Second day: Egypt-Uruguay, Morocco-Iran and Portugal-Spain

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The first match corresponds to Group A, while the other two belong to Group B.

This Friday, June 15, the Russian World Cup will offer three games. The one that starts the day will be the one corresponding to Group A, on which the first match was played on Thursday. The other two remaining belong to Group B:

 

Egypt Uruguay (14:00)

Egypt and Uruguay meet on Friday at the Ekaterinburg Arena (2:00 pm) in a match marked by the reappearance of the recently recovered Mohamed Salah and the return
from striker Luis Suárez to a World Cup four years after his sonorous attack on Giorgio Chiellini.

 

Probable alignments:

Egypt: The Hadary; Fathy, Samir, Hegazy, Abdel Shafy; Masry, Hamed; Trezeguet, Said, Sobhy; and Salah.

Uruguay: Muslera; Varela, Godín, Giménez, Cáceres; Nández, Neighbor, Bentancur, De Arrascaeta; Cavani and Luis Suárez.

Referee: Bjon Kuipers (Germany).

Stadium: Yekaterinburg Arena.

 

Morocco-Iran (17:00)

The Moroccan and Iranian teams open their competition at the St. Petersburg Stadium (17:00). They face, 'a priori', the two weakest teams in Group B.

 

Probable alignments:

Morocco: Munir; Dirar, Saiss, Benatia, Mendyl; Boufal, the Ahmadi, Belhanda; Amrabat, Ziyech; and Boutaïeb.

Iran: Beiranvand; Rezaeian, Chesmi, Pouraliganji, Mohammadi; Shojaei, Montazeri; Hajsafi, Azmoun, Taremi; and Jahanbakhsh.

Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (TUR).

Stadium: St. Petersburg Arena.

 

Portugal-Spain (20:00)

Spain will see them this Friday with Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo and an unprecedented crisis at the gates of the tournament, which triggered the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui and the appointment of Fernando Hierro.

 

Probable alignments:

Portugal: Rui Patricio; Cedric, Pepe, Fonte, Eliseu; Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Moutinho, Joao Mario; Cristiano Ronaldo and André Silva.

Spain: De Gea; Nacho, Sergio Ramos, Piqué, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Koke; Isco, Iniesta, Silva; and Diego Costa.

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy).

Stadium: Fisht de Sochi.