Uruguay v England

Uruguay 2

Suarez 39′, 85′

England 1

Rooney 75′

FT 90 +6
HT 1-0

England players look dejected after they lose 2-1 against Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup

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Highlights: Uruguay 2-1 England

By Phil McNulty Chief football writer at Arena de Sao Paulo

Story of the match:

England on verge of elimination
Suarez scores twice for Uruguay
Rooney equalises with 15 minutes left
England out unless Italy beat Costa Rica

Luis Suarez left England on the brink of a World Cup exit as his brace gave Uruguay victory in Sao Paulo.

The Liverpool striker was making his return after a month out following knee surgery - and it proved to be bad timing for England as his brilliance was the difference in a fiercely-fought encounter.

Analysis

Former England captain Rio Ferdinand

"The lads will be gutted. The second goal was a nightmare, a straight ball down the middle. It is schoolboyish. You have to make sure these things don't happen. We got ourselves back in the game and I would have taken a point. It wasn't to be at the end and we let ourselves down."

Suarez put Uruguay ahead with a first-half header then scored a superb winner six minutes from time after Wayne Rooney's first goal at a World Cup gave England hope of avoiding a second successive Group D loss.

Defeat means the odds are now stacked against Roy Hodgson's England escaping this tough group.

They will be out unless Italy, who beat them in Manaus, defeat Costa Rica on Friday.

England also need Italy to win their final game against Uruguay, which would then give them the chance of qualifying on goal difference if they beat Costa Rica next Tuesday.

But for all the potential, a record of played two, lost two rarely adds up to anything other than elimination at the World Cup. No side have ever progressed after losing their first two matches.

And what an anti-climax it will be for manager Hodgson and his players if England are left playing for nothing other than pride in their final group game in Belo Horizonte.

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez claimed Suarez would not be fully fit for the game against England after missing his country's opening 3-1 defeat against Costa Rica.

Uruguay's Luis Suarez scores against England

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Luis Suarez heads Uruguay in front against England

Suarez may not have been, but he still possessed too much guile and menace for an England team who never built on the promise they showed in losing to Italy.

Rooney struck the bar before he scored and was England's main threat, but Uruguay - or to be more precise Suarez - produced the quality and clinical finishing that decides games such as this.

As expected, Hodgson played Rooney in a more central role and moved Raheem Sterling wide, but England struggled to find the energy levels that had fuelled such a positive performance against Italy.

Daniel Sturridge and Sterling could not pose the same threat as they had in Manaus either, Instead, it was Rooney who came closest, firing a first-half free-kick just inches wide and then powering a far-post header against the bar from one yard out.

At the back, England looked nervous and were fortunate to survive when Phil Jagielka's sliced clearance fell to Cristian Rodriguez, whose rising drive from the angle just cleared the bar with goalkeeper Joe Hart beaten.

England's Wayne Rooney scores against Uruguay

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Wayne Rooney equalises for England

Uruguay were the more ordered side and their opening goal arrived from the most inevitable source seven minutes before half-time.

Steven Gerrard conceded possession in midfield and, from Edinson Cavani's perfect cross, Suarez pulled away from Jagielka to head past Hart.

As England heads dropped, the former Ajax forward celebrated with the Uruguayan medical team who have nursed him back to fitness.

England, as they did against Italy, responded strongly, forcing Uruguay keeper Fernando Muslera to block a Sturridge effort at his near post.

In a chaotic start to the second half, Suarez was wasteful and Cavani was guilty of a bad miss.

Rooney then found room in the area only eight yards out, but shot straight at Muslera.

Hodgson, knowing what defeat would mean, made his first change after 64 minutes by sending on Ross Barkley for Sterling, who had struggled to impose himself on Uruguay as he had against the Italians.

Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring his second goal against England

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Luis Suarez strike wins it for Uruguay

England were moving into desperate times as the clock ran down - and it was Rooney who produced the goods with the equaliser 15 minutes from time, tapping in from close range from Glen Johnson's perfect cross.

Just as the momentum looked to be shifting towards England, Suarez was the tormentor again.

He latched on to a long punt from Muslera, which Gerrard could only flick on with his head, and then steadied himself before rifling an unstoppable finish past Hart.

It was the final word on this game - and probably on England's 2014 World Cup hopes in Brazil.

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Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (6)

Uruguay

01 Muslera
22 Cáceres
06 Pereira
17 Arévalo Rios
13 Giménez
03 Godín Booked
20 González (Fucile - 78' )
14 Lodeiro (Stuani - 67' )
09 Suarez (Coates - 88' )
21 Cavani
07 Rodríguez

Substitutes

02 Lugano
04 Fucile
05 Gargano
08 Hernández
10 Forlán
11 Stuani
12 Muñoz
15 Pérez
18 Ramírez
19 Coates
23 Silva

England

01 Hart
02 Johnson
03 Baines
14 Henderson (Lambert - 87' )
05 Cahill
06 Jagielka
19 Sterling (Barkley - 64' )
04 Gerrard Booked
09 Sturridge
10 Rooney
11 Welbeck (Lallana - 71' )

Substitutes

07 Wilshere
08 Lampard
12 Smalling
13 Foster
15 Oxlade-Chamberlain
16 Jones
17 Milner
18 Lambert
20 Lallana
21 Barkley
22 Forster
23 Shaw

Ref: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Att: 62,575

Match Stats

Possession 37 63

Shots

8 12

On target

2 6

Corners

7 6

Fouls

17 12

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Uruguay 2, England 1.

90:00 +5:04 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Uruguay 2, England 1.

90:00 +4:24

Attempt missed. Phil Jagielka (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross following a corner.

90:00 +4:07

Corner, England. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.

90:00 +2:19

Attempt missed. Steven Gerrard (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gary Cahill.

89:00

Foul by Rickie Lambert (England).

89:00

Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87:25 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Uruguay. Sebastián Coates replaces Luis Suarez.

87:18

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

86:38

Delay in match Luis Suarez (Uruguay) because of an injury.

86:08 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, England. Rickie Lambert replaces Jordan Henderson.

85:38

Wayne Rooney (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.

85:38

Foul by José María Giménez (Uruguay).

84:00 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Uruguay 2, England 1. Luis Suarez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.

81:12

Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Gary Cahill.

80:42

Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Gary Cahill.

79:28

Daniel Sturridge (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.

79:28

Foul by Jorge Fucile (Uruguay).

77:50 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Uruguay. Jorge Fucile replaces Álvaro González.

77:08

Attempt saved. Daniel Sturridge (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leighton Baines with a cross.

74:41 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Uruguay 1, England 1. Wayne Rooney (England) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Glen Johnson.