Uruguay held to 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia in World Cup opener

The first half ⁠was dominated by Uruguay but Saudi Arabia took the lead against the run of play in the 41st minute when Fernando Muslera made a costly error on a set-piece, parrying the ball into the path of Al Amri who poked the ball past the veteran keeper.

The ‌majority ⁠of the second period was played in Saudi Arabia's half as Uruguay frantically searched for an equaliser and their persistence paid off when goalkeeper ⁠Mohammed Al Owais also made an error when a save fell nicely for Araujo to fire home.

The draw ⁠leaves Group H finely poised after the first round of games following Spain's draw ⁠with Cape Verde earlier on Monday, with all four teams on one point each.