Good evening! Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for tonight;s World Cup warm-up match as Uruguay get one final run-out before the tournament itself. Slovenia are their opponents tonight, and La Celeste will be keen to go to Brazil on a high note with a convincing victory tonight. Let's start with a look at the hosts...

Uruguay go into this summer's tournament in Brazil tipped by some to go far having reached the semi-finals in South Africa four years ago. However, they have been drawn in a very tough group, with Italy and England both also battling it out for the two spots in the last 16. Costa Rica make up Group D, but it would be something of a surprise if they were to pick up any points in what will be a tricky tournament for them.

While Uruguay boast some of the world's best players in their ranks, they almost didn't reach the World Cup at all this year. They finished fifth in the qualifying campaign - below Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia - and needed a playoff to reach the tournament. They eased past Jordan in that playoff, but it was by no means a conclusive qualifying campaign for La Celeste.

They have been in this situation before, however, as they also needed a playoff to reach South Africa four years ago. On that occasion they made it all the way to the semi-finals, drawing plaudits for their play along the way. If they do make it out of the group, they would fancy themselves to be able to beat any side on their day with the attacking talent at their disposal, but it will be a big ask for them to replicate the success from 2010.

They come into tonight's match unbeaten in their last five outings, although their only real test in that time came against Argentina. They have drawn with Jordan and Austria since then, while their solitary World Cup warm-up match before tonight saw them scrape a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland. There is no doubt that they can be a force going forward, but questions remain over their defensive capabilities.

The fitness of Luis Suarez will also have a huge impact on Uruguay's chances at the tournament. He faces a race to be fit in time having undergone minor knee surgery last week and, although Uruguay remain confident that he will play some part, he may well not be 100%. That would be a big blow considering the Liverpool man is coming off the back of his best-ever season at club level. He is also Uruguay's highest-ever goalscorer and scored more than any other player - Lionel Messi included - in the South American qualifiers for the World Cup.

They will be confident of triumphing tonight, even without Suarez in their ranks. Uruguay are unbeaten in their last 19 outings at home, a run that stretches all the way back to October 2009. Their away record is not quite as impressive, although they did reach the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup last year before going out to eventual winners Brazil.

For Slovenia, this is the start of a double-header against major South American nations, with Argentina awaiting them on Saturday. Sreko Katanec's side missed out on qualification for the World Cup by virtue of finished third in their group, two points behind Iceland in the playoff place. Iceland went on to take on Croatia, and unsurprisingly it was the Croat's who made it to Brazil.

They did make a strong finish to their qualifying campaign, however, making a late push to reach the playoffs. They won four of their final five qualifying outings, but still finished seven points behind runaway group winners Switzerland.

Slovenia's last match came exactly three months ago, when they were beaten 2-0 by Algeria. In terms of the future, they will be aiming to qualifying for the European Championships in 2016 alongside England, Switzerland, Estonia, Lithuania and San Marino. Hopes will be high that they might push for second place in that group, although Switzerland did comfortable see them off in World Cup qualifying.

Their last two away matches have both ended in defeat without Slovenia registering on the scoresheet, and their form on the road in general is patchy at best. The last time they won against a team of similar quality to Uruguay on the road was all the way back in 2002, when they recorded a famous 1-0 victory over Italy.

These two sides have only met once before, with Uruguay coming out on top back in 2001. The match was held in Slovenia, but La Celeste still ran out fairly comfortable winners, triumphing 2-0. A repeat result tonight would not be a shock, and it would be a welcome result for Uruguay as well following their narrow win over Northern Ireland.

URUGUAY STARTING XI: Muslera; Lugano, Pereira, Caceres, Godin; Rodriguez, Gargano, Arevalo, Ramirez; Forlan, Cavani

SLOVENIA STARTING XI: Handanovic; Cesar, Ilic, Brecko, Pecnik, Mertelj, Ilici, Kampl, Kurtic, Novakovic, Kirm

It is a strong lineup from Uruguay, then, and I can't imagine their side for the opening match of their World Cup campaign would be too different. The fitness of Suarez may change that, of course, but in Forlan they have a superb replacement. He is the most capped player in Uruguay history and, while he is in the twilight of his career, he still knows where the goal is.

Kickoff is slightly delayed as the pre-match niceties take longer than usual, but we should be underway in the Uruguayan capital imminently.

KICKOFF: Slovenia get is underway in Montevideo as Uruguay begin their final match before the start of their World Cup campaign. Can they head to Brazil on a high note, or will Slovenia pull off a shock?

