World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-16 07:00 JST
Match summary Saudi Arabia took on Uruguay in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 on June 16. The match ended 1-1. It was 1-0 at half-time and 0-1 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Possession: Saudi Arabia 33%, Uruguay 67%. Shots: Saudi Arabia 7, Uruguay 27.
Team stats 4-4-2 21 Owais 24 Harbi 5 Tamb akt 4 Amri 12 Abdu lha 10 Daws ari 15 Khai bar 23 Kanno 26 Shamat 7 Juwayr 9 Buraika
4-2-3-1 23 Muslera 17 Vina 16 Oliv era 3 Cáce res 13 Varela 6 Bentanc 5 Ugarte 20 Araújo 21 Viñas 8 Valverd 9 Núñez
0.66 Expected goals (xG) 1.72
-0.35 Goals prevented (xG) -0.35
View as table Saudi Arabia Stat Uruguay 4-4-2 Formation 4-2-3-1 33% Possession 67% 0.66 Expected goals (xG) 1.72 7 Shots 27 3 Shots on target 10 3 Shots off target 10 1 Blocked shots 7 4 Shots inside the box 16 3 Shots outside the box 11 4 Corner kicks 14 0 Offsides 6 11 Fouls 6 322 Passes 612 236 Accurate passes 540 73% Pass accuracy 88% 9 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.35 Goals prevented (xG) -0.35 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy
Player stats Saudi Arabia Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Mohammed Al-Owais 0 10(34%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 2(2) DF Saud Abdulhamid 1 0 5 14(67%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.5 89 12(7) DF Abdulelah Al-Amri 2 2 1 1 23(85%) 0 1 0 1 7.7 90 1 6(4) DF Hassan Altambakti 0 22(79%) 0 0 0 6 90 1 4(1) DF Moteb Al-Harbi 0 1(100%) 19(70%) 0 0 0 3 6.9 89 1 6(5) MF Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat 0 19(83%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 81 1 6(1) MF Mohamed Kanno 1 1 0 1 1 33(89%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 2 7(5) MF Abdullah Al-Khaibari 1 0 1(100%) 1 1 21(81%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 1 5(2) MF Salem Al-Dawsari 1 0 1(50%) 1 24(73%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 8(2) FW Firas Al-Buraikan 0 1 13(59%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 89 14(6) FW Musab Al Juwayr 0 1 24(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 63 1 1 3(1) MF Nasser Al-Dawsari 0 1 2 11(85%) 0 0 0 3 6.6 27 1 6(3) DF Nawaf Boushal 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 9 1(None) DF Ali Lajami 0 1 0 0 0 1 1(1) MF Ala'a Al-Hejji 0 0 0 0 1 1(None) FW Abdullah Al-Hamdan 0 0 0 0 1 GK Ahmed Al-Kassar 0 0 0 0 GK Nawaf Al-Aqidi 0 0 0 0 DF Jehad Thakri 0 0 0 0 DF Hassan Kadesh 0 0 0 0 DF Ali Majrashi 0 0 0 0 MF Ziyad Aljohani 0 0 0 0 MF Ayman Yahya 0 0 0 0 FW Saleh Al-Shehri 0 0 0 0 FW Khalid Al-Ghannam 0 0 0 0 FW Sultan Mandash 0 0 0 0
Uruguay Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Fernando Muslera 0 29(97%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 DF Guillermo Varela 1 0 43(84%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 2 4 4(3) DF S. Cáceres 2 0 72(87%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.7 90 12(6) DF M. Olivera 0 1(50%) 1 1 99(96%) 0 0 0 7.5 90 2 12(8) DF Matías Viña 0 21(72%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 1 5(2) MF Manuel Ugarte 2 1 0 1(50%) 57(90%) 0 0 0 6.2 72 2 6(1) MF R. Bentancur 1 0 2(100%) 1 68(85%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 90 2 10(6) MF F. Valverde 2 2 0 2(100%) 37(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 1 5(2) MF Federico Viñas 4 3 0 