2018 World Cup Group Table: Full standings after Monday's match | Bleacher's report

On Monday, groups A and B found themselves at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Uruguay and Spain becoming the winners of the group while Russia and Portugal finished in second place.

The results mean that Russian hosts will face Spain on Sunday at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow in the round of 16. Portugal will face Uruguay on Saturday at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi.

Here is an overview of the full ranking after Monday's match.

Group ranking

Group A (games played, goal difference, points)

1. Uruguay, 3, +5, 9

2. Russia, 3, 4, 6

3. Saudi Arabia, 3, -5, 3

4. Egypt, 3, -4, 0

Group B

1. Spain, 3, +1, 5

2. Portugal, 3, +1, 5

3. Iran, 3, 0, 4

4. Morocco, 3, -2, 1

Group C

1. France, 2, +2, 6

2. Denmark, 2, +1, 4

3. Australia, 2, -1, 1

4. Peru, 2, -2, 0

Group D

1. Croatia, 2, +5, 6

2. Nigeria, 2, 0, 3

3. Iceland, 2, -2, 1

4. Argentina, 2, -3, 1

Group E

1. Brazil, 2, +2, 4

2. Switzerland, 2, +1, 4

3. Serbia, 2, 0, 3

4. Costa Rica, 2, -3, 0

Group F

1. Mexico: 2, +2, 6

2. Germany: 2, 0, 3

3. Sweden: 2, 0, 3

4. South Korea: 2, -2, 0

Group G

1. England: 2, +6, 6

2. Belgium: 2, +6, 6

3. Tunisia: 2, -4, 0

4. Panama: 2, -8, 0

Group H

1. Japan 2, +1, 4

2. Senegal 2, +1, 4

3. Colombia 3, +2, 3

4. Poland 2, -4, 0

For the full ranking, visit FIFA.com.

Uruguay beats Russia in the lead

Uruguay comfortably defeated tournament host Russia 3-0 in their last group match to finish first in Group A.

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez gave the advantage to the Oscar Tabarez team in the 14th minute on a free kick that flew into the lower corner.

Uruguay doubled its lead in the 23rd minute when Diego Laxalt's shot deflected from Denis Cheryshev and beat goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

Russia's hopes took another blow as Igor Smolnikov was sent off after just 35 minutes as he took a second yellow card for a foul on Laxalt.

Edinson Cavani then completed the victory by firing point-blank after Akinfeev saved a header from Diego Godin.

Squawka Football highlighted the importance of Cavani and Suarez in Uruguay:

The win was the best performance of the Uruguay tournament so far, and they will provide a tough test for Portugal. The team is well organized defensively and has a real quality in attack.

Russia had started the tournament well with victories over Saudi Arabia and Egypt, but this performance will temper expectations. They have declined in the face of quality opposition and will not be required to overtake Spain in the last 16.

However, Spain showed its vulnerability in its 2-2 draw against Morocco, which seemed defensively suspect. A poor performance by Sergio Ramos and Andres Iniesta resulted in a goal for Khalid Boutaib after 14 minutes.

Spain was also lucky that central defender Gerard Pique did not see any red card after a two-on-two challenge on Boutaib.

Miguel Delaney at The Independent said that they must improve at the back:

Fernando Hierro's team still has a lot of quality in attack and this has been shown when equalizing at 19 minutes. Iniesta made amends for his previous mistake with a push in the box and chose Isco, who shot at home.

Isco may have been one second late after the break, but Nordin Amrabat shot a shot from the crossbar.

Morocco came back in the lead with nine minutes of regulation time when substitute Youssef En Nesyri returned home, but Spain managed to equalize thanks to the superb Iago Aspas center in stoppage time.

The goal was originally scored for offside but was given after a video assistant referee's review, as Spain secured a point and first place.

Dermot Corrigan at ESPN FC emphasized how prolific the Aspas are for Spain:

Portugal also fired Monday after a match filled with incidents against Iran. The game started just before halftime when Ricardo Quaresma opened the scoring with a superb strike.

Cristiano Ronaldo should have doubled Portugal 's penalty lead after the European champions had a penalty following a VAR overhaul. However, the penalty of the Real Madrid star was saved by goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand.

VAR intervened shortly after, Ronaldo being involved while he was facing Morteza Pouraliganji and caught him with his arm. Again, the VAR was checked and a yellow card was issued to Ronaldo.

Stu Holden at Fox Soccer offered his point of view:

There was still time for more controversy as Iran won a penalty in stoppage time, again with the help of VAR, for a handball by Cedric Soares.

Karim Ansarifard converted the penalty to secure the draw and compel Portugal to settle for second place and equality with Uruguay.