Uruguay were sluggish and predictable for most of the match but snatched victory at the end with a straight-forward a header from a freekick.

Egypt will be grievously disappointed but, with Salah back, showed enough to suggest they can still get out of a low-quality group. Uruguay will need to improve to go deep in the tournament but it turned out to be a satisfying start for them.

Almost as soon as the goal went in the rather ungallant cameraman panned straight to Salah, who suddenly wasn’t smiling. Cuper must be wondering now whether he should have chucked him on, after all. You can be sure many millions of Egyptians are.

Sanchez delivers a freekick from the right and Gimenez rises like Mark Wright to nod the ball into the net from seven yards! Uruguay have surely won it!