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00:10Musab Al-Jawair is a rising star of the Saudi game.
00:14Feras Al-Brikan plays up front,
00:16despite not being the regular first choice at his club, Al-Athlin.
00:20Saudi-based Darwin Nunez leads to the attack.
00:23He should be fresh, having hardly played in the second half of the season for Al-Helal.
00:30Three, two, one.
00:36Kick-off in Miami.
00:38It's Saudi Arabia against Uruguay.
00:42This is Manuel Ugarte with a central midfield partnership with a Premier League flavour
00:46between Ugarte of Manchester United and Rodrigo Bentancur of Tottenham Hotspur.
01:01This is Matthias Oliveira, two-time winner in Serie A with Napoli.
01:12Both full-backs getting quite high quite quickly here.
01:16Vigne waiting patiently on the near side and brought into the play.
01:21Matthias Vigne.
01:24Oliveira.
01:30Bugarte loitering very deep.
01:35Good passage of possession here for Uruguay.
01:44Vigne trying to set something up.
01:46First shot and goal to Deciarani.
01:47Needed saving.
01:49Straight at Al-Auais.
01:51You can see Al-Auais was not very confident with it.
01:55Straight at him.
01:58Araujo with this corner.
01:59The first corner of the match.
02:03Early pressure on the Saudi defence.
02:07And safely into the goalkeeper's gloves.
02:10It was Federico Vigne.
02:13Whose header was rather smothered.
02:15He'd be disappointed with that, weren't he?
02:16Because he had a really good opportunity to get a meaningful header off on goal.
02:20Al-Auais beaten to it.
02:24Lively and purposeful start here from Uruguay.
02:29Sent forward by Caceres.
02:31Met in the air by Abdullela Al-Amri.
02:34And then...
02:35At the moment, they're just waiting for one of these teams to...
02:38You know, maybe take a little bit more risks in this game.
02:42Given away by Vigne there.
02:44Here's Kano.
02:46Now Al-Burikkan.
02:47Looking for Muhammad Abu Al-Shimat.
02:49Again, just a little bit loose with that pass as they ventured into the final third.
02:53Yeah, that's let them down quite a bit on this first half so far.
02:56That final little pass.
02:58Al-Jewer.
03:00Salem al-Dalsari.
03:02He might have a pop from here.
03:03And al-Dalsari sends it wide.
03:06Last summer.
03:08Started as the number nine.
03:10And then at the midway point of the season,
03:11in the winter window,
03:13Karim Benzema signed.
03:15Which rather complicated things from his point of view.
03:17You can only have a certain number of foreign players in the team.
03:19And he wasn't registered for the second half of the season in the league.
03:26So he hasn't played a lot.
03:27He'd be rested.
03:28They'd be fresh for this World Cup.
03:29And that's part of the issue with so many players.
03:31The question mark is how much football they're playing.
03:33And coming into this tournament,
03:35how fresh can they be?
03:36And certainly for Darwin Nunez,
03:39he's got to be in prime condition for this World Cup.
03:50That's Bentancur sending it forward.
03:52Great play here from Varela.
03:54And Asantan Bhakti not really clearing his lines.
03:58Maxi Araujo at the far post.
04:00Here's a chance on the right with the save.
04:02And it came out of Garte too quickly for him to get on top of it.
04:06That one moment when it's sped up the play.
04:09And that caused Saudi Arabia all sorts of problems.
04:12The ball gets lofted into the far post.
04:14Really good header back across the face.
04:16There's the diving header.
04:18So, so close.
04:19And a very good save from Alois.
04:23On the move.
04:24Difficult sometimes.
04:27Well, we're half an hour into this match in Miami.
04:31And there's nothing in it at all.
04:32Not just in terms of the scoreline,
04:34but arguably really in terms of much of the play as well.
04:37Yeah, there isn't.
04:38I mean, that's the best part.
04:39That's, that's...
04:40Works something.
04:41It's a fair old distance.
04:42It is, but I think it's one of those distances
04:44where you can get up over.
