After losing 5-0 to Russia in the debut of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Saudi Arabia will face a team from Uruguay who beat Egypt in the debut thanks to a goal in the 90th minute. The Uruguayan victory against Egypt was the typical closed match of the group stage, where there were few scoring opportunities and where no team wanted to lose. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia was completely outdone by the local, Russia, in its debut. The South American team is going through a good run since it has four consecutive victories without conceding goals, and also has only one defeat in its last 10 matches (W6, D3, L1). On the other hand, the last defeat of Saudi Arabia was its fourth consecutive, and in those four games has been at a disadvantage at halftime. These two teams have only played twice. In 2014 they drew 1-1 and in 2002, Saudi Arabia won 3-2 at home.