Oscar Tabarez expects his Uruguay side to be tough opponents for whoever they may meet in the next round of the World Cup after sealing their passage with a 1-0 victory over Mexico yesterday.
Oscar Tabarez expects his Uruguay side to be tough opponents for whoever they may meet in the next round of the World Cup after sealing their passage with a 1-0 victory over Mexico yesterday.
The win in Rustenburg which was down to a 43rd-minute Luis Suarez strike helped La Celeste finish top of Group A.
Despite the loss, the Mexicans still ended in second place after South Africa were unable to alter the goal difference sufficiently in their 2-1 win over France in the other game.
The reward for topping the pool will in all likeliness be avoiding a South American derby against Argentina.
And after a disappointing campaign the last time they reached the finals in Japan and South Korea eight years ago, the coach, was just pleased to have taken them beyond the group stage.
He said: "Of course we've analysed all the possibilities for us.
"I think so far in this phase we've showed that we are a tough team to tackle for the others.
"We are trying to do what we had exactly in mind before the tournament.
"Now I don't think we've achieved that yet, but Uruguay is now a difficult opponent for anybody.
"This is what we have seen so far and if you look at the history of Uruguay in the last few World Cups, this win is really satisfying and the news from Montevideo is very good."
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