World Cup: Suarez gives Uruguay lead over Saudi Arabia
KEY MATCH STATS
- Uruguay are looking to win their first two matches of a World Cup tournament for the first time since 1954.
- Saudi Arabia have failed to score in eight of their last 10 World Cup games.
- They didn’t have a single shot on target in their opener against Russia.
- Luis Suarez becomes the sixth Uruguayan to reach 100 caps.
TODAY’S VENUE
The Rostov Arena sits on the banks of the Don river one thousand kilometres to the south-east of Moscow. FC Rostov will move in once the tournament.
Hammered by hosts Russia in the opening game, Saudi Arabia need a win to stay in the tournament. Today, they are up against Uruguay’s Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and co.
URUGUAY TEAM NEWS
Team to play Saudi Arabia: Muslera, Varela, Godin, Gimenez, Caceres, Sanchez, Bentancur, Vecino, Rodriguez, Suarez, Cavani.
SAUDI ARABIA TEAM NEWS
Team to play Uruguay: Al-Owais, Hawsawi (c), Al-Bulayhi, Al-Burayk, Al-Shahrani, Al-Faraj, Bahbir, Ateef, Al-Jassam, Al-Dawsari, Al-Muwallad