{"id":1458663,"date":"2026-06-16T02:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1458663"},"modified":"2026-06-16T02:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:40:07","slug":"post-match-analysis-saudi-arabia-vs-uruguay-16-06-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-saudi-arabia-vs-uruguay-16-06-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay stats and analysis: Uruguay&#8217;s &#8220;3-0-7&#8221; flatters to deceive but half-time changes save the day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia and Uruguay shared the points with a 1-1 draw, making Group H all square after the first set of games, with every team on one point a piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first-half was pretty tame from both sides, only managing five shots each, while the only big chance of the half was created by Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A set-piece towards the back 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id=\"h-uruguay-s-crazy-3-0-7\">Uruguay&#8217;s crazy &#8220;3-0-7&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It was an incredibly disjointed first half performance for Bielsa&#8217;s side, who&#8217;s build up lacked any pace in circulation or central penetration to cause issues to the Saudi Arabia front press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manuel Ugarte was dropping between the two central defenders (Mathias Olivera and Sebastian Caceres), forming the three at the base in build up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/16011057\/team_-average-positions-2-3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1458701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/16011057\/team_-average-positions-2-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/16011057\/team_-average-positions-2-3-300x300.jpg 300w, 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saw very little action in the first half wasn&#8217;t ideal, as their star man struggled to get involved in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-abdulelah-al-amri-contribution\">Abdulelah Al-Amri contribution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Saudi Arabia centre-backs were crucial in the goal, as the ball was whipped in by Musab Al Juwayr, with Hassan Altambakti getting first contact and directing it on goal, forcing Fernando Muslera into a save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was Abdulelah Al-Amri who reacted first to the parried save from Muslera, poking it home from a few yards out to make it 1-0 before the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from the goal, Al-Amri was also solid defensively, winning three of his four aerial duels which helped to stop Uruguay gaining territory through direct balls down the centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi Arabia defended well in their 4-4-2 in the first half, they were not pushed too deep despite Uruguay&#8217;s numbers in the front line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the second half followed a different pattern, with Saudi Arabia defending a 1-0 lead and Uruguay making some much needed changes to their in-possession dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uruguay-second-half-improvement\">Uruguay second half improvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At half-time, Bielsa went back to the drawing board, making two changes at the break with Juan Sanabria coming on for Matias Vina and Agustin Canobbio coming on for Nunez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was more about the tactical restructuring from Bielsa at half-time, with Vinas taking Nunez&#8217;s role down the middle, Valverde coming more central to operate between the lines and Bentancur&#8217;s positioning behind the Saudi Arabia front two on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" 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to Nasser Al-Dawsari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Saudi Arabia dropping deeper and deeper, Uruguay began to create chances around the box, getting crosses into the box and striking a number from distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it wasn&#8217;t until the 80th minute, when an inswinger from the left half space found Vinas who managed to direct his header at goal, forcing the goalkeeper into a save which parried back into Araujo&#8217;s path to guide it home.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/world-cup-2026-betting-tips-predictions\/\"><strong>World Cup predictions &amp; tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/world-cup-outright-odds\/\"><strong>World Cup outright odds <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup-2026-fixtures-results\/\"><b>World Cup fixtures &amp; 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