| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
2  Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3  Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
4  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
About
World Cup story
Uruguay hosted and won the inaugural 1930 World Cup, then won again in 1950 with the famous 'Maracanazo' upset over Brazil. 14 previous appearances and two titles.
- Appearances
- 14
- Best finish
- Champions
- First appearance
- 1930
- Titles
- 2
- Won in
- 1930 · 1950
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Fernando Muslera
134 capsTOP SCORER
Darwin Núñez
13 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
28.2 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- W
v Venezuela 2–0
2025-06-10 · Home · WC qualifying · Jun 2025
- W
v Peru 3–0
2025-09-04 · Home · WC qualifying · Sep 2025
- D
v Chile 0–0
2025-09-09 · Away · WC qualifying · Sep 2025
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
Uruguay
Algeria
EnglandUruguay
United StatesUruguay
MexicoUruguayUruguay
UzbekistanSquad
26-man roster
Coach Marcelo Bielsa
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Sergio Rochet
Internacional · 33y
35 caps
- 12
Santiago Mele
Monterrey · 28y
8 caps
- 23
Fernando Muslera
Estudiantes · 39y
134 caps
DEFENDERS
7- 2
José GiménezC
Atlético Madrid · 31y
99 caps
8 goals
- 3
Sebastián Cáceres
América · 26y
24 caps
- 4
Ronald Araújo
Barcelona · 27y
27 caps
1 goals
- 13
Guillermo Varela
Flamengo · 33y
28 caps
- 16
Mathías Olivera
Napoli · 28y
35 caps
2 goals
- 17
Matías Viña
River Plate · 28y
43 caps
1 goals
- 24
Santiago Bueno
Wolverhampton Wanderers · 27y
8 caps
MIDFIELDERS
11- 5
Manuel Ugarte
Manchester United · 25y
36 caps
1 goals
- 6
Rodrigo Bentancur
Tottenham Hotspur · 28y
74 caps
3 goals
- 7
Nicolás de la Cruz
Flamengo · 29y
34 caps
5 goals
- 8
Federico Valverde
Real Madrid · 27y
73 caps
9 goals
- 10
Giorgian de Arrascaeta
Flamengo · 32y
60 caps
13 goals
- 14
Agustín Canobbio
Fluminense · 27y
15 caps
1 goals
- 15
Emiliano Martínez
Palmeiras · 26y
10 caps
- 20
Maximiliano Araújo
Sporting CP · 26y
28 caps
3 goals
- 22
Joaquín Piquerez
Palmeiras · 27y
19 caps
- 25
Juan Manuel Sanabria
Real Salt Lake · 26y
5 caps
1 goals
- 26
Rodrigo Zalazar
Braga · 26y
8 caps
2 goals
FORWARDS
5- 9
Darwin Núñez
Al-Hilal · 26y
38 caps
13 goals
- 11
Facundo Pellistri
Panathinaikos · 24y
39 caps
2 goals
- 18
Brian Rodríguez
América · 26y
32 caps
4 goals
- 19
Rodrigo Aguirre
UANL · 31y
10 caps
3 goals
- 21
Federico Viñas
Oviedo · 27y
11 caps
2 goals
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
5d ago
Ugarte has 'most serious injury footballer can face'
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6d ago
Man Utd waiting on Ugarte injury after he leaves pitch on stretcher
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1w ago
'I leave nothing' - the end of 'toxic' Bielsa's Uruguay reign
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1w ago
Muslera mistake gifts