04:46Isabel Jawer sending it in.
04:48And Muslera under pressure there,
04:49colliding with his own defender, Sebastian Caceres.
04:52Yeah, good goalkeeping.
04:53Needed to come out.
04:53There was a danger.
04:54Very dangerous ball.
04:55Difficult to defend against.
04:57Because I think the height was perfect.
04:59Muslera came out.
05:01Commanded it very early.
05:02You can see his defender knew exactly that he was coming out.
05:04But Caceres, he knew he needed to let that go.
05:16A little bit of pressure from Saudi Arabia.
05:19With eight minutes to go in the first half,
05:22Musab El-Jawair sends it over.
05:25Great save, Muslera.
05:29Sensational save to Danai Abdullela Al-Amri.
05:32You can see there's slightly moving to his right.
05:36Just sticks out there.
05:37And the header back down.
05:39Just out of reach for Al-Brican.
05:42Best little spell for Saudi Arabia of this opening half.
05:46Yeah, really good play there from Saudi Arabia.
05:48Constant pressure.
05:50Balls into the box.
05:51They've got the big plays.
05:52They've got the height.
05:53To cause problems.
05:56A really good strike.
05:58It's a fantastic save.
06:00Muslera reacts really well.
06:08Easy header for Bentancourt.
06:11That was rather rushed and hurried.
06:16From Abdullah Al-Khaibari.
06:20A little bit of anxiety in the stands among those of Uruguayan persuasion.
06:26And Jorgo Stonis will be greatly encouraged by what he's seen in the latter stages of this first half.
06:32It's a really top-class save there.
06:34You can see just on that replay,
06:35Fernando Muslera there was just slightly late in seeing the ball.
06:39His reaction is excellent.
06:46So it remains goalless.
06:49Both goalkeepers made a decent save in this first half.
06:55That won the best of them.
06:56Al-Brican has done well here.
06:58Into Salem Aldarsuri.
07:01Who's got it back.
07:03Couldn't find Al-Brican.
07:04Caceres initially was the player who got a toe on it.
07:06Al-Brican tries to win it back.
07:09Mariani, the referee, doing a good job of keeping this play going.
07:12Saad Abdul Hamid.
07:14Into Muhammad Abu Al-Shamat.
07:16Who will get the corner.
07:18Yeah, good play.
07:18This is a really good phase of play for Saudi Arabia.
07:20They feel there's a bit of a momentum shift.
07:23An opportunity to possibly just put that little bit more pressure on Uruguay
07:28and maybe get that breakthrough.
07:31Roberto Baggio among those watching on.
07:36What a player he was.
07:39Yep, absolute superstar for Italy.
07:43And a legend of the game.
07:47Al-Jawah with this corner kick for Saudi Arabia.
07:52Best spell of the game so far for them.
07:54But Zler was there.
07:55But he couldn't keep that one out.
07:58Abdul El Al-Amri for Saudi Arabia.
08:04It was such ferociousness.
08:08And the follow-up.
08:11Al-Amri was very quick to react.
08:14This layer there has an awkward bounce in front of him.
08:17Tries to react.
08:18Saudi Arabia have found themselves in front.
08:21They've deserved it.
08:22They've been the better side in the last ten minutes or so.
08:24Created the better chances.
08:26Can cause Uruguay all sorts of problems.
08:29And Uruguay strike back before the break.
08:31And it comes from Maxi Araujo.
08:33Powerful header.
08:34Line save from Malawais.
08:37Yeah, good save from the goalkeeper.
08:38This time he elects to catch it.
08:40Does it very, very comfortably.
08:47Abu Al-Shaman.
08:49Into Al-Juaire.
08:52One back well by Manuel Ugate.
08:56Araujo.
08:59That's an excellent block by El Al-Amri.
09:01Yeah, you can see that Uruguay have definitely lifted the tempo.
09:06Now they've got a fight on their hands.
09:07Got to get themselves back in this game as quickly as they possibly can.
09:16As we go into added time at the end of the first half.
09:22Uruguay pressing for an equaliser.
