Egypt vs Uruguay, FIFA World Cup 2018 Highlights: As it Happened

STAT ATTACK: This is the first time that Uruguay have won their opening game at the World Cup since 1970. 

Full time: Uruguay beat Egypt 1-0 after Gimenez's late goal from a set-piece. 

Egypt's shoulders have dropped and there is one minute left in the game as Uruguay look to hold on. 

GOAL: In stoppage time, Egyptian hearts are broken as JM Gimenez has headed it home in the corner past El Shenawy. Uruguay lead 1-0 with minutes left for the final whistle.

Huge escape for Egypt after Cavani's freekick comes of the post and they can't get the second ball in. Egypt just about clear and give away another set-piece. 

Dangerous foul given away just outside the box by Egypt. Cavani, Suarez and Rodriguez are standing over this on the left side. El Shenawy will have to set up his defense and wall well. Suarez is in the wall with two other Uruguay players . 

Meanwhile, there is no chance Mohamed Salah will come on for the final minutes as the three Egypt changes have been made already. 

At the other end, Suarez and Cavani link up again and the PSG striker catches the volley first time with sting, but El Shenawy has it covered. 

Egypt have smelt blood and they are going for the win. El Neny had another chance but scuffed the shot. Uruguay will have to tighten things up at the back. 

Egypt with another chance to nick something from the game with Kahraba making a strong run down the left but his pass to El Neny is blocked off. 

Uruguay had a golden chance as Cavani and Suarez combining well. But the Barcelona man just can't get the shot away and looks dismayed. Egypt's keeper's hand needed some treatment, but there is nothing serious. 

There has been a lot more enterprise and initiative from the Egyptian attackers, but the final ball has been elusive. Fathi hits one with pace and sting from the right and it was headed for goal but Muslera has it covered. 

Uruguay have been restricted to taking shots from distance as the Egypt defense have been very tight and given away no space to the attacking players. There is about twenty minutes left in the game and the South Americans have a corner as Sanchez's cross is blocked. Godin saunters into the box. The ball in is low at Cavani's feet who turns and shoots and Caceres is in the way. 

The powerful Rodriguez is in space with time on the left, but he can't cut it back to an unmarked Suarez in the box. Mostly the theme of the story from the game for the South American side. 

Suarez sprays it out to Caceres but the cross from the left is well defended. Uruguay have had more of the possession but they have not been able to use it well in the attack. Egypt on the other hand have been more precise with the passes. Though both sides have had trouble in the final third. 

Egypt's Trezeguet has been quite a livewire going forward for his side as he is not giving the Uruguay defense any time on the ball and is pressing them hard. But Uruguay have held on in defense and with a young side, but they have not been able to do well in attack as the passing has not been crisp. Suarez and Cavani have hardly been able to combine with anyone and it does not augur well for them. 

Egypt's Trezeguet has been doing well in attack as he tries to get his teammates into the moves on quick counter-attacks. He has shown a lot of promise and potential today. He has been given the license to run at the defense. At the other end Luis Suarez looks frustrated and his shoulders are dropping. 

Egypt's Tarek Hamed can't countinue anymore after taking two knocks within the first 50 minutes he has been taken off. Sam Morsy of Wigan has come one for him in midfield. 

And the second half gets underway. Egypt are looking to consolidate now. But Uruguay certainly had a chance out of nowhere. The ball was really close, but Suarez couldn't convert. This should give a lot of confidence to Uruguay.

Salah is yet to be brought on by Hector Cuper. He emerges from the tunnel and takes off his bib which means he is likely to come on soon. 

The players are emerging from the tunnel for the second half. Chances have been few and far between for Uruguay and Tabarez would have spoken to them about. But Hector Cuper's team has been well drilled and is organised and they are not giving an inch away. 

At the end of the first half, Uruguay's much fancied attack have been off colour and kept at bay by Egypt who have been well organised on their return to the World Cup. Expect Salah to make his first appearance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup soon as Egypt have looked more menacing in attack. 

End of the first half: Uruguay and Egypt are yet to find the first goal of the match. Score 0-0

Egypt have been very solid in the defense and the game has most been played in front of their defense. Their attackers though have been finding space behind the Uruguay defense. Egypt, very typically like a Hector Cuper side have been well organised much to the frustration of the Uruguayan. 

There is an injury scare for Egypt as Warda falls awkwardly trying an acrobatic pass. He seems fine to continue. There are five minutes left in the first half. 

The oldest goal keeper at the World Cup, the oldest to ever play in a World Cup, El Shenawy has not been tested too much. Mostly crosses from the right and shots from distance has been coming at him from the opposition. Godin has decided to step it up a bit as he drives through from defense, but his pass is met with a bad first touch on the left by Cavani. 

Mohamed Salah is getting ready on the bench with a little less than 15 minutes to go in the first half. 

Arrascaeta tries to turn in the middle and he is brought down. Free-kick to Uruguay with Suarez standing over it. It is far out, and his shot well hit but into the wall. 

Egypt are not backing down against their more fancied opponents. They are moving the ball around well with Abdalla, Marwan, Trezeguet and Warda combining well against Diego Godin and co. Uruguay have been more or less restricted to taking chances from distance. 

Cavani takes another shot from distance with his left foot. But the volley was headed out by Aly Gaba and Uruguay have another corner. Suarez at the second post was unmarked at the corner but the shot hits the side-netting.