Suárez speaks as Uruguay face Spain with everything on the line

Suárez: 'It hurts not being able to help'

Luis Suárez watched the Cape Verde draw from the stands and he did not hide the frustration. The all-time leading scorer spoke about Uruguay's situation, on the edge, needing a result against Spain, and the helplessness of not being on the pitch (1). No sugarcoating. No clichés.

Pandiani: 'The group is broken'

Walter Pandiani went further. The former striker said the Uruguay camp is fractured heading into the Spain match and defended Fede Valverde in the same breath: "Uruguay will not give anything away" (3). That is a lot of noise the day before a must-win.

The referee with a Green Card

The official assigned to Uruguay's match against Spain arrived in the United States with a Green Card, according to Marca (2). An odd footnote before the biggest game of the group.

Muslera sets two records, one he won't want

Fernando Muslera hit a milestone and an unwanted one in the same stretch. One record is good, the other is not, though the Turkish report is light on detail (4). Every stat matters when your tournament is on the line.

Cape Verde still dreaming after taking points off Uruguay

The African debutants drew with both Spain and Uruguay and still have a shot at the knockout rounds (5). That draw stings more with each passing day.