Neymar penalty sinks Uruguay

LONDON: Neymar scored a contested second-half penalty to give Brazil a 1-0 friendly win over Uruguay at the Emirates Stadium in London on Friday.

The forward was again the stand-out Brazil player and he coolly side-footed home his 60th international goal in the 76th minute after Diego Laxalt brought down Danilo, although Uruguay claimed there was a handball in the build-up.

ARGENTINA WIN

CORDOBA: A first-half header from defender Ramiro Funes Mori and a second half own goal from substitute Isaac Brizuela gave an experimental Argentina side a 2-0 win over Mexico in a friendly in Cordoba on Friday.

Argentina and Mexico meet again in Mendoza on Tuesday.

SALAH SCORES WINNER

JOHANNESBURG: Mohamed Salah scored in the final minute to give Egypt a 3-2 home victory over Tunisia on Friday in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations match between two countries who have already qualified. Victory brought Egypt level with Tunisia in Group J on 12 points, but the losers retained first place on head-to-head records.

SOUTH KOREA HELD

BRISBANE: Australia midfielder Massimo Luongo scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw with South Korea in an entertaining friendly at a raindrenched Lang Park in Brisbane on Saturday.