As expected, Uruguay are seeing a lot of the ball early on here. They have made one quick break forward to no avail so far, but mostly they have been content to knock it around the back in the opening exchanges.

Nice build-up play from Uruguay on the left wing as Forlan links up with Rodriguez, but Handanovic comes to claim the resulting cross comfortably. It has been a fairly slow start to the match here, and the crowd is noticeably flat at the moment.

Slovenia have their best spell of possession so far, but that all comes to an end when the ball is blasted well over from 25 yards. That was a waste of a decent position for the visitors.

YELLOW CARD! It is an early card for Slovenia as Rotman goes into the book for a heavy challenge. It would probably warrant a booking in a competitive match, but that is quite harsh for a friendly.

It is quite a scrappy game at the moment, with both sets of players going to ground quite easily and the referee duly awarding the free kicks. Uruguay have a free kick in a good crossing position here after Forlan went down under the slightest touch.

CLOSE! First decent sight of goal for either side as Forlan whips a dangerous ball into the box that Handanovic punches into a dangerous area. It bounces off a couple of bodies in the middle before going behind for a corner, but that one could have gone anywhere.

Godin was on the goal trail for Atletico at the end of last season, but he can't find the net here as the resulting corner bounces through to him, only for him to nod it over the top. It came at him quickly, but he would have wanted to do better there.

WHAT A MISS! Oh it should be 1-0 to Slovenia! It is a great run down the right from Kurtic as he leaves a number of Uruguay defenders in his wake, reaching the byline and cutting into the area. He pulls it back perfectly for Kirm, but he clipped an effort over the top from close range. He simply had to score there!

That should be a wake-up call for Uruguay, who have had the better of things in general play so far but are yet to really hit top gear. They could - and should - be 1-0 down now, so they will want to take full advantage of the let-off.

SAVE! They don't look like doing so, however! Rotman picks the ball up in midfield and space opens up for him, so he chooses to have a pop. It is a good low strike from the midfielder, but Muslera gets two strong hands to it to push the ball to safety.

Slovenia come forward again as Uruguay back off Kirm, allowing the winger to run at the defence and giving him space to shoot. He duly obliges, but his effort is a poor one and flies harmlessly over the top.

Incidentally, two of Uruguay's World Cup group opponents have already been in action today, and it was draws all round for them. England were held to a 2-2 draw in an entertaining match against Ecuador, while Italy were stunned by a late goal for Luxembourg that gave the minnows a famous share of the spoils.

Important defending from Godin as he sticks a leg out to stop Brecko in full flow. It looked for a moment like he had been beaten there, giving the Slovenia man a free run on goal, but the Atletico defender just managed to nick the ball.

It is still Slovenia asking the main questions at the moment, and the visitors have settled into this match really well. Uruguay have not posed much of a threat in the final third since that dangerous Forlan free kick and are struggling to break Slovenia down.

OFF THE POST! That's much more like it from Uruguay. The ball is swept out to Pereira on the right and the full-back takes a superb first touch to put him in a good position in the box. His next touch is a powerful strike towards the top far corner, but it just clips the post on its way behind. That would have been some goal.

There have been just a couple of signs of Uruguay starting to come back into the game in the last few moments, with Slovenia being drawn out of their stubborn defensive formation a bit more. The game needs someone to take it by the scruff of the neck, though.

Patient build-up again from Uruguay as they pass the ball around slowly before upping the tempo with Pereira marauding down the right. The final ball is disappointing, however, as he over-hits his cross, sending it behind for a goal kick.

Rotman certainly isn't afraid to shoot! He goes for goal from range for the third time tonight, but once again his effort does not cause Muslera any problems. This time it trickles along the floor, allowing the Uruguay keeper to collect it with ease.

Uruguay required patience to get past Northern Ireland in the last match, and it looks like it could be a similar story tonight. You'd have to fancy them to eventually find a way through given their superior quality, but Slovenia are doing a good job of keeping things tight at the moment.

Really poor from Cavani as he wastes a promising chance of a counter-attack. Slovenia gave the ball away carelessly and, for once, looked to be short at the back. Cavani gave it straight back to the defence, however, with a three-on-three situation waiting to be exploited.

Uruguay come forward again as Rodriguez injects a bit of pace into their attack, but he is left frustrated as the referee waves away his claims for a foul just outside the area. Cavani is also on the floor, but he receives a similar shake of the head from the ref.

Finally Uruguay get the opening goal, and it had been coming, The pressure had been steadily building before Forlan slipped a lovely ball into the middle for Cavani, who got between two defenders to nod home. It is a good goal from the hosts, and they benefitted from winning the ball back higher up the field as Slovenia didn't have time to get back into position.

