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Husmukh Kerai

What Rodrigo Bentancur did vs Son Heung-min's South Korea to send Tottenham fans into frenzy

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur stole the show for Uruguay in their World Cup opener against South Korea on Thursday with a sublime moment in an otherwise forgettable match.

The spotlight going into the game was focused on Bentancur's more established teammates, such as Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, as well as the emerging young stars in Real Madrid's Federico Valverde and Liverpool's Darwin Nunez.

As both sides toiled to create clear goalscoring opportunities, with Diego Godin's header coming off the post the closest either side got to breaking the deadline, it was the Tottenham man's scheming in midfield that took the eye.

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