After the third round, it became clear who took the first place in Group A. It was Uruguay's national team that managed to defeat a representative of South America, the Uruguay team. Uruguay had no trouble with the Russian national team in the last group matches and won the game 3-0. Uruguay won all three group matches and took first place with 9 points. The Russians remained in second place with 6 points. The Uruguayan national team quickly took the lead. In the 10th minute of the match, Luis Suarez scored a precise penalty kick to put his team ahead. A few minutes later, the Russians had a chance to equalize the score, but Denis Cheryshev's shot was blocked by Fernando Muslera. In the 23rd minute, the Russians were unlucky again. The same D. Cheryshev tried to block the opponent's shot, but it was his own foot that sent the ball into the net, making the score 2-0 in favor of Uruguay. Later, Uruguay had a couple of chances to score, but they failed to capitalize on any of them. The final blow to the Russians came in the 36th minute. Igor Smolnikov received his second yellow card, leaving the Russians playing with one player less. After the break, Uruguay gave the initiative to their opponents, but neither team played dangerously. However, in the 80th minute, L. Suarez and Edinson Cavani found themselves on the attack against one Russian defender. But E. Cavani did not expect L. Suarez's pass and did not sprint to close his teammate's pass. At the end of the match, the Uruguayan national team began to create dangerous opportunities again, and after a corner kick, in the 90th minute, Diego Godin headed the ball dangerously, but his shot was saved by Igor Akinfeev. However, E. Cavani was in the right place at the right time and easily scored his goal. Uruguay 3:0 Russia 10' [1-0] L. Suarez 23' [2-0] D. Cheryshev (own goal) 90' [3-0] E. Cavani 36' I. Smolnikov (red card)
