On two occasions, a Spanish player remained on the floor after being strongly dispossessed, with Uruguay fashioning chances for Nunez, reintroduced to the starting line-up as Bielsa’s only change after the Cape Verde draw.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
He was tackled and dispossessed with the ball on a trajectory to the goal.
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