Key Moment

Uruguay will rue the moment they granted Bruno Fernandes the freedom to turn and size up a delivery from the left after 54 minutes. Really, the South Americans should have known better.

Ever since Cody Gakpo met Frenkie de Jong’s flighted left-wing ball to open the scoring in Holland’s meeting with Senegal seven days ago, a pattern has emerged at this tournament of players ghosting in to convert crosses lifted in from the left flank. Only today, Mohammed Kudus met a centre from Jordan Ayew to put Ghana in front against Korea Republic. Abdelhamid Sabiri’s free-kick from the left, touched home by Romain Saiss, provided the launchpad for Morocco’s victory over Belgium on Sunday.