Saudi Arabia and Uruguay meet in the their opening clash of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Group H. Follow the match live and analyse the stats, here.
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Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Pre-Match Opta Facts
Saudi Arabia and Uruguay are meeting at the FIFA World Cup for the second time. Their first encounter came in the 2018 group stage, where Uruguay won 1-0 with a goal from Luis Suárez. Saudi Arabia have a balanced FIFA World Cup record against CONMEBOL teams, with one win (2-1 v Argentina in 2022) and one defeat (0-1 v Uruguay in 2018). Saudi Arabia have advanced beyond the first round in just one of their six previous FIFA World Cup appearances – it was at the 1994 tournament in the USA. Saudi Arabia have lost 68% of their FIFA World Cup matches (13/19) – the highest loss rate of any nation to have played 15+ games at the tournament. They’ve also kept only one clean sheet in their 19 matches, a 1-0 win against Belgium in the 1994 group stage. This is Uruguay’s 15th FIFA World Cup participation, and their fifth in a row. Their best performance since their last triumph in 1950 is fourth-place – in 1954, 1970 and 2010. Uruguay have won just one of their last eight FIFA World Cup opening matches (D4 L3) – 1-0 over Egypt in 2018. Uruguay finished fourth in CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They were nonetheless the only team to beat the section winners Argentina away from home (2-0). Firas Al-Buraikan was Saudi Arabia’s top scorer in the AFC qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with five goals, including a brace in their crucial 3-2 victory against Indonesia last October. He also featured in more qualifiers than any other Saudi player (15 matches). Darwin Núñez was involved in the most goals for Uruguay during qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (5 goals + 2 assists) while only Colombia’s James Rodríguez (7) delivered more assists than Maxi Araújo (4). This will be Marcelo Bielsa’s third FIFA World Cup as head coach, with a third different national team: Argentina in 2002 (knocked out in the group stages) and Chile in 2010 (knocked out by Brazil in the round of 16). Only Bora Milutinović, Carlos Alberto Parreira (5 each) and Henri Michel (4) have managed more teams at the tournament, while Bielsa’s teams have never scored more than one goal in their seven matches.Enjoy this? Add Opta Analyst as a preferred source by clicking here.
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