Uruguay could do with keeping up that pressure for the final six minutes of the half as it was by far their best spell of the match. They first have a free kick in a dangerous crossing position to defend, however...

Defend it they do. Cavani, who always patrols the near post from set pieces at either end, gets a touch on the delivery and sends it off a Slovenian player and over the bar.

Uruguay are beginning to play with a little more swagger in attack after that opening goal. Pereira has been a useful outlet on the right so far, but they are also now starting to get Forlan and Cavani involved in the game more, and that can only be a good thing for the hosts.

Good defending from Godin at the near post as he adjusts his body well to deal with a dangerous cross. He concedes a corner, but Uruguay comfortably deal with that. The hosts will be happy to hold out until half time now.

Uruguay take a 1-0 lead into half time then after an intriguing opening 45 minutes that saw both sides spend spells in the ascendancy. The hosts certainly got better as the half wore on, and they deserve their one-goal advantage at the halfway stage. It has certainly not been a vintage performance from Oscar Tabarez's men so far, however, so he will want to see continued improvement after the break.

The only goal of the game so far came from the head of Edinson Cavani, who got in between two defenders before nodded his effort past a helpless keeper. It was Diego Forlan's delivery that created the chance after Uruguay had subjected Slovenia to sustained heavy pressure for the first time in the match. They were winning the ball back high up the pitch, ensuring that the visitors couldn't get back into their set positions. Tabarez will no doubt want more of that from his side in the second half.

Other than the goal itself, the closest we have come to seeing another came in the 25th minute as the marauding Maxi Pereira clipped the post with a fine effort from a tight angle. The right-back took the ball brilliantly having been found with a pinpoint diagonal pass, but his finish was just a fraction out. It would have been a superb goal had he managed to squeeze it in as he did not have much of the goal to aim at.

In truth, Slovenia should have been a goal up inside quarter of an hour as Kirm missed a golden opportunity to break the deadlock, Slovenia hadn't threatened much up until that point, but a superb from from Kurtic down the right left it on a plate for Kirm, only for him to spoon his shot over the bar from close range. Had that gone it, it could have been a very different story for the rest of the half.

Rotman has also had a few long-range strikes for the visitors, albeit without much success. His first went well over the top, while twice he has drawn a comfortable save from the keeper. Uruguay won't want to keep allowing him so much space to shoot, however, as it only takes him catching one sweetly for Muslera to be beaten. At 1-0 this match is certainly not over as Slovenia showed enough signs in that first half that they are capable of getting a goal tonight. An early goal for Uruguay in the second half could kill the game as a contest, but Slovenia will emerge from the break confident of getting back into this one.

Most of that confidence will stem from their spell midway through the half in which they were the better team and looked more like scoring. At that point they were dealing with Uruguay's attacks comfortably and had a few decent sights of goal themselves at the other end. Uruguay grew into the match, however, and ended the half on top. The goal came right when the pressure was highest as Slovenia were forced into sloppy mistakes inside their own half.

The second half is likely to be broken up by substitutions, as is so often the case in international friendlies nowadays. It will give Tabarez a chance for one final look at some players before the World Cup but, Suarez aside, this is likely to be near enough his starting XI against Costa Rica.

URUGUAY SUBS: Four of those changes come at half time for Uruguay as Gimenez, Fucile, Gonzalez and Stuani all come on at the break.

KICKOFF: We're back underway at Estadio Centenario as Uruguay look to consolidate their lead over Slovenia. It will be interesting to see how that raft of subs affects matters in the early stages.

Stuani immediately looks to get involved and shows some good footwork on the edge of the box before finally being stopped by four defenders. He went down rather theatrically during that passage of play, but then continued to battle for the ball when on the floor.

Stuani involved again as Rodriguez hangs a ball up towards the back post for the sub to latch on to. He can't get over it, however, and his header simply loops into the arms of the unchallenged Handanovic.

It is interesting that Tabarez chose to make four changes at the break. It suggests that he still has a couple of positions that he is not 100% sure of, and is willing to give players an equal chance to claim them. Certainly, Stuani did his chances no harm with the winner against Northern Ireland, and he has started positively here as well.

CHANCE! Big chance for Uruguay to double their advantage Forlan's initial delivery from a corner is dealt with, but he wins it back on the right wing. Slovenia have a man down in the middle but, instead of kicking it out, Forlan uses him to play a host of his teammates onside with an inviting cross. Cavani is the first to meet it at the near post, but he pokes it wide when he should have done better.

It has been a decent start to the half for Uruguay, who have regained controlled of the game since the restart. They took a bit of time to get settled in the first half, but they are having no such problems here.

