World Cup last 16 - Uruguay 2 Portugal 1: Cavani sends Ronaldo packing

Edinson Cavani scores twice to set up a quarter-final clash against France

Uruguay 2 Portugal 1 Edinson Cavani World Cup
Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani celebrates his second goal against Portugal
(Image credit: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images)

Uruguay 2 Portugal 1

It was billed as a battle of the world-class strikers and it was Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani who shone in this World Cup last-16 encounter in Sochi.

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