Uruguay are out of the World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Spain following one other error-strewn efficiency by Marcelo Bielsa’s facet.
Alex Baena’s aim late within the first half determined the sport in Guadalajara as veteran goalkeeper Fernando Muslera may solely push the ball into his personal internet. Bielsa substituted Muslera at half-time as Uruguay’s depressing marketing campaign unravelled.
Fede Valverde, the Actual Madrid midfielder and Uruguay’s captain, was hooked earlier than the hour mark and the Group H contest led to ignominy as Agustin Canobbio was despatched off in stoppage time for a wild and determined lunge on Pau Cubarsi.
Spain had been removed from fluent however Unai Simon had little to cope with they usually nonetheless high the group however the story of the night time is that it’s Cape Verde who progress alongside them. Uruguay’s two-point haul just isn’t sufficient to ship via as a third-placed workforce.
La Roja arrange a spherical of 32 tie with the runners-up of Group J, which is at present Austria. They may play in Los Angeles on Thursday July 2 with kick-off at 8pm.
The important thing moments from Guadalajara…
42: GOAL! Baena’s snap-shot was fumbled into the online by Muslera
46: SUB! Goalkeeper Muslera was taken off by Bielsa at half-time
57: SUB! Uruguay’s captain Valverde was substituted by Bielsa
86: CROSSBAR! Torres was via however hit the highest of the bar
90+5: RED CARD! Canobbio lunged in on Cubarsi and was despatched off
What the end result means…
Evaluation: Bielsa’s nightmare World Cup
Bielsa is a cult hero to supporters of Athletic Membership and Leeds United however his reign in command of Uruguay is definitely coming to an finish and he is not going to be mourned by their supporters after a marketing campaign fraught with problem since earlier than it started.
In hindsight, Bielsa doomed himself with the choice to carry Muslera out of retirement. The 40-year-old goalkeeper was arguably at fault for all 4 of the objectives that Uruguay conceded at this World Cup. Had he saved any of them out they might be via.
A match that started amid query marks over his man-management that had been highlighted by Luis Suarez led to Bielsa hauling off Valverde and seeing Canobbio – one other whom he had fallen out with – fully lose his self-discipline. It was a multitude.
Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera is crushed by a shot from Spain’s Alex Baena
Bielsa: I gave Uruguayan soccer nothing
Uruguay head coach Marcelo Bielsa:
“The match was quite even. We deserved a draw. We should have had a draw. Performance was not the issue.
“I wasn’t in a position to maximise the potential of Uruguay’s gamers. With Valverde’s substitution, I sought to have a stronger presence in assault.
“What I gave Uruguayan football is nothing because any contribution that a coach can make to a national team is futile if you don’t have a positive outcome. If you ask me how they’ll remember me, they’ll remember me as someone who left nothing.”
Uruguay should reset | Spain haven’t clicked
Sky Sports activities’ Gary Neville on ITV:
On Uruguay: “This will be a reset moment. They have had this great generation of players who have just retired in the last 10 years and they have got this new generation who are not quite at the same level.
“You’ve got a supervisor who has bought expertise and an incredible fame all around the globe however he has simply determined to mainly take all the pieces down with him on the best way out. He’ll in all probability not survive this.
“Valverde has been taken off, the goalkeeper who has 137 caps has been taken off, so there will be a massive fall out but out of these moments it can sometimes be a reset and a moment of reflection.”
On Spain: “Something doesn’t feel like it has clicked yet but we are not halfway through the tournament yet. You are going to have to play five more games to win it. Spain are the masters at understanding a tournament and pacing it.
“You do not have to peak too early so I might not rule them out but however they do not fairly appear to be they’ve the power. That one thing is lacking proper now.”