09:25Araujo's delivery.
09:27Queuing up on the six-yard line.
09:29Fede Valverde.
09:33Firmly sent on its way by Hassan Tambakhti.
09:38Playing a minimum of four additional minutes here at the end of this half.
09:42And here's Maxi Araujo with an opportunity.
09:46Denied again by Al-Aujo.
09:47And the flag has gone up on the far side.
09:49It's a brilliant save.
09:50Mohamed Al-Aujo.
09:52I know it's offside.
09:53But he doesn't know that at the time.
09:54He makes himself really big.
09:56It is an excellent save.
09:59It is maybe possible.
10:05Real test for Uruguay.
10:07Set out to play attacking football.
10:10Struggled for goals in recent times.
10:12Would dearly love one here.
10:14In the closing moment to this first half.
10:16But again it doesn't reach Nunez.
10:18Who hasn't had a goal scoring opportunity worthy of the name really in this first half.
10:22No he hasn't.
10:23I mean on that occasion it did take a, I think a pretty big deflection.
10:27I think the idea was to try and find Darwan Nunez.
10:30And Mohamed Al-Aujo does really well to just readjust.
10:53Out of play off the boots of Mohamed Al-Aujo.
10:56And there goes the half-time whistle.
10:58That will do it.
11:01So ready to go with the second half.
11:05It's Uruguay who get us underway.
11:18And Mohamed Al-Aujo sends it the way of Sebastian Caceres.
11:33Double change by Bielsa then as he just reshuffles things tactically at the start of this second period.
11:40This is Canobio.
11:42One of the two substitutes coming on.
11:45Plays on the right-hand side.
11:46He's slotted in there straight away.
11:51And it comes from Varela.
11:53The diving header brings the save from Al-Aujo.
11:55Just out of reach from Maxi Araujo on the rebound.
11:59Here now is Valverde.
12:01Almost the perfect start to the second half for Uruguay.
12:05There's a really good ball into the box.
12:07And a really great reaction save.
12:10Al-Aujo.
12:12Here's Valverde with the stumble.
12:14And it's cleared away by Hasan Tambakhti.
12:17So Uruguay a whisker away from equalising just 48 seconds after the restart.
12:24Yeah, it's that constant pressure right from the off.
12:27Uruguay mean business.
12:28They want to try and get themselves back in this game as quickly as possible.
12:31Last it's defending.
12:33See this chance.
12:34Really good header in the near post area.
12:37Flicks it in.
12:40Mohamed Al-Aujo reacts.
12:43Guillermo Varela.
12:46Flag has gone up offside.
12:48But no chances taken there by Abdullah Al-Amli.
12:50Whipping in in front of his goalkeeper.
12:52Yeah, there's been a couple of those early in this.
12:54Varela.
13:04Here's Matthias Oliveira.
13:16Canobio whipping that one in and Abdullah Al-Kaibari conceding the corner.
13:22Canobio's added some real pace and energy down this right-hand side.
13:26Everything's come down this side so far in the second half.
13:28It's got a lot more energy.
13:43Federico Vinas looking to try and get on the end of this one.
13:46And it's just wide of the post.
13:50Really quick.
13:51On the end of that one.
13:53Just very close once again.
13:55It's two headers he's had in very quick succession.
13:58And he's right.
13:59Should have been a corner.
14:03Here's Benton Coeur.
14:17And Matthias Grafstrom there.
14:19Yeah, I wonder how much that's played in that opening 45 minutes sort of start to the game.
14:25Just seemed a little bit leggy, a little bit lethargic.
14:28It was quite a long day for them yesterday.
14:30The flight was delayed.
14:33Also the conditions.
14:34I think the conditions are very, very different here than probably where they were before.
14:37And it is very hot and humid.
14:50And pressure here for Saudi Arabia to try and deal with.
14:55And it's the Valverde.
14:57Guillermo Varela.
14:59It'll be another corner.
15:00The block made by Al-Habi.
15:02It's one-way traffic at the moment here, Mark.
15:04It is, yeah.
