“Edinson Cavani insists Uruguay are focused on their clash with Russia and not a possible duel with Portugal or Spain in the knockout stage. Uruguay take on the World Cup hosts in Samara on Monday, needing a win to qualify as winners of Group A. With qualification assured following Wednesday’s 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia, it was put to Cavani that it would only be natural for Oscar Tabarez’s men to allow thoughts to turn to a last-16 meeting, with Spain and Portugal in the driving seat to claim the top two spots in Group B.
None of that, we focus on the match tomorrow first and foremost and that is the path we will take and we’ll think about other aspects afterwards,” the Paris Saint-Germain striker told a news conference. The most important thing is to win the match tomorrow, possibly end up first in the group and see what happens in other matches but first we need to focus on ourselves, we’re a tightly-knit group. Then we’ll have to face the match that will be set up in the round of 16, with the same seriousness and dedication and focus that we go into every match.”