Saudi Arabia v Uruguay: Global Cup 2026 – reside
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22 min “My goodness, that Miami song, if it can be called such, is awful!” writes Duncan McQueen. This might had been a a long way better option. Stay up the nice paintings with the MBM even though (track selection however)
That’s one among my favorite songs of the yr! However it doesn’t topic, as a result of there’s just one winner.
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20 min Uruguay enquire for a penalty when a snapshot from Caceres, upfield for a free-kick, hits the hand of Tambakti.
Tambatki’s arm was once by way of his facet so there’s not anything to peer right here.
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18 min Al-Dawsari intercepts a chipped move from the keeper Muslera, exchanges passes with Al-Juwayr and tries his success from 25 yards. Smartly huge however it was once price a check out.
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17 min Araujo’s shot apart, it’s been one giant stalemate up to now. I’m positive it’s going to brighten up, however for now the one factor to mention is that Uruguay’s house equipment could be their perfect since Italia 90.
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13 min Quite a lot of ownership for Saudi Arabia in the previous couple of mins, maximum of it in their very own part.
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12 min “With Fede Valverde playing for Uruguay, there’ll be something worth watching in this one,” writes Justin Kavanagh. “He’ll probably either score an outrageous first-half hat-trick or kick Bielsa’s bucket from under him as he gets subbed early. Hopefully, Uruguay will progress to a knockout meeting with France, where Real Madrid ‘teammates’ Valverde and Tchouaméni can really express how they feel about each other.”
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11 min Uruguay are selecting their moments to press. No longer even Marcelo Bielsea would be expecting his avid gamers to stick in most sensible tools on this oppressive warmth.
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9 min “Counterfactual history is the last refuge of the nerd,” boasts Kári Tulinius, “but I can’t help but wonder what a meeting between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay at the 1986 World Cup would’ve been like, when both were continental champions, which they would defend. It’s Saudi Arabia’s golden age of football, and though it’s not Uruguay’s, they had a serious team.
“The Green Falcons did well in the Afro-Asiatic Cup against Cameroon in 1985, so they’d probably have given the South Americans a proper game. Anyway, they didn’t meet until early this century, so we’ll never know. Anyway, yes, football nerdery is a lonely pursuit.”
I’d love to grasp whether or not Uruguay – who have been one of the vital pre-tournament favourites in 1986 – got down to violate the entirety that moved or whether or not their method simply developed that means. They have been South American champions, as you are saying, even supposing I’ve simply scanned their effects from 1983-86 and it looks as if they’d misplaced their means earlier than the Global Cup began.
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6 min Araujo’s outswinging nook from the left is headed down on the a long way put up and picked up by way of Al-Owais.
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5 min Vinha’s sharp low ball from the left is accumulated at the fringe of the realm by way of Araujo, who spins and whacks a left-foot shot this is driven away somewhat awkwardly by way of Al-Owais. He saved it out, that’s the primary factor.
Maxi Araujo has an early effort on objective for Uruguay. {Photograph}: Molly Darlington/Getty ImagesShare
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3 min A quiet get started, not anything to peer but.
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2 min The Saudi Arabia assault is led by way of Salem al-Dawsari, who scored the winner of their astounding win over Argentina 4 years in the past.
Salem al-DawsariShare
1 min Saudi Arabia kick off from left to proper as we watch. The event is handiest 4 mins at the back of agenda, so you’ll all move kick back, calm down.
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Lately’s event is in M-I-A-M-I
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“I’m hoping for a chaotic game,” writes Andrew Goudie, “with Núñez supplying most of the havoc. I’m also enjoying Duncan Ferguson’s punditry on ITV.”
Giant Dunc is so likeable. His evolution from Throat Guy to cuddly next-door neighbour makes me really feel heat and fuzzy.
Duncan Ferguson offers Leicester’s Steffen Freund one thing to take into consideration. {Photograph}: Darren Staples/REUTERSShareDay 5 on the Global CupShareSaudi Arabia crew information
The place to begin? In all probability in opposition to the tip of April when Hervé Renard was once fired as head trainer after which changed by way of Georgios Donis. The Greek winger, previously of Blackburn, picked his squad with out overseeing a sport.
Renard was once in price from 2019 to 2023 and oversaw the well-known win towards Argentina on the Qatar Global Cup, however broke soccer’s “never go back” rule in October 2024, succeeding his successor Roberto Mancini, who by no means gave the impression of the appropriate are compatible. The Frenchman’s 2nd spell was once underwhelming and with out the match’s growth the Inexperienced Falcons wouldn’t have made it, and handiest scraped via because it was once.
