Uruguay defence, and provided energy to the midfield. Took a number of hefty challenges in protecting his side's lead.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Nahitan Nandez - 6/10 Provided width on the right, and combined well with Suarez ahead of him and the overlapping Caceres.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Matias Vecino - 6/10 A busy presence in the middle of the park, the Inter Milan man looked to support his forwards whenever possible.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Bentancur - 6/10 The birthday boy was booked before his substitution, but it didn't ruin a decent creative performance behind the two strikers.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Luis Suarez - 7/18 A typical Suarez performance of pace and tenacity, he got the game going with a clever free-kick.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Edinson Cavani - 5/10 Off the pace and off target; the hope is his goal at the death will bring renewed confidence for the remainder of the competition.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Igor Akinfeev - 5/10 The Russian keeper was dominant in the air, but showed a weakness in getting down low to shots.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Igor Smolnikov - 3/10 Came into the side, but endured a nightmare 36 minutes before he was sent off for two yellow card offences.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Ilya Kutepov - 6/10 Kept busy by the movement and pace of Suarez, he will be relieved to see the back of the Barcelona striker.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Sergey Ignashevich - 5/10 Pulled out of position constantly including at the free-kick which allowed Suarez to score the game's opener.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Fyodor Kudryashov - 6/10 Another making his first start of this World Cup, he stood up well to the test posted by Uruguay down his wing.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Roman Zobnin - 5/10 A willing runner in midfield - which was what he spent most of the game doing in chasing down Vecino and Torreira.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Yuri Gazinskiy - 5/10 The Krasnador midfielder struggled as Uruguay pressed high, earned a first-half booking and was eventually replaced at the break.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Alexandr Samedov - 5/10 His deliveries from the right were too often found wanting, particularly from dead balls.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Aleksei Miranchuk - 6/10 Very tidy with the ball at his feet. Those moments, however, were few and far between.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Denis Cheryshev - 6/10 Russia's main attacking threat in the early stages, he was unlucky to deflect in Uruguay's second. and then even more unfortunate to be sacrificed following Smolnikov's dismissal.
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World Cup: Uruguay vs Russia player ratings Artyom Dzyuba - 6/10 Worked hard until the final whistle but received no service and even less support.
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