It can't be a common occurrence that an entire days play is lost to the rain in Abu Dhabi, but that's exactly what happened today.

Following on from the earlier washout of the Ireland v Italy match on the ground next door, the Uganda v USA match was also washed out after torrential rain delayed the start.

Pitch inspections took place once the rain had stopped, but the ground was not in a fit state to play on.

Both sides were struggling coming into the match, with the defeated team almost assured of failing to make the play-offs.

Whilst both sides take a point due to the wash out, it's likely to make life difficult for them for the rest of the tournament, especially with Uganda still to take on group A leaders Ireland.

That match will take place at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, starting at 10am GMT.

The USA will take on Hong Kong at the same time on the ground scheduled to be used for today's contest.

With the forecast for Abu Dhabi showing thunderstorms in the morning and rain throughout most of the day though, we could well be in for another wash out.