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Team news – Nunez drops to bench, three Cape Verde changespublished at 22:33 BST

Uruguay v Cape Verde (23:00 BST)

Former Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez drops to the bench as Marcelo Bielsa makes two changes to the Uruguay starting line-up.

In the other alteration from the 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia, Matias Vina drops to the substitutes.

They’re replaced by Agustin Canobbio and Juan Manuel Sanabria.

Uruguay XI: Legguard; Valera, Caceres, Olivera, Sanabria; Ugarte, Bentancur; Canobbio, Valverde, Araujo; Vinas.

Subs: Rochet, Mele, Gimenez, Vina, Bueno, De la Cruz, Martinez, Piquerez, Zalazar, Nunez, Pellistri, Rodriguez, Aguirre.

Uruguay XI: Muslera, Caceres, Valera, Olivera; Ugarte, Bentancur, Valverde, Canobbio, Araujo, Sanabria; Vinas.

There are three changes for Cape Verde from the side who impressively held Spain to a 0-0 draw on their World Cup debut.

Laros Duarte, Jovane Cabral and Daikon Livramento make way for Garry Rodrigues, Telmo Arcanjo and Gilson Benchimol.

Cape Verde XI: Voice; Moreira, Lopes, Borges, S. Cabral; K. Pina; Archangel, Mendes, Monteiro, Rodrigues; Benchimol.

Subs: Rosa, Dos Santos, Stopira, Costa, W. Pina, Pires, J. Cabral, Paulo, Duarte, Semedo, Da Costa, Varella, Livramento.

Cape Verde XI: Voice; Borges, Lopes, S. Cabral, Moreira; K. Pina, Monteiro, Rodrigues, Arcanjo; Benchimol, Mendes.

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