Suarez: This is what Uruguay wanted, to get stronger FIFA World Cup 2018 - Uruguay vs Russia The striker scored once again

Russia were left stunned as the hosts suffered their first defeat of the tournament at the hands of Uruguay, with Luis Suarez confirming afterwards that the South Americans' performance in the 3-0 win was exactly what they wanted.

Oscar Tabarez's charges haven't been overly exciting in their first two matches, with two successive 1-0 victories against Egypt and Saudi Arabia confirming their place in the round of 16 prior to the final group match, but they were much better on Monday.

"This is what we wanted, to get stronger from where we were at the start," Suarez explained in his post-match interview.

"The first matches are always full of the tension of not wanting to make mistakes.

"This is why the team came out today with another mentality, with a desire to play in another way with other players."

Uruguay started their successful run to the semi-final stage in 2010 by not conceding a single goal in the group phase, however never before has the team been able to win all three opening fixtures.

"It's the first time that Uruguay has finished the group winning three straight games," he intimated.

"We must continue to make history.

"We need to keep working as we've been working, with humility and as a collective unit thinking about the good of the team.

"We want to move on now.

"We can begin to think about the next round."

Uruguay will face the runners-up of Group B in the last 16.