liveUpdated 7m agoFollow live as Saudi Arabia and Uruguay begin their World Cup campaign today.The Athletic Live TeamJune 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM EDTSaudi Arabia take on Uruguay later today GettySaudi Arabia vs Uruguay — latestSaudi Arabia and Uruguay begin their 2026 World Cup campaigns today in Miami Gardens, Florida.Saudi Arabia beat Lionel Messi’s Argentina at the last World Cup and will be hoping to pull off a similar result.Meanwhile, Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay will have their sights set on challenging favourites Spain to finish top of Group H.Kick-off: 6pm ET, 3pm PTHow to watch: Fox, Fubo (try for free)Email: live@theathletic.com Who else is playing today? Getty ImagesGlad you asked.After Spain vs Cape Verde kicked things off, Belgium vs Egypt has just got underway — with this match at 6pm ET and then Iran vs New Zealand the last match of today, starting at 9pm ET.Subscribe to The Athletic The AthleticThere is no better time to be a subscriber to The Athletic for all the sporting insight, analysis and live coverage you need during the World Cup and beyond.As well as the ongoing tournament across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, you can get your soccer fix with us for the rest of the year with our Champions League and Premier League coverage, as well as Europe’s top leagues.Meanwhile, the Formula 1 season is in full swing plus we have golf, tennis and more on the cards.Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here.How to watch: Saudi Arabia vs UruguayHere’s how you can tune into the action live across the world.U.S.: Fox SportsUK: ITVCanada: TSNAustralia: SBSSaudi Arabia: BeIN SportsUruguay: Paramount+Our venue today: Hard Rock Stadium Getty ImagesHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FloridaHard Rock Stadium is named after the Hard Rock Cafe brand — a chain of restaurants, cafes, casinos and memorabilia stores founded in London in 1971. It is now headquartered in Davie, Florida, around 13 miles north of Miami Gardens, and has 165 locations in more than 70 countries. The stadium — relabelled Miami Stadium by FIFA for the purposes of this World Cup — opened in 1987, making it one of the older venus at this tournament. Back then, it cost around $115million to build, which equates to around $344m in today’s money.What time is kick-off? Getty ImagesThe match begins at 6pm ET, local time in Florida.That works out as 3pm PT on the west coast of the U.S. and 11pm in the UK.Hello and welcome to our World Cup coverage! Getty ImagesHello everyone and welcome along to The Athletic, where today we have live coverage of Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay at the World Cup.The tournament coverage continues with plenty of other matches today, including Spain playing for the first time against Cape Verde and Iran taking on New Zealand later.But our focus here is on Saudi Arabia, who beat Lionel Messi’s Argentina at the last tournament, and Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay.Stick with us as we bring you all the latest in the hours building up to kick-off.
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Follow live as Saudi Arabia and Uruguay begin their World Cup campaign today.










