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Italian referee Maurizio Mariani will wear pink during Monday's World Cup game between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.
World Cup predictions are among the most entertaining parts of the global competition. And with some games happening in Houston and Dallas, futbol mania has spilled into Austin - though it's long been alive with Austin FC fans.
Saudi Arabia will attempt to recreate their World Cup magic from 2022 when they face Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay in their Group H opener on Monday, but this time it is uncertainty rather than confidence driving ​the Gulf nation's campaign.
Uruguay is set to face Saudi Arabia for the World Cup in Hard Rock Stadium on June 15th.
The Journal’s sports columnist leads a roundtable with acclaimed WSJ soccer correspondents Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on who’s going to win and who’s going to collapse.
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