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The starting lineup of Uruguay
Uruguay has moved to a 3-5-2 training (from a 4-4-2), probably in order to consolidate their midfield to feed Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez.
Goalkeeper: 1 Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray)
Defenders: 3 Diego Godin (Atlético Madrid), 19 Sebastien Coates (Sporting Lisbon), 22 Martin Caceres (Lazio)
Midfielders: 8 Nahitan Nandez (Boca Juniors), 14 Lucas Torreira (Sampdoria), 15 Matias Vecino (Inter Milan), 6 Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus), 17 Diego Laxalt (Genoa)
Workshops: 21 Edinson Cavani (Paris St. Germain), 9 Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
The starting schedule of Russia
Russia changes lineup: Igor Smolnikov replaces Mario Fernandes, Fedor Kudriashov replaces Yuri Zhirkov and Aleksey Miranchuk plays for Aleksandr Golovin, who sits on a yellow card.
Goalkeeper: 1 Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)
Defenders: 13 Fedor Kudryashov (Rubin Kazan), 3 Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), 4 Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), 23 Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St. Petersburg)
Midfielders: 8 Yuri Gazinskiy (Krasnodar), 11 Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow), 19 Aleksandr Samedov (Spartak Moscow), 6 Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal), 15 Aleksey Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow)
The fronts: 22 Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula)
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2018 World Cup: How teams can advance to the round of 16
The group stage of the World Cup is almost over. What will it take for each team to move to the knockout round?
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Uruguay and Russia Top Story Lines
• Both teams will play in the round of 16. Their most likely opponents in this round will be tough: Spain and Portugal.
• The winner of this game wins the group, Russia prevails if it is the draw, because he has a better goal difference, 8-1 against 2-0.
• Iranian fans gathered in front of the hotel of the Portugal team last night, singing, blowing horns and singing. The party was so strong and lasted so long that Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo finally made an appearance in his window and signaled to the Iranians that he was trying to sleep.
• Uruguay joins Croatia as the only teams that have not yet dropped a goal.
• Russia's eight goals tie England and Belgium for the most wins in two matches. The offensive explosion is surprising, as the team struggled in the months leading up to the event, attracting Turkey in its final warm-up, for example.
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The video exam at the World Cup drives more goals from penalty kicks
The video-assistant-referee system led to a higher percentage of penalty goals than in each previous tournament.
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• Playing the same teams as Russia, Uruguay also got two wins, but both were scored 1-0.
• What the Times said (about Uruguay against Saudi Arabia): "If you do not watch this game, you will not miss a lot."
• The top Russian scorers were Denis Cheryshev, with three goals, and Artem Dzyuba, two. Cheryshev was a surprise selection for the team, and only on the field because Alan Dzagoev was injured early in the first game.
• Suarez, the star of the team, scored in the second game against Saudi Arabia.
• Despite the performance gap in Games 1 and 2, and the advantage of the field, Uruguay is the bookies favorite.
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