15:05It's good.
15:05Good positioning from Al-Habi.
15:07He was in the right area, right time.
15:09Didn't dive in.
15:10Hands behind his back.
15:13It's in another corner.
15:27Again, Vinyas is likely to be the target.
15:30Al-Jawaya trying to keep tabs on him.
15:32And it's cleared away by Hassan Tambakhti.
15:35And comfortable for Al-Aouais.
15:39Saudi Arabia will be hoping just to see out this little phase.
15:43They'll hope it's a phase from Uruguay.
15:45Not quite so sure.
15:46Uruguay know that they've got a game on their hands.
15:48They know they have to push and try and put pressure on Saudi Arabia.
15:51The long this game goes on, the more that Saudi, you would think, would drop deeper.
15:57Try and preserve this lead.
15:59Uruguay will look to try and make the most of it.
16:04Raojo with a little touch out wide.
16:08Sanabria, Raojo.
16:11Okay, Bria.
16:12Al-Jawby being harassed.
16:14Canobio has been tenacious and busy in the short period he's been on the pitch.
16:17He's added a little something, a bit more bite and purpose and intent about Uruguay's play.
16:24Yeah, what he's done really well is that, obviously, energy was there right from the off.
16:29But he's also not been afraid to take on the defender.
16:32I didn't see that a lot in the first half.
16:34The wide players tended to kind of not really go at the Saudi defence.
16:38What a ball that was from Fede Valverde.
16:44Cano into Al-Kaibri.
16:45Just turns into trouble.
16:50Here's Guillermo Varela.
16:53Almost constant pressure.
16:54If it carries on like this, it's going to be a very long second half for Saudi Arabia.
16:59Ugate!
17:00Off the post and away.
17:04Corner.
17:05Really nice passage of play once again from Uruguay.
17:08Putting pressure on the ball.
17:10Really trying to dominate this game.
17:12Saudi Arabia just dropping deeper and deeper.
17:14Ugate from, what, 25 yards out.
17:16A vicious strike.
17:19Mohamed Al-Aouis.
17:20I'm not sure whether he had it covered or not.
17:22But he's certainly, the post helped him.
17:24Oh, there's a touch.
17:25Uruguay to exploit them.
17:30Whipped into that near post.
17:32By Valverde.
17:33Saved by Al-Aouis again.
17:37Well, here was the latest passage of play deep inside Saudi Arabia's penalty area.
17:44Yeah, it's so difficult for the goalkeeper to deal with because he's got so many players in front of him.
17:48He's had such a good game so far, Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper.
17:51He has.
17:52That was a very dangerous ball.
17:53Difficult one to judge for a goalkeeper.
17:55It was under a lot of heavy challenge there.
17:57Al-Aouis does once again very, very well.
17:59Saudi Arabia keeps his side.
18:02Thinking about how much time there is to play still.
18:04We've just got to stay focused.
18:09Agustin Canobio looking to open it up.
18:15Varela has got Bentancourt nearby.
18:19It's a little bit too long.
18:23Pignas able to keep it in.
18:27All hands on deck for Saudi Arabia.
18:29That was a nice touch from Al-Bricant.
18:31Al-Dalsari.
18:33Losing out to the determined figure of Bentancourt.
18:39Canobio.
18:43Delacruz.
18:45Pressure's building.
18:49There's been some great defending, hasn't there, from Saudi Arabia.
18:52Bodies thrown on the line.
18:54And a cop opportunity just there to break on Uruguay.
18:57Just that pass.
18:58Al-Dalsari just held one up to a bit too long.
19:01Chose the wrong option.
19:02Otherwise, Saudi Arabia could have hit Uruguay on the break.
19:06Brian Rodriguez is waiting to come on for Uruguay at the next available opportunity.
19:12In it comes.
19:13Vines.
19:14Saved by Alois.
19:16It's in.
19:16It's 1-1.
19:18They're level.
19:19Maxi Araujo.
19:21At last.
19:22All the pressure pays.
19:25Uruguay back in it.
19:28Consistent pressure.
