Sunday , 16 August 2026

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Saudi Arabia
1 – 1
Full Time
Uruguay
Mon 15 Jun 2026 · 22:00 UTC Hard Rock Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Abdulelah Al Amri 41' 1–0
1–1 80' Maximiliano Araujo
Abdulelah Al Amri 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay — Worldcup at Hard Rock Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Assistant 1 Daniele Bindoni
  • Assistant 2 Alberto Tegoni
11 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Saudi Arabia 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Uruguay
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-15 Saudi Arabia 1–1 Uruguay 2018-06-20 Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia

Recent Form

Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Uruguay H 1–1 D
30 Nov Mexico H 1–2 L
26 Nov Poland A 0–2 L
22 Nov Argentina A 2–1 W
25 Jun Egypt H 2–1 W
20 Jun Uruguay A 0–1 L
Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–1 D
02 Dec Ghana A 2–0 W
28 Nov Portugal A 0–2 L
24 Nov South Korea H 0–0 D
03 Jul Colombia H 2–4 L
29 Jun Paraguay H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Saudi Arabia Uruguay
#32 Position #31
2 Points 2
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 1
1 Scored 3
5 Conceded 4
-4 GD -1
0.67 PPG 0.67
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season

Saudi Arabia are 32nd (2 pts). Uruguay are 31st (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Saudi Arabia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Uruguay
Maximiliano Araujo 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Hard Rock Stadium as Saudi Arabia face off against Uruguay in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Hard Rock Stadium. Saudi Arabia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Uruguay is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Saudi Arabia and Uruguay are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' It looks surprising Saudi Arabia does not make any changes. Federico Vinas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Saudi Arabia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Uruguay backline.
  • 30' Maximiliano Araujo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Uruguay so far.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Abdulelah Al Amri makes it 1-0.
  • 44' The referee shows Saudi Arabia player a card on 44.
  • 46' Agustin Canobbio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darwin Nunez at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Saudi Arabia and Uruguay are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' Nasser Al Dawsari is ready to make an impact after coming on for Musab Al Juwayr at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Firas Al Brikan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Uruguay — Nicolas de la Cruz on, Manuel Ugarte off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. Saudi Arabia must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' Maximiliano Araujo adds to his 2 season tally! Uruguay lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 81' Nawaf Boushal is replacing Mohammed Abu Al Shamat for the Saudi Arabia side.
  • 86' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Aguirre. He replaces Federico Vinas on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Saudi Arabia Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giorgios Donis

Uruguay Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.62 Saudi Arabia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Uruguay xG
I would bet for: Uruguay or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Saudi Arabia25% Draw33% Uruguay42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Saudi Arabia or Draw
58%
Draw or Uruguay
75%
Saudi Arabia or Uruguay
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Saudi Arabia13% Draw58% Uruguay29%
Actual: Saudi Arabia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20%
0 – 1
18.3%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
10.4%
1 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.6%
2 – 2
2.2%
0 – 4
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Saudi Arabia

Handicap Saudi Arabia covers Push Uruguay covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 14% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 26% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Uruguay keeps clean sheet
54% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.