Uruguay finish as Group winners with a 3-0 win over runners-up Russia
La Celeste finish with 3 wins & 3 clean sheets
Saudi Arabia record their first win this tournament
Egypt suffer their 3rd straight defeat
Group A
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La Celeste finish with 3 wins & 3 clean sheets
Saudi Arabia record their first win this tournament
Egypt suffer their 3rd straight defeat
Group A
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Last-16
Uruguay Vs Portugal
Russia Vs Spain
With Russia and Uruguay having already qualified for the last-16, top spot in Group A has now been settled with Uruguay's emphatic 3-0 victory over the hosts who finished second.
The last-16 stage has now been set as Uruguay will face a crunching encounter against Portugal who finished a crazy Group B, second with 5 points.
Russia will have an even tougher test as they take on Spain who also finished on 5 points, but topped Group B after scoring the most number of goals in comparison with Portugal.
It was a memorable day for Saudi Arabia who although were eliminated, fought back from behind to win against Egypt who's World Cup campaign has ended with 3 straight defeats.
Matchday 3
Uruguay Vs Russia
Suarez 10'
Cheryshev (OG) 23'
Cavani 90'
Match Highlights
Uruguay finally kicked into gear in their world cup campaign with an emphatic 3-0 victory over hosts Russia, to move top of Group A and also recording their 3rd straight shutout.
Prior to this game, Uruguay's attacking prowesses were questioned after consecutive 1-0 wins, but this win replicates a pure statement that the team possesses a fierce attacking unit combined with a sound defensive unit.
On his 100th international cap, Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera also became the country's record appearance maker in World Cup finals with 14 appearances.
Uruguay took the lead in the 10th minute through Luis Suarez who drilled home a low clever free-kick past the keeper.
Moments later it was 2-0 after Diego Laxlat's 25-yard shot took a wicked deflection on its way from Denis Cheryshev, leaving the keeper stranded.
It got worse for the hosts as they got reduced down to 10-men as the debuting Russian Right back Igor Smolnikov received a 2nd yellow card for the early exit.
Thereafter, Uruguay took control of the game and got their reward in the 90th minute as Edinson Cavani who had missed many shots early on, tapped in the Russian keeper's ricochet for his first goal of the tournament.
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt
Al Faraj 45+6' (P)
Al Dawsari 90+5'
Salah 22'
A game with pride to play for ends in favor of Saudi Arabia who left it late to record a comeback victory over Egypt; their first victory of the tournament.
Egypt's goalkeeper Essam El Hadary, at 45 became the oldest world cup player in history to play in the competition who also saved a penalty from Fahad Al Muwallad after Egypt's talisman Mohamed Salah put his side ahead with a brilliant lob over the goalkeeper.
However, Saudi Arabia was handed a second penalty in first-half stoppage time which was converted this time by Salman Al-Faraj. The winner was scored late in injury time through Salem Al Dawasri for their first win as a disappointed Egypt and Mohamed Salah left with 3 straight defeats.
Uruguay Vs Saudi Arabia
Scorer(s)
L. Suarez 23'
Match Highlights
Match Report
On his 100th international cap for Uruguay, Luis Suarez scored the decisive goal which confirmed his side's progress into the knockout stages, eliminating Saudi Arabia in the process.
This result also meant joy for hosts Russia who sealed qualification but despair for Egypt.
The FC Barcelona striker burst through in the 23rd minute and sweeping home past the Saudi Arabian goalkeeper who along with his team had shown a vast improvement than their previous 5-0 defeat to Russia.
Uruguay's slender victory meant that they and Russia are 6 points clear off of Egypt who is also eliminated without any mathematical hope of qualifying.
Russia Vs Egypt
Scorer(s)
Fathy (OG) 47'
Cheryshev 59'
Dzyuba 63'
Salah 73' (P)
Match Highlights
World Cup 2018 hosts Russia moved on the brink of qualification to the Round of 16 with their 2nd straight win over Egypt, eliminating them in the process in Group A.
Egypt who had to win to have any chance of qualifying started their star attacker Mohamed Salah but fell behind to a bizarre OG by Ahmed Fathy after diverting Roman Zobinin's cross into his own net.
Twelve minutes later, Denis Cheryshev doubled Russia's advantage to score his 3rd goal in the tournament before Artem Dzyuba all but sealed off the win with a brilliant individual goal.
Salah earned and converted a penalty in the 73rd minute but it was to be a mere consolation as Egypt lost their 2nd game in a row.
Russia now lead Group A with 6 points and if Saudi Arabia failure to beat Uruguay will confirm Russia's progress to the knockout stages and also Egypt's elimination.
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| Cheryshev (3) now leads the scoring charts with Ronaldo (3) |
Matchday 1
Egypt Vs Uruguay
Scorer(s)
J. Gimenez 89'
Uruguay began their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign by scoring a dramatic winner against Egypt to register their first ever opening day victory in the competition since 1970.
Match Highlights
Mohamed Salah, Egypt's star player was only named as a substitute on his birthday as he was still recovering from an injury suffered against Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
Uruguay had brilliant chances throughout the game through their star attackers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani but the Egyptian keeper stood tall to keep all their attacks at bay.
However, the telling touch came late in the 89th minute as Christian Rodriguez' free-kick met center back Jose Gimenez, who powered home the winner.
Russia Vs Saudi Arabia
Scorer(s)
Gazinskiy, 12'
Cheryshev, 43'
Dzyuba 71'
Cheryshev 90+1'
Golovin 90+4'
Russia made a perfect start to their World Cup campaign, crushing Saudi Arabia 5-0 in front of 78,000+ fans.
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| The hosts are 5-0 victors in Group A |
They took as much as 12 minutes to open the scoring as Yury Gazinsky headed home his side's and the competition's first on the night.
Denis Cheryshev who had just come on in the 24th minute put in a Man of the Match performance by showing neat footwork to score Russia's second in the 43rd minute.
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| Cheryshev scoring his 2nd goal |
Artem Dzyuba, another substitute headed home past the opposition goalkeeper to hand Russia a 3-goal lead to all but confirm their victory.
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| Substitute Dzyuba celebrating his goal |
But, Russia was in for more in second-half stoppage, firstly once again through Cheryshev whose wonder strike outside the box began the countdown for the best goal of the tournament.
As the game was nearing its end, Aleksandr Golovin Russia's most exciting prospect did this!
Russia's dominant victory hands them 3-points in Group A and another victory against Uruguay or Egypt will guarantee a place into the Round of 16.
Saudi Arabia's performance was awful and another defeat will result in elimination.
Match Highlights
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