Uruguay body reportedly cancels charter flight following World Cup exit
Key takeaways
- According to El Pais newspaper and broadcaster Tenfield, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has cancelled the team’s charter flight from its base camp in Mexico to Montevideo.
- Uruguay entered Friday’s decisive Group Stage clash against Spain in Guadalajara needing a positive result after drawing its opening matches against Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde.
- The defeat marked a bitter end to Uruguay’s campaign and effectively brought Marcelo Bielsa’s three-year spell as national team coach to a close.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Uruguay’s FIFA World Cup campaign ended in disappointment after a 1-0 defeat to Spain, with the South American side set to return home on commercial flights following the cancellation of its planned charter, local media reported.
According to El Pais newspaper and broadcaster Tenfield, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has cancelled the team’s charter flight from its base camp in Mexico to Montevideo. Instead, players will travel back individually on commercial airlines after the country’s early World Cup elimination.
Uruguay entered Friday’s decisive Group Stage clash against Spain in Guadalajara needing a positive result after drawing its opening matches against Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde. The two stalemates left Marcelo Bielsa’s side with no margin for error.