Uruguay's World Cup is over, with its players set to battle for overhead bin ****** e rather than an international soccer trophy.
The governing body of Uruguayan soccer, the AUF, has opted to cancel its charter flight set to take players from their base camp in Mexico back to Montevideo, according to reports in the El Pais newspaper and TV network Tenfield. The players will go back commercial, arriving on several different flights rather than as a squad.
Uruguay was expected to head into Friday, June 26's showdown with Spain already qualified for the next round but drew with both Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, meaning a result was necessary in Guadalajara.
Spain opened the scoring on a goalkeeper error in the 42nd minute, and Uruguay was never able to find an answer, falling 1-0. That loss eliminated the South American country with a population of fewer than 3.5 million but a proud soccer tradition from the World Cup.
Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa was furious after the elimination, barking at the television broadcast to start his post-match interview.
The governing body of Uruguayan soccer, the AUF, has opted to cancel its charter flight set to take players from their base camp in Mexico back to Montevideo, according to reports in the El Pais newspaper and TV network Tenfield. The players will go back commercial, arriving on several different flights rather than as a squad.
Uruguay was expected to head into Friday, June 26's showdown with Spain already qualified for the next round but drew with both Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, meaning a result was necessary in Guadalajara.
Spain opened the scoring on a goalkeeper error in the 42nd minute, and Uruguay was never able to find an answer, falling 1-0. That loss eliminated the South American country with a population of fewer than 3.5 million but a proud soccer tradition from the World Cup.
Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa was furious after the elimination, barking at the television broadcast to start his post-match interview.
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