Frankly, something is broken when Saudi Arabia is in the 2018 World Cup and Italy, the USA and Dutch aren’t, but it is what it is. The Saudis looked overmatched in their opening 5-0 loss to Russia and they are huge MyBookie Sportsbook underdogs Wednesday against a much better Uruguay side in Group A action.
At MyBookie Sportsbook you can find the latest and better 2018 World Cup Betting Lines, asides everything you need to know for a winning streak.
“I don’t think they did anything to surprise us,” Pizzi said. “They won without doing much — a poor [Saudi Arabia] performance explains this result.” Pizzi called the scoreline “shameful” and said his team would improve before facing Uruguay.
Pizzi made a change after 63 minutes vs. Egypt, bringing winger Fahad Al Muwallad on for midfielder Abdullah Otayf.
“Results like this don’t happen very often in World Cups and we need to recover from this shameful situation,” the Argentine said. “I trust my efforts, I trust my players and I fully trust that we’ll have a better performance in the next game.”
Pizzi is expected to make a number of changes in his side for Wednesday’s make-or-break match against Uruguay. Among the likely changes is Mohammed Al Owais as the goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf. The coach has been focused on defensive organization and fine-tuning a counter-attacking game.
Uruguay has never beaten Saudi Arabia. The pair has met twice in friendly matches down the years, first came in 2002 where the Green Falcons won 3-2, with La Celeste’s goals coming from Fabian O’Neill and Diego Forlan. The second was four years ago, ending in a 1-1 draw.
2018 World Cup Betting Preview: Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia
How nice is to start winning 👏👏👏the team’s effort had it’s reward in a very difficult game!!!! Here’s a photo with the main goalie @JoseMaGimenez13 ⚽ always working to improve 💪💪💪 🇺🇾 🇺🇾 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/cm7NpGnyvR
— Luis Suarez (@LuisSuarez9) 15 de junio de 2018
- When: Wednesday, 11 AM ET
- Where: Rostov Arena, Rostov-On-Don, Russia
- 2018 World Cup Betting Odds: Uruguay -556 / Saudi Arabia +1450 / Draw +540 (Total at 3 goals)
Why Bet on Uruguay?
- Confederation: CONMEBOL
- Head coach: Óscar Tabárez
- Captain: Diego Godín
- FIFA Ranking: 14
Projected Line-Up
- 1-F. Muslera
- 22-M. Cáceres
- 3-D. Godín
- 4-G. Varela
- 2-J. Giménez
- 15-M. Vecino
- 10-G. De Arrascaeta
- 8-N. Nández
- 6-R. Bentancur
- 9-L. Suárez
- 21-E. Cavani
Why Bet on Saudi Arabia?
- Confederation: AFC
- Head coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi
- Captain: Osama Hawsawi
- FIFA Ranking: 67
“I don’t think they did anything to surprise us,” Pizzi said. “They won without doing much — a poor [Saudi Arabia] performance explains this result.” Pizzi called the scoreline “shameful” and said his team would improve before facing Uruguay.
Pizzi made a change after 63 minutes vs. Egypt, bringing winger Fahad Al Muwallad on for midfielder Abdullah Otayf.
“Results like this don’t happen very often in World Cups and we need to recover from this shameful situation,” the Argentine said. “I trust my efforts, I trust my players and I fully trust that we’ll have a better performance in the next game.”
Pizzi is expected to make a number of changes in his side for Wednesday’s make-or-break match against Uruguay. Among the likely changes is Mohammed Al Owais as the goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf. The coach has been focused on defensive organization and fine-tuning a counter-attacking game.
Uruguay has never beaten Saudi Arabia. The pair has met twice in friendly matches down the years, first came in 2002 where the Green Falcons won 3-2, with La Celeste’s goals coming from Fabian O’Neill and Diego Forlan. The second was four years ago, ending in a 1-1 draw.
Projected Line-Up
- 1-A. Al Maiouf
- 3-O. Hawsawi
- 13-Y. Al Shahrani
- 5-O. Hawsawi
- 6-M. Al Burayk
- 17-T. Al Jassim
- 8-Y. Al Shehri
- 7-S. Al Faraj
- 18-S. Al Dawsari
- 14-A. Otayf
- 10-M. Al Sahlawi
