Reuters: Uruguay’s Jose Gimenez scored with a thunderous 89th-minute header to deal Egypt a 1-0 defeat in their World Cup opener on Friday, just as the North Africans appeared to have escaped with a point despite missing key striker Mohamed Salah.
Soccer Football – World Cup – Group A – Egypt vs Uruguay – Ekaterinburg Arena, Yekaterinburg, Russia – June 15, 2018 Uruguay’s Jose Gimenez scores their first goal REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
Gimenez rose perfectly to meet a Carlos Sanchez free kick and score the goal that broke a 48-year Uruguayan curse of failing to win their opening game at World Cup finals.
