ShireHub's read: Uruguay, two-time world champions, drew with Saudi Arabia, drew with Cape Verde (their World Cup debut), then lost to Spain on a goalkeeping error. 0 wins. 2 points. Out. The results were bad and what was behind them had been building for over a year.

Three results. Each one cost them.

• Saudi Arabia 1-1 — trailed, equalised 74th minute. Should've been three points.

• Cape Verde 2-2 — led 2-0, let a debutant side equalise. Valverde had a winner disallowed for offside in stoppage time.

• Spain 1-0 — Muslera got two hands to a routine shot. It went in. Uruguay didn't manage a shot on target until the 83rd minute.

Suárez warned this was coming

Eight months before the tournament, Luis Suárez gave an interview no one wanted to hear:

"There were players who told me: 'Luis, I'll play the Copa América and then I won't play again.' The players are going to reach a limit and explode."

He described a camp where Bielsa's staff patrolled corridors policing card games. Where Bielsa wouldn't say good morning. Bielsa later admitted his authority was damaged, and described himself as "toxic."

Valverde left with his shirt over his mouth

Subbed off in the 58th minute. Walked to the touchline with his shirt pulled up over his face. No eye contact with the bench. Bielsa said he did it "to strengthen the attack." Uruguay didn't score.

What Bielsa said after

"We could have had seven points. We got two. This is the result of my management. It was my job to manage a group of players that I did not manage to turn into a force."

"I have not left anything to Uruguayan football."

He won't continue in the post.

The federation's final word: find your own way home

After the elimination, the Uruguayan Football Association cancelled the charter flight that had been booked to bring the squad back to Montevideo. Players and staff were left to make their own travel arrangements on commercial flights. The team that arrived together didn't leave together.

Meanwhile, Cape Verde are in the last 32

A nation of 600,000 people. Their first World Cup. Three draws.

Next up: Argentina. Messi. Miami. July 3.

💬 Bielsa said they deserved 7 points and got 2. Is this on the manager, the players, or a dressing room that was already broken before kickoff?

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