Saudi Arabia and Uruguay Share Points in 1-1 Draw

Saudi Arabia and Uruguay played out a 1-1 draw in their World Cup group stage opener at Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on June 15, 2026. Abdulelah Al Amri gave the Saudis the lead just before half-time with a well-taken strike, but Maxi Araújo pulled Uruguay level in the 80th minute with a fine finish. Despite both sides pushing for a winner in the closing stages, neither could find a breakthrough as the points were shared under the partly cloudy Florida sky.

Key Events

41' - Abdulelah Al Amri opened the scoring for Saudi Arabia, firing home to make it 1-0.

44' - Abdulelah Al Amri was booked with a yellow card.

46' - Uruguay made a double change at half-time, with Juan Sanabria replacing Matías Viña and Agustín Canobbio coming on for Darwin Núñez.

63' - Nasser Al-Dawsari came on for Musab Al-Juwayr for Saudi Arabia.

72' - Nicolás de la Cruz replaced Manuel Ugarte for Uruguay.

80' - Maxi Araújo equalised for Uruguay, slotting home to make it 1-1.

82' - Brian Rodríguez replaced goalscorer Maxi Araújo for Uruguay, while Nawaf Al-Boushail came on for Mohammed Abu Al Shamat for Saudi Arabia.

90' - Rodrigo Aguirre replaced Federico Viñas for Uruguay.

90+2' - Ali Lajami replaced Saud Abdulhamid for Saudi Arabia.

90+3' - Saudi Arabia made a double change, with Abdullah Al-Hamdan and Alaa Hajji replacing Moteb Al-Harbi and Firas Al-Buraikan.

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