Luis Suarez, Uruguay Wins Group A after the 2018 World Cup win over Russia | Bleacher's report

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Uruguay The Russian club beat Russia 3-0 at the Samara Arena on Monday to climb to the top of Group A with two points at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and qualify for the Round of 16, where he will face the second group B.

Luis Suarez opened the scoring with a free kick, before Diego Laxalt's shot came through a deflection of Denis Cheryshev, and Igor Smolnikov's red card before the break virtually sealed the result. Edinson Cavani opened his World Cup account with a home in the 90th minute to complete the win.

Uruguay will discover later on Monday which Group B nation will face in its first knockout match, with Spain and Portugal leading with four points and Iran – who will face the last – a point below them.

Russia exposed to the first real test of the World Cup

It was as if the curtain had been pulled on the Russian machine to some extent on Monday. It was an apparently compelling juggernaut that was helped, it seems, by flattering enemies like Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

This is not so terrible for the hosts, of course, but we can not deny that they look decidedly more mean against their first ranked World Cup opponent in the top 40 world.

This gulf in the tournament experience was unveiled when Russian central defender Sergei Ignasevich opened the way for Suarez to send the opening shot of the match to 20-yard goal, via Fox Soccer (United States only):

Artem Dzyuba had his chances in the lead for Russia, but not enough to try to double the back line, Russia testing Fernando Muslera with a single shot WhoScored.com.

All is not dark. Uruguay beat Egypt only 1-0 while Russia dominated the same opponent 3-1, sign that maybe that, with a team changed and a red card, was an abnormality Russia could still recover from.

Although this too could be wishful thinking.

Suarez is the Dark-Horse striker to watch in Knockout Stage

Joining Romelu Lukaku, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane as one of Russia's best-known forwards, Suarez scored his second goal in as many matches to become his country's top scorer in this World Cup.

There is no doubt, of course, that the talents of the wonder of Barcelona, ​​but only after having had the opportunity to show off his superb dead ball ability, by the writer Joal Rabinowitz, is it really arrived at the tournament:

Suarez is in the process of falling in love with the World Cup, and his seventh goal in the final brings him to be one of the best scorers of Uruguay, Oscar Miguez (eight), Squawka.

He and Cavani have each scored in three World Cups, but the leader of Paris Saint-Germain has only scored one in each of the last three, while Suarez has scored twice in each of the three final finals (2010, 2014 and 2018).

Presenter Piers Morgan said that the sky is the limit of this outfit with their current duo attackers:

The goal of Suarez was his only goal attempt while Cavani had four. Tabarez might be wise to advise the first to be a little more selfish in front of goal, having taken the confidence in front of the goal that could lead Uruguay on a fairytale race in Russia.

Uruguay will trouble Spain or Portugal

With the two strikers on the scoresheet, a third consecutive white sheet of three World Cup outings and having faced only six shots on target, the round of 16 of Uruguay have reason to be worried,it's Spain or Portugal.

Writer Nizaar Kinsella emphasized their strengths – and their strengths – as the reason for some of Europe's best to be wary of the team that finished second in the CONMEBOL qualification:

Aside from the advantage of a man, Uruguay seemed more regimented than wild in its accumulation and showed some of the finesse that the coach wanted to imbue in his ethos, as says it the guardianof Jonathan Wilson.

Reporter Simon Harrison, however, pointed to a potential pitfall if Uruguay faced Spain in the round of 16, as their greater weakness in midfield proved to be a great strength for La Furia Roja :