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World Cup Matchday 2 recap: Portugal-Spain lives up to hype, Morocco sunk by own goal vs. Iran; Uruguay beats Salah-less Egypt late

Well, that was fun. Portugal and Spain capped World Cup matchday 2 in a game that lived up to its billing, and then some. It was always going to be the premier contest of the group stage from the moment the draw was announced, and it didn’t disappoint. That came after late heroics in the Egypt/Uruguay match and a sickening loss for Morocco to Iran on an own goal.

Egypt 0-1 Uruguay

In Group A, Uruguay and Egypt nearly went scoreless the whole way until Jose Gimenez’ 89th minute marker helped his side slip past the Egyptians.