{"id":15407,"date":"2026-06-16T04:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15407"},"modified":"2026-06-16T04:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:02:56","slug":"world-cup-uruguays-maxi-araujo-scores-equalizer-in-draw-with-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15407","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Uruguay\u2019s Maxi Ara\u00fajo scores equalizer in draw with Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By ALANIS THAMES<\/strong> AP Sports Writer<\/p>\n<p>MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. \u2014 Maxi Ara\u00fajo finally gave the crowd of mostly Uruguay fans in South Florida something to cheer about with his tying goal late in Monday\u2019s World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>La Celeste salvaged a point, but they were not thrilled with the result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gave it away. We have to be honest,\u201d midfielder Federico Valverde said in Spanish after his side played to a 1-1 draw, making up for a flat first half by controlling the second.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15405\">Dodgers\u2019 Tommy Edman set to be activated on Tuesday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gave away the first half,\u201d Valverde added. \u201cWe didn\u2019t play the way we had trained. It wasn\u2019t what we were aiming for. We rushed things too much. We wanted to win the game in the very first minute. Sometimes you need a bit more patience and just play our game. We improved a lot in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abdulelah Al-Amri\u00a0scored on a rebound\u00a0in the 41st minute for Saudi Arabia, and Ara\u00fajo\u00a0got the equalizer\u00a0in the 80th, firing a rebound past goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais from close range.<\/p>\n<p>La Celeste dominated possession and had 29 attempts on goal to Saudi Arabia\u2019s seven but trailed until late in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>It was the fourth international goal for Ara\u00fajo and second at Hard Rock Stadium, home to the NFL\u2019s Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Al-Amri, who had a shot denied by Uruguay\u2019s Fernando Muslera earlier in the first half, put his squad ahead with a quick tap-in after Muslera palmed away a header.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Amri fell to his knees after the goal and placed his head down on the pitch as he was showered with cheers from Saudi Arabia fans, who were greatly outnumbered in South Florida but loud enough to make up the difference.<\/p>\n<p>Four years ago, they watched their team deliver one of the most memorable moments of the 2022 World Cup, coming back to stun Lionel Messi and eventual champion Argentina, 2-1, in Saudi Arabia\u2019s opening match.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s result was much less dramatic, but Saudi Arabia \u2013 behind a mostly solid performance by Al-Owais \u2013 was able to shut out Uruguay, a two-time World Cup champion, until late.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Green Falcons were more pleased with the outcome than their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUruguay is a team that is very energetic,\u201d Saudi Arabia coach Georgios Donis said through an interpreter. \u201cThe players are well experienced, and there is depth on the bench. \u2026 When you\u2019re faced with such an opponent, getting one point is a positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15403\">Angels\u2019 Mike Trout on track for his All-Star Game return<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donis replaced the fired Herv\u00e9 Renard only two months ago. He said he\u2019s still learning the squad, though he was hopeful after Monday\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to get to know my team better,\u201d Donis said. \u201cI need to create a team that is competitive, and it only makes sense that we need time to do this. Today\u2019s outcome gives us an advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>La Celeste had plenty of chances. Al-Owais denied a point-blank header from Federico Vinas in the first half, then got his fingertips on an attempt by Manuel Ugarte in the 61st. He also denied Valverde\u2019s attempt a couple of minutes into stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a team that is supposed to make a difference cannot do it, in terms of being dangerous or dominating the ball,\u201d Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa said through an interpreter, \u201cthen the weaker team actually dares to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The result capped a surprising day for Group H \u2013 made up of Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Spain and Cape Verde.<\/p>\n<p>Cape Verde, making its World Cup debut, held heavily favored Spain to a\u00a0scoreless draw\u00a0in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe draw involving Spain may be the biggest surprise in this World Cup,\u201d Donis said. \u201cCape Verde was very competitive, very strong. It\u2019s not like the (group) favorites changed. It\u2019s Spain and Uruguay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was also a matchup of the past, present and future in World Cup history. Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930 and will host a match commemorating the tournament\u2019s centennial in 2030, and Saudi Arabia will host the World Cup in 2034.<\/p>\n<p>Among those at the match: FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo, former NFL star Chad Ochocinco and longtime Uruguay standout Luis Su\u00e1rez \u2013 Messi\u2019s teammate with Inter Miami who was not picked to represent his country at this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15401\">Fans from Iran show up to be heard on World Cup stage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abdulelah Al-Amri scores in the 41st minute for Saudi Arabia, but Uruguay dominates possession and finally gets one of its 29 shots to go when Ara\u00fajo scores in the 80th minute in the Group H opener for both teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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