Uruguay held to draw, South Americans still winless in the Copa 🎥 | OneFootball

South American football is still without a win at the 2026 World Cup.

This Monday (15), Uruguay were held to a draw by Saudi Arabia in their tournament debut.

Abdulelah Al-Amri opened the scoring for the Green Falcons late in the first half. Maximiliano Araújo equalized for La Celeste in the second half.

The Uruguayan team struggled to create scoring chances throughout the match, but fought back for the equalizer and, in the final minutes, piled the pressure on Saudi Arabia, who managed to hold on to the 1-1 draw with goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais kept very busy.

Watch the highlights of the match played in Miami below:

Both teams are in Group H, alongside Spain and Cape Verde, who drew earlier on Monday.

Four Conmebol teams have already made their World Cup debuts, with two losses and two draws:

On Tuesday (16), it will be Argentina’s turn to begin their title defense and make their debut at this year’s World Cup, facing Algeria.

Colombia will wrap up South America’s participation in the first round of the group stage on Wednesday (17), against Uzbekistan.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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