Uruguay defender Diego Godin and midfielder Federico Valverde hit the woodwork because the South People had been held to a 0-0 draw by South Korea of their opening World Cup Group H sport.
Carrying a black masks to guard a facial fracture, Son Heung-min began for the South Koreans on Thursday, but it was teammate Hwang Ui-jo who got here closest to breaking the impasse, however he scooped his shot over the bar with the objective at his mercy.
One of the best likelihood of a pulsating first half fell to Uruguay captain Godin, whose glancing header from a nook hit the foot of the left-hand publish simply earlier than the break.
Valverde fired a stinging shot within the last minute of regulation time that hit the highest of the publish as the 2 sides battled to a stalemate in entrance of a crowd of 41,663, with group rivals Portugal set to satisfy Ghana later within the night.