Russia, Uruguay, Spain and Portugal advance to round of 16
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Getting the latest on the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Groups A and B were in action Monday.
In Group A, the host nation and Uruguay advance.
In Group B, European powerhouses Portugal and Spain will continue their journey in Russia.
Our Lee Seung-jae reports.
Day-11 of the 2018 Russia World Cup saw kick-off times synchronized for the third and final round of group games before the knockout stage of the tournament begins.
It was Group A up first on Monday.
With the pressure off having both already qualified,... Host nation Russia and Uruguay squared off at the Samara Arena.
Uruguay took an early lead thanks to Luis Suarez's superb goal in the 10th minute,... followed by an own goal by Russia's Denis Cherychev in the 23rd minute.
It all went downhill for the host nation,... as Igor Smolnikov was sent off on a second yellow in the 36th minute.
The 10-man Russian side could not come back,... with Edinson Cavani's close range goal in the 90th minute sealing the match.
The result sees Uruguay finish top with nine points in Group A,... followed by Russia with six points.
Over in Volgograd,... Saudi Arabia and Egypt faced off in the final Group A match-up.
Mohamed Salah would give the Egyptians the lead in the 22nd minute,... but the lead is erased in the final minutes of the first half,... after Salman Al-Faraj coverts a penalty for Saudi Arabia... to level things at one a piece after the first half.
It remained that way for more 90-plus minutes,... until Salem Al-Dawsari found the back of the net,... to give the Saudis a thrilling 2-1 victory.
The win means Saudi Arabia finished 3rd in Group A,... followed by Egypt,... who head home winless at the 2018 World Cup.
In the evening round of the games, the focus was on Group B.
Spain and Morocco got off to an exciting start,... as Khalid Boutaid's left footed strike gives the North Africans an early 1-0 lead.
That lead didn't last long,... Real Madrid midfielder Isco leveling the match at 1-1,... just five minutes later.
It stayed that way,... until the 81st minute,... when Youssef En-Nesyri's header gave Morocco a shocking 2-1 lead.
But there's 90 minutes in football,... as Iago Aspas's stoppage-time goal,... saves Spain for the 2-2 draw,... and sees them advance to the round of 16.
Portugal also looking to advance to the knockout stages,... faced off against Iran.
Iran looking to pull an upset against the European powerhouse,... kept things close,... until Ricardo Quaresma's goal in the 45th minute,... gave Portugal the 1-0 lead.
It could've been 2-0 for Portugal,.... but Cristiano Ronaldo's spot kick in the 53rd minute,... saved by Iran's Alireza Beiranvand.
It stayed that way until a controversial penalty was called in stoppage-time of the second half....
as Karim Ansarifard converts the penalty,... to make the final score 1-1.
The results mean Portugal and Spain advance.
Iran and Morocco head home... to try again in four years.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
Groups A and B were in action Monday.
In Group A, the host nation and Uruguay advance.
In Group B, European powerhouses Portugal and Spain will continue their journey in Russia.
Our Lee Seung-jae reports.
Day-11 of the 2018 Russia World Cup saw kick-off times synchronized for the third and final round of group games before the knockout stage of the tournament begins.
It was Group A up first on Monday.
With the pressure off having both already qualified,... Host nation Russia and Uruguay squared off at the Samara Arena.
Uruguay took an early lead thanks to Luis Suarez's superb goal in the 10th minute,... followed by an own goal by Russia's Denis Cherychev in the 23rd minute.
It all went downhill for the host nation,... as Igor Smolnikov was sent off on a second yellow in the 36th minute.
The 10-man Russian side could not come back,... with Edinson Cavani's close range goal in the 90th minute sealing the match.
The result sees Uruguay finish top with nine points in Group A,... followed by Russia with six points.
Over in Volgograd,... Saudi Arabia and Egypt faced off in the final Group A match-up.
Mohamed Salah would give the Egyptians the lead in the 22nd minute,... but the lead is erased in the final minutes of the first half,... after Salman Al-Faraj coverts a penalty for Saudi Arabia... to level things at one a piece after the first half.
It remained that way for more 90-plus minutes,... until Salem Al-Dawsari found the back of the net,... to give the Saudis a thrilling 2-1 victory.
The win means Saudi Arabia finished 3rd in Group A,... followed by Egypt,... who head home winless at the 2018 World Cup.
In the evening round of the games, the focus was on Group B.
Spain and Morocco got off to an exciting start,... as Khalid Boutaid's left footed strike gives the North Africans an early 1-0 lead.
That lead didn't last long,... Real Madrid midfielder Isco leveling the match at 1-1,... just five minutes later.
It stayed that way,... until the 81st minute,... when Youssef En-Nesyri's header gave Morocco a shocking 2-1 lead.
But there's 90 minutes in football,... as Iago Aspas's stoppage-time goal,... saves Spain for the 2-2 draw,... and sees them advance to the round of 16.
Portugal also looking to advance to the knockout stages,... faced off against Iran.
Iran looking to pull an upset against the European powerhouse,... kept things close,... until Ricardo Quaresma's goal in the 45th minute,... gave Portugal the 1-0 lead.
It could've been 2-0 for Portugal,.... but Cristiano Ronaldo's spot kick in the 53rd minute,... saved by Iran's Alireza Beiranvand.
It stayed that way until a controversial penalty was called in stoppage-time of the second half....
as Karim Ansarifard converts the penalty,... to make the final score 1-1.
The results mean Portugal and Spain advance.
Iran and Morocco head home... to try again in four years.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.