Uruguay edges Egypt 1-0 in 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage match in Urals

The national team of Uruguay snatched a last-minute 1-0 win over Egypt in their opening Group A stage match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in the Russian Urals city of Yekaterinburg on Friday, TASS reports.

The match in Yekaterinburg kicked off at 5:00 p.m. local time amid the temperatures hovering at low 11-14 degrees Celsius (over 57 Fahrenheit) and the over 49,000-seat capacity stadium saw an attendance of only 27,000.