Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Group A clash between Uruguay and hosts Russia. We'll bring you all the action as it happens. Kick off is at 3pm.

Suarez's freekick was a good one, but the wall didn't seem to be in the right position. There was far too much space for he Uruguay striker to get his shot on target from the edge of the box.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Uruguay 1 (10 mins - Luis Suarez) Russia 0. Uruguay have taken an early lead and it's Suarez! The Barcelona striker sends a low freekick around the Russian wall and finds the far corner of the net. Akinfeev couldn't get a hand to it and Suarez has his second goal of the World Cup.

Bentacur is brought down right on the edge of the box and Gazinsky is booked.

One of the factors in this game is the heat. It's very, very hot in Samara. Will that have an effect on the performance of these two teams? Even in the shade, it is blistering according to those there.

Uruguay have one of the best frontlines in the World Cup, with Cavani and Suarez leading the line, but so far they haven't been allowed to express themselves. Will that change here?

Russia are now just getting a feel for the ball after a strong start to the match by Uruguay. The home fans inside the stadium in Samara are making a right din. Very, very loud.

NOT FAR WIDE! Torreira gets a shot away on goal, but Akinfeev is fairly comfortable in watching that strike flash wide of the target. Good try from the Arsenal transfer target.

Here's a stat for you - Uruguay are known for their defensive, physical style of play. But they are the only team at this World Cup to have picked up a single yellow card so far.

The match is under way in Samara! It's Uruguay against Russia in Group A of the 2018 World Cup.

The atmosphere in Samara looks great. Thousands upon thousands of Russian fans have turned up for this one. There's a healthy contingent of Uruguay supporters as well.

Just to recap - Russia scored five in their first game against Saudi Arabia and then three against Egypt last week. They look on fire in the attacking third. But Uruguay are strong defensively.

Russia have been the surprise package of this World Cup so far. Cheryshev has been the star man for the hosts and the former Real Madrid winger will be hoping to add to his tally here.

Gimenez has suffered an injury and so he has been left out of the Uruguay side for this game. Tabarez has shifted to a back three to compensate for the absence of the Atletico Madrid man.

Cavani and Suarez are both starting up front for Uruguay. Russia have impressed at this World Cup, but this will present them with a test they haven't faced at this tournament so far.

There are a few changes for both teams ahead of this final group game. Of course, both Uruguay and Russia are already qualified for the last 16, but they'll want to keep momentum going.