Uruguay sail through

LUIS Suarez led the way as Uruguay made sure of top spot in Group A by ending 10-man Russia’s perfect start to their own World Cup in humbling fashion.

Suarez fired the South Americans in front with a free-kick just 10 minutes in at the Samara Arena before Denis Cheryshev deflected Diego Laxalt’s effort past goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev 13 minutes later to double the advantage.

R u s s i a ’s h o p e s o f launching a fightback were effectively dashed before half-time when full-back Igor Smolnikov was sent off for a second bookable offence and, although they were much improved after the restart, Edinson Cavani

Luis Suarez struck again at the death as Uruguay coasted to a 3-0 win to complete a maximum haul of nine points without conceding a goal. They will face the runners-up in Group B in the last 16.