Uruguay out of WC after GK blunder against Spain

According to ESPN News, Uruguay's World Cup campaign ended on Friday after goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's first-half blunder in their group-stage final against Spain. Playing at Estadio Akron, Muslera's error handed Spain the opening goal—a mistake with tournament-ending consequences. So costly was the error that the goalkeeper didn't even make it to halftime; substituted out at the break, Muslera's exit spoke volumes about the impact of that single moment.

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