Saudi Arabia will take on Uruguay in their Group H opener at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday evening. The match kicks off at 11:00pm UK time and is available on ITV1 and STV.
Saudi Arabia hope to repeat their famous 2-1 win over Argentina from the 2022 tournament. They enter the game after a 0-0 draw with Senegal in their final warm-up.
Uruguay, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, have not won any of their last four matches. Luis Suarez was left out of the squad, leaving Darwin Nunez to lead the attack alongside Federico Valverde.
Saudi Arabia will be without goalkeeper Nawaf Al Aqidi. Uruguay have injury concerns over several players including Jose Gimenez and Ronald Araujo.
The predicted line-ups are Saudi Arabia: Al-Owais; Abdulhamid, Al Tambakti, Lajami, Bu; Kanno, Al-Khaibari; N Al-Dawsari, Al-Juwayr, S Al-Dawsari; Al-Buraikan. Uruguay: Muslera; Varela, Caceres, Bueno, Olivera; Valverde, Ugarte, Bentancur, M Araujo; Vinas, Nunez.
