Uruguay Vs England at Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Managers
Roy Hodgson(England)
Oscar Tabarez(Uruguay)
Match Facts
Head-to-head
- The two nations have previously met twice at the World Cup: Uruguay won 4-2 in the 1954 quarter-finals and the two sides drew 0-0 in the group stage in 1966.
- They last met in a friendly in March 2006 at Anfield. England won 2-1 with goals by Peter Crouch and Joe Cole.
- Uruguay continued their run of not winning an opening group game since 1970 with defeat against Costa Rica.
- They have only won their second group game in one of their last six World Cup appearances. That was a 3-0 victory against hosts South Africa at the last World Cup.
- Uruguay played twice in Sao Paulo the last time the World Cup was held in Brazil (1950), drawing 2-2 against Spain and winning 3-2 against Sweden.
- With a population of 3.3 million, Uruguay is the smallest nation at the World Cup.
- Seventeen members of Oscar Tabarez's 2011 Copa America-winning squad are part of the 23-man party in Brazil.
- Only four teams (8.7%) have progressed to the last 16 after losing their opening game since the current World Cup format was introduced in 1998.
- England have scored in each of their last eight World Cup encounters with South American sides.
- They have conceded six goals in their last two World Cup games dating back to 2010. They have never conceded two or more goals in three straight games.
- Daniel Sturridge has scored three goals in his last four appearances for England.
- Sixteen of England's last 20 World Cup goals have come before half-time.
- England recorded their highest-ever World Cup pass completion rate (91%) in the opening match v Italy (1966-2014).
- Wayne Rooney created more chances than any other player in the England v Italy game (three, including one assist)
Uruguay beats England 2-1
Goal Scorers
For Uruguay -Luis Suarez(39 & 85)
For England - Wayne Rooney(75)
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