The hosts of the FIFA World Cup finals qualified for Uruguay in the 16th round of the tournament after Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia's Luis Suarez 1-0 in Group B of the Group B on Wednesday.
The outcome of the meeting in Rostov-on-Don means that Saudi Arabia and Egypt will not be able to overcome the points scored by the team coach Stanislav Cherchisov in the quest for the second round. Russia will play Uruguay in the last round in search of the group's first place.
The Moroccan team also gave away the World Cup after losing to Portugal 1-0. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a header four minutes from the start to lead Portugal to a 1-0 victory over Morocco to get the European champions closer to qualifying for the last 16 World Cup on Wednesday.
Ronaldo lifted his lead in the tournament to four when he entered the penalty area and put a strong header in the net against Morocco.
Portugal lead the group by four points, meaning Morocco, who missed many opportunities in the second half, became the first team to bid farewell to the tournament after losing the second.
Portugal, who drew 3-3 in their first match against Spain, will meet in their final match against Iran on Monday.
Ronaldo became the most European player to score for international goals after reaching goal 85 with his country. Ronaldo scored three goals during Portugal's 3-3 draw with Spain on Friday to tie the European record for Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskas with 84 goals.
The Real Madrid striker scored the first goal for Portugal with a header in the fourth minute to become the second most recorded player for international goals after Iranian Ali Daei, who scored 109 goals.
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