11(65%) 0 0 0 6.3 89 7(4) MF M. Araújo 2 2 1 1(100%) 18(86%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.5 81 5 8(4) FW Darwin Núñez 1 0 1 3(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 45 1 5(2) MF Juan Sanabria 1 0 31(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 45 2 FW Agustín Canobbio 1 0 1(50%) 20(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 2 5(2) MF Nicolás de la Cruz 1 1 0 23(96%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 18 4 1(1) FW Brian Rodríguez 2 1 0 8(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 9 1 1(1) FW Rodrigo Aguirre 0 0 0 0 6.2 9 1(None) GK Santiago Mele 0 0 0 0 GK Sergio Rochet 0 0 0 0 DF J. Giménez 0 0 0 0 DF Santiago Bueno 0 0 0 0 DF Joaquín Piquerez 0 0 0 0 MF Facundo Pellistri 0 0 0 0 MF Emiliano Martínez 0 0 0 0 MF R. Zalazar 0 0 0 0
Lineups Saudi Arabia Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 21 M. Al Owais Starter DF 12 Saud Abdulhamid Starter DF 4 A. Al Amri Starter DF 5 H. Tambakti Starter DF 24 M. Al Harbi Starter MF 26 M. Abu Al Shamat Starter MF 23 M. Kanno Starter MF 15 A. Al Khaibari Starter MF 10 S. Al Dawsari Starter FW 9 F. Al Buraikan Starter FW 7 M. Al Juwayr Bench DF 3 A. Lajami Bench MF 6 N. Al Dawsari Bench FW 19 A. Al Hamdan Bench 18 A. Hejji Bench DF 13 N. Boushal
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 22 A. Al Kassar Bench GK 1 N. Al Aqidi Bench FW 11 S. Al Shehri Bench FW 20 S. Mandash Bench DF 2 A. Majrashi Bench FW 17 K. Al Ghannam Bench MF 16 Z. Al Johani Bench DF 14 H. Kadesh Bench MF 8 A. Yahya Bench 25 J. Thakri
Uruguay Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 F. Muslera Starter DF 13 Guillermo Varela Starter DF 3 S. Cáceres Starter DF 16 M. Olivera Starter DF 17 M. Vina Starter MF 5 M. Ugarte Starter MF 6 R. Bentancur Starter MF 8 F. Valverde Starter MF 21 Federico Viñas Starter MF 20 M. Araújo Starter FW 9 Darwin Núñez Bench FW 18 Brian Rodríguez Bench FW 19 Rodrigo Aguirre Bench MF 7 N. de la Cruz Bench FW 14 A. Canobbio Bench MF 25 Juan Sanabria
Show unused substitutes (8) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 S. Rochet Bench GK 12 Santiago Mele Bench DF 2 J. Giménez Bench MF 15 Emiliano Martínez Bench DF 24 Santiago Bueno Bench DF 22 Joaquín Piquerez Bench MF 26 R. Zalazar Bench MF 11 Facundo Pellistri
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 41' Saudi Arabia ⚽ Goal A. Al Amri 1-0 1H 44' Saudi Arabia 🟨 Yellow card Abdulelah Al-Amri 2H 1' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT Darwin Núñez → IN A. Canobbio 2H 1' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Vina → IN Juan Sanabria 2H 18' Saudi Arabia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Al Juwayr → IN N. Al Dawsari 2H 27' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Ugarte → IN N. de la Cruz 2H 35' Uruguay ⚽ Goal M. Araújo 1-1 2H 36' Saudi Arabia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Abu Al Shamat → IN N. Boushal 2H 36' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Araújo → IN Brian Rodríguez 2H 45+3' Saudi Arabia 🔄 Substitution OUT Saud Abdulhamid → IN A. Lajami 2H 45+3' Saudi Arabia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Al Harbi → IN A. Al Hamdan 2H 45+3' Saudi Arabia 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Al Buraikan → IN A. Hejji 2H 45' Uruguay 🔄 Substitution OUT Federico Viñas → IN Rodrigo Aguirre
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