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Did Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay stop their World Cup ...
Key takeaways
- Did Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay finally get its groove back in that second half against Saudi Arabia?
- After a thoroughly undistinguished start, they fell behind five minutes before halftime, and spent the next 40 minutes staring straight at disaster.
- That chance still exists, of course, but at least Uruguay came away from the 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia aware that they should have won and that they had created more than enough opportunities to seal victory.
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Did Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay finally get its groove back in that second half against Saudi Arabia?
After a thoroughly undistinguished start, they fell behind five minutes before halftime, and spent the next 40 minutes staring straight at disaster. With an exuberant Cape Verde and Spain still to come, a humiliating early exit was a real possibility.
That chance still exists, of course, but at least Uruguay came away from the 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia aware that they should have won and that they had created more than enough opportunities to seal victory.
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