Day 7 snapshot from the World Cup
SNAPSHOT FROM DAY SEVEN OF THE WORLD CUP
AT A GLANCE: Portugal and Uruguay beat Morocco and Saudi Arabia respectively, while Spain won against Iran. All three matches were 1-0 scorelines.
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo eliminated the Moroccans from the tournament with a header in just the fourth minute.
TALKING POINT: Morocco coach Herve Renard has been heavily criticised for allowing Nordin Amrabat to play against Portugal, only days after he suffered a severe concussion in their tournament opener against Iran.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The doc has made it clear that punching the air (in celebration) is not an option." - England manager Gareth Southgate, who dislocated his shoulder while going for a run near his team's training camp.
STAT OF THE DAY: 100 - Uruguay star Luis Suarez brought up a century of appearances for the national side and scored a goal in the win over Saudi Arabia.
THE AUSTRALIANS: Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk is keeping his plans to himself ahead of Thursday's match against Denmark, refusing to say if veteran Tim Cahill will play.
