Uruguay knocked Portugal out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 2-1 win in the last 16 match on Saturday, with 44,287 spectators cheering the teams in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, TASS reports.

A brace from Edinson Cavani (in the 7th and 62nd minutes) secured Uruguay a place in the World Cup quarter. Pepe scored for Portugal in the 55th minute.

The match in Sochi was third for the two national teams. Earlier, Portugal beat Uruguay in a friendly match and drew in the second one.

Cristiano Ronaldo has played the same number of matches during World and Euro Cups as German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger, namely 38 games.

Securing a place in the quarterfinals, Uruguay will take on France in Nizhny Novgorod on July 6. The match will start at 17.00 Moscow Time.