Cavani's Uruguay pinch late win
The Uruguay of Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani beat Egypt 1-0 on Friday 15 June at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, as the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia' Matchday 1 got under way.
EGYPT - URUGUAY: 0-1 (0-0)
2018 FIFA World Cup - Group A - Matchday 1
Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow, Russia)
Goal: Gimenez (89').
EGYPT: El Shenawy - Fathi (c), Hegazy, Gabr, Abdel-Shafi - Elneny, Hamed (Morsy, 50') - Warda (Sobhi, 82'), Said, Hassan Trezeguet - Mohsen (Kahraba, 63'). Coach: Héctor Cuper.
URUGUAY: Muslera - Varela, Gimenez, Godin (c), Caceres - Nandez (Sanchez, 58'), Vecino (Torreira, 87'), Bentancur, De Arrascaeta (Rodriguez, 59') - Cavani, Suarez. Coach: Oscar Washington Tabarez.
Group A standings:
1. Russia / 3 points, +5 (1 match played)
2. Uruguay / 3 points, +1 (1 match played)
3. Egypt / 0 point, -1 (1 match played)
4. Saudi Arabia / 0 point, -5 (1 match played)
Uruguay's Group A fixtures:
Friday 15 June 2018 at 14:00: Egypt - Uruguay: 0-1 (Matchday 1 - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow)
Wednesday 20 June 2018 at 17:00: Uruguay - Saudi Arabia (Matchday 2 - Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don)
Monday 25 June 2018 at 16:00: Uruguay - Russia (Matchday 3 - Samara Arena, Samara)