Luis Suárez leads way for Uruguay to spoil 10-man Russia’s party

Uruguay have finished top of Group A at the World Cup after beating 10-man Russia 3-0 in Samara, and will play the runners-up of Group B in the last 16 on Saturday in Sochi. Russia, meanwhile, have finished second and will play the winners of Group B in the last 16 on Sunday at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Luis Suárez gave Uruguay the lead after 10 minutes with a superb free-kick just outside the penalty area, taking advantage of a gap created by Sergei Ignashevich tussling with Edinson Cavani. The Barcelona striker struck a right-footed shot into Igor Akinfeev’s bottom left corner.

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