YELLOW CARDS! Controversy as Gimenez goes down in the box when trying to get on the end of Forlan's delivery from a free kick. Instead of pointing to the spot, the ref awards a goal kick, and Gimenez is livid with the decision. The referee immediately goes to show him a yellow card, while Cavani tries to prevent by grabbing the ref's arm. There appeared to be a card for Lugano in there too, although that is yet to be confirmed.

SAVE! At the other end, Slovenia are awarded a cheap free kick within shooting distance, but Kurtic's effort is fairly comfortable for Muslera. It was a decent strike from the midfielder, but the Uruguay keeper saw it all the way and held on to it.

Decent spell of possession for Slovenia here as they ease their way into the game a bit. They had a good middle period of the first half, and they are doing the same here at the moment.

SLOVENIA SUB: The visitors make their first change of the evening as Pecnik comes on for the final half an hour. Kirm is the man to make way.

Painful moment for Brecko as he slides in to a 50-50 challenge and comes out worse off. It was a clash of knees that did the damage and, while they can be very painful, they rarely last for too long. He should be able to continue here.

SAVE! It is another fine delivery from Forlan as he whips a corner into the danger area, but somehow Handanovic manages to keep out the header from Caceres. That was almost 2-0, and that would surely be game over for Slovenia.

SLOVENIA SUB: Another change for the visitors as Bezjak enters the fray in search of a goal in the final 20 minutes or so.

The fans have taken to entertaining themselves with a Mexican wave around the stadium, but there is still a lot to be decided in this final 20 minutes. Uruguay, you feel, might need another goal to kill Slovenia off here.

SLOVENIA SUB: Another change for the visitors as Mertelj is the latest man to come on, replacing Stevanovic.

SAVE! Almost a superb goal from Stuani! The ball was drifted into the box, but it was a fraction behind the sub, who adjusted brilliantly inside the box to send an acrobatic bicycle kick towards goal. Handanovic is alert, however, to push the ball over the bar.

CHANCE! Another decent chance for Uruguay as Lugano rises highest inside the area to meet a Forlan corner, nodding a powerful header down into the ground and back up over the bar.

URUGUAY SUB: The hosts make a change here as Rodriguez makes way to be replaced by Alvaro Pereira.

YELLOW CARD! Mertelj goes into the book for Slovenia.

Uruguay finally get that elusive second goal that surely ends this match as a contest, and it is Stuani who has continued his impressive scoring record at international level. He won't get many easier than this, though, as he taps it into an empty net after Cavani had just beaten Handanovic to the ball.

CHANCE! Big chance for Slovenia to pull a goal back late on here as they carve out their best move of the match. A good ball finds Lazarevic on the left, and his cushioned cross finds the clever run of Bezjak. However, he can't steer his powerful header on target having arrived to the ball at pace.

URUGUAY SUB: The hosts make a change, and it could be a significant one as Gimenez, who only came on at half time, trudges off the field to be replaced by Coates. It looks like he could have an injury there, but he walked off himself so hopefully it isn't too serious.

Gimenez has his boot off and strapping around his ankle now, and his face doesn't inspire confidence that it is just a minor knock. That could be devastating news for him.

Nervy moments at the back for Uruguay as the ball is flicked on and almost falls to a white shirt at the back post. However, the hosts just about manage to deal with the danger and scramble it clear. A goal now for Slovenia would make for an interesting list five minutes.

This has been a good run-out for Uruguay here. They haven't had things all their own way, but there was rarely any doubt that they would win this match tonight. There have been positives for Tabarez to take from the match, and he may well have made a few final decisions on his starting XI as well.

The hosts seem happy to just see this out as a 2-0 victory now - a repeat of their only previous meeting back in 2001. They don't seem too set on pushing for a third in the closing stages, and their minds may well already be drifting to that match against Costa Rica on June 14.

We should be having around three minutes of added time at the end of this match.

Pecnik looks to end the match in style as he picks the ball up 25 yards from goal, turns and shoots from a fairly tight angle. Sure enough, his effort goes high and wide, but I suppose it was worth a go.

The referee brings the match to an end as Uruguay end their preparations for the World Cup with a fairly routine victory over Slovenia, Next stop Brazil for La Celeste!

Right, that is all we have time for this evening! Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for what was an intriguing encounter between Uruguay and Slovenia. Oscar Tabarez's side will now go onto the World Cup, where they will first need to negotiate a tricky group before looking to better their semi-final appearance of four years ago.I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to check back in for more live football in the coming days! From me, though, it is goodbye for now!