“That’s football … Saudi Arabia have qualified for the World Cup seven times, including twice with me,” Renard stated as he left. “And there’s only one coach who has led them through both the qualifiers and the World Cup; that’s me, in 2022. At least there will be that sense of pride.”
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By way of Luis Inzaurralde
Marcelo Bielsa has left his indelible mark in this Uruguay crew. His 4-3-3 gadget is constructed for direct soccer, permitting his facet to press their warring parties top up the sector and chase the ball always. There’s no letup in attacking when Uruguay have ownership.
It’s been a rollercoaster experience within the 3 years that the previous Leeds supervisor has been in price, that have incorporated a Global Cup qualifying marketing campaign (completing fourth out of 10 within the Conmebol standings) and the 2024 Copa América (completing 3rd).
There was once the unusual soccer performed in the second one part of 2023, when Argentina and Brazil have been crushed, earlier than Uruguay went on a gloomy run of 1 win in 12 (drawing a clean 9 instances) between July 2024 and June 2025. A 5-1 thrashing by the hands of america in November resulted in severe questions being requested of Bielsa. Religion was once kind of restored in March when Uruguay drew 1-1 with England and 0-0 with Algeria.
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Saudi Arabia (4-4-2) Al-Owais; Abdulhamid, Al-Amri, Altambakti, Al-Harbi; Abu Al-Shamat, Al-Juwayr, Al-Khaibari, Kanno; Al-Buraikan, Al-Dawsari.
Subs: Al-Aqidi, Al-Dawsari, Al-Ghannam, Al-Hamdan, Al-Johani, Al-Kassar, Al-Shehri, Boushal, Hejji, Kadesh, Lajami, Majrashi, Mandash, Thakri, Yahya.
Uruguay (4-2-3-1): Muslera; Varela, Cáceres, Olivera, Viña; Ugarte, Bentancur; M Araújo, Valverde, Viñas; Núñez.
Subs: Aguirre, Bueno, Canobbio, de los angeles Cruz, Gimenez, Martinez, Mele, Pellistri, Piquerez, Rochet, Rodriguez, Sanabria, Zalazar.
Referee Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
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Preamble
Hi and welcome to reside, minute-by-minute protection of Saudi Arabia v Uruguay on the Miami Stadium. Saudi Arabia began the closing Global Cup with a surprising victory over Argentina. They’d find irresistible to do the similar every other South American large this night – no longer least as a result of it will building up their probabilities of getting out of a Global Cup staff for handiest the second one time. The primary, as any soccer nerd price their loneliness will know, got here on their Global Cup debut at USA 94.
Uruguay didn’t even qualify for that match. In addition they ignored out in 1998 and 2006, however a memorable run to the semi-finals in 2010 reminded everybody in their pedigree – and their talent to draw or reason controversy.
They’ve been a fixture since then and, whilst it’s onerous to peer them including a 3rd triumph to sit down along 1930 and 1950, they by no means depart a Global Cup with out making an affect. Remaining time round, they and Ghana controlled to knock every different out of the contest.
No matter Uruguay accomplish that time spherical, it received’t be boring, no longer when they’re coached by way of Marcelo Bielsa.
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The pre-match calm in Miami. {Photograph}: Julian Finney/Fifa/Getty ImagesShare
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Matt Hughes
Uruguay’s arrangements for his or her opening Global Cup sport towards Saudi Arabia have been significantly disrupted after their flight from Mexico was once hit by way of more than one delays.
Marcelo Bielsa’s squad have been because of fly from Cancún to Castle Lauderdale early on Sunday afternoon, however forms problems in relation to the airplane resulted in their preliminary flight being cancelled.
A 2nd airplane was once then commissioned to take Uruguay to South Florida, however that flight was once additionally not on time and so they ultimately arrived for the pre-match press convention at Miami Stadium a number of hours past due.
An surprisingly taciturn Bielsa performed down the have an effect on of the prolong on his avid gamers, who undertook maximum in their arrangements at a two-week coaching camp in Montevideo earlier than spending the closing week in Mexico. “The flight caused no problems,” Bielsa stated.
The Uruguay captain, José María Giménez, was once extra frank in describing the delays as “difficult”, whilst others on the Uruguayan Soccer Affiliation (AUF) have been much less diplomatic.
“We had some complications,” the Atlético Madrid defender stated. “It was difficult, but we took advantage by resting at the hotel. And we just got here later.”
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