19:29Continuous pressure.
19:30We'll have to see whether I'll get it.
19:32It's a great hitter.
19:33Again, once again, from Vines.
19:35This time the goalkeeper gets behind it.
19:38He's able to clear the danger.
19:40And that's the follow-up that catches them out.
19:53Well, what a time to score your first international goal in nearly two years.
19:59In 23 months.
20:00It's what a time, what a date, what a place to score it.
20:04Fresh legs.
20:05Momentum.
20:06Very much going the way of Uruguay now.
20:10It's going to be a tough closing 10 minutes or so for Saudi Arabia here.
20:17It's going to be a tough closing 10 minutes or so for Saudi Arabia here.
20:18Varela.
20:19Uruguay's players can sense there are three points in the offing for them.
20:26It's very, very difficult to get yourself back up again after you go.
20:29You're holding to a lead for such a long period of time.
20:33Sanabria fires it in and will no doubt be more than happy to settle for a corner.
20:42There's Maxi Araujo, the goal scorer.
20:53Another Rao who scored their first goal at the 2024 Copa America, the last big tournament.
21:03And he's done the same here as De La Cruz sends it over.
21:07And it's over the top from Sebastián Cáceres.
21:10Stay in this game.
21:11They've fought so hard and so well all game.
21:14They don't want to let it slip so late into it.
21:19It's almost entirely been in their half.
21:22And here come Uruguay again.
21:25Not far wide.
21:27Close to number two.
21:29Cáceres almost making an instant impact having just come off the bench.
21:34Yeah, it was a really good strike.
21:35Just can't get the direction right.
21:37Would have definitely have troubled Mohamed Olaway's in goal.
21:41Yeah, any bit of relief from the constant bombardment from Uruguay
21:47will be much appreciated by Saudi Arabia players right now.
21:50to try and make sure they hold on to this point at the very least.
21:55If not, try even to go and get a second.
21:59Nasser al-Dalsri, Mohamed Kano, away to the far side.
22:04Bouchard into Salim al-Dalsri.
22:07Here's Al-Brican, support arriving.
22:12Al-Habi.
22:14He'll go for the return.
22:15Mohamed Al-Habi sends it across.
22:20Just got away from Salim al-Dalsri.
22:25Abdullah al-Qaibri makes the challenge.
22:28No foul, says the referee.
22:33The shot whistling just past the post.
22:36The second half.
22:37Saudi Arabia's spring to life.
22:41Abdul Hamid really, really close.
22:44I mean, I would have expected Muslera to make that save.
22:47It was too close or too much in line with the goalkeeper.
22:51But they're showing Saudi Arabia.
22:52They're not sitting back.
22:53They're not...
23:01They're not...
23:03Tidied up nicely there by Juan Manuel.
23:05Sanal Pia.
23:10As we go into added time at the end of the game.
23:16Playing a minimum of seven additional minutes.
23:19Still time for a winning goal to be found in this match.
23:26Remember the other game in this group.
23:28Finish goalless.
23:29Point apiece for Spain and Cabo Verde.
23:33Salim al-Dalsri unable to find Al-Brican.
23:37Uruguay can counter.
23:40Blue shirts piling forward here now.
23:46Dela Cruz.
23:48Saved by Oluwais.
23:49Back out to Valverde.
23:51Valverde.
23:55Uruguay will try again.
23:57Aguirre with the header down.
23:59Saudi Arabia survived.
24:01Survived once again.
24:02The last stitch defending.
24:04This time, once again, for Mohamed Al-Alaiz.
24:07Very, very good goalkeeping.
24:10Here comes Varela once more.
24:12It's another dangerous-looking delivery.
24:14No chances taken there.
24:15With Rodriguez loitering on the far side.
24:20And Abdul Hamid concedes the corner.
24:23That's just a constant barrage, isn't it?
24:26Saudi Arabia really just trying to hang on.
24:31Substitution's coming.
24:32Al-Hajji is coming on.
24:34Ali Lajami is going to come on.
24:39And so is Abdullah Al-Hamdan.
24:44Al-Hamdan's actually a striker.
24:47Saud Abdul Hamid makes way.
25:05Al-Hamdan will be the player going up front.
25:23Uruguay's pressure continues.
25:25What a save.
25:26Unbelievable start by Al-Alaiz.
25:29Al-Alaiz is able to keep it out.
25:33It's absolutely superb from Al-Alaiz.
25:36So, so good a save.
25:37He sees it very late between the legs of his defender.
25:42More pressure.
25:44Goal kick.
25:46Al-Alaizami, by the way, will add to the defensive numbers.
25:51They're all back inside their own penalty area anyway, aren't they?
25:54Most of the time.
25:55There's something very admirable, though, about the way that
25:57Saudi Arabia withstood this second-half barrage from Uruguay.
26:01But that was outstanding.
26:03Yeah, it was a brilliant save.
26:05I mean, it's one of the many saves that he's made this afternoon, this evening.
26:09He's been exceptional for Saudi Arabia in goal.
26:12Yes, he could question on the equaliser.
26:15He's certainly earned his place.
26:17He's been absolutely brilliant.
26:21Isra Al-Dalsari, Al-Hamdan, sending it forward.
26:25Play by Ben Sago.
26:27He's a real calming influence in the centre of midfield.
26:31For Uruguay.
26:33They're just looking for a moment of magic.
26:35That was an excellent ball from Rodriguez.
26:37Super defensive work from Al-Amri.
26:41Yeah, they're going to have to do more of that defending
26:43as the minutes still go by.
26:45Three minutes or so at least to go,
26:47and they've got to hang on.
26:48They've got to try and make sure
26:49they can hold on to this point at the very least.
26:54Three more minutes, roughly.
26:57Are we going to have last gasp drama in Miami?
27:02Will these two have to settle for a point?
27:05A point that Saudi Arabia will be happier with
27:08than their opponents,
27:09given the way this second half has panned out?
27:13Guilherme Varela.
27:16Valverde.
27:17Drilling it in.
27:20Canobio.
27:22De La Cruz.
27:23Valverde.
27:25Corner.
27:26Yeah, good effort again.
27:27Valverde this time.
27:29Good defending, though.
27:30Just defending really well, Saudi Arabia.
27:32They've had numbers in the box.
27:34Bodies on the line.
27:35Relentless, I think, is the word.
27:36Absolutely relentless.
27:38There's no doubt about that.
27:38But Rodriguez, the man to take it.
27:41Time just starting to run a little short.
27:47Everybody back here for Saudi Arabia.
27:50Alhamdan was in the way of that,
27:51challenging with Varela.
27:52Varela staying down.
27:54Referee says play on.
27:56Advantage for Uruguay.
27:57He's done a good job of trying to keep this game
27:59flowing as much as possible.
28:01Referee Mariani from Italy.
28:10Uruguay going to be denied a winning goal here
28:12that they're attacking play in this second half
28:14as craved.
28:16Will the defensive stubbornness of Saudi Arabia
28:20earn them a point,
28:22having earlier taken the lead?
28:29Benton Kaur.
28:36Whipped in.
28:36Alois
28:39scoops it behind.
28:40Maybe a little bit unorthodox.
28:42However,
28:43just keep it out at all costs.
28:46Another corner for Uruguay.
28:48Uruguay trying to mix it up here a little bit.
28:50Valverde away to the far side.
28:52Queuing up.
28:5412 yards out.
28:55De La Cruz.
28:57Vitally important interception by Alhamri.
28:59Alhamri.
29:00Massive,
29:01massive interception there
29:03because otherwise they were just lining up behind him.
29:05Could have easily been a simple tap in.
29:10And here come Uruguay again.
29:13Roughly 30 seconds to go.
29:18If they're to win the game,
29:19they need to come up with something good
29:21and they need to do it now.
29:23We've almost had eight minutes of added time.
29:36Players not sure whether that's the final whistle.
29:39It is now.
29:41And Saudi Arabia
29:43with an extremely hard-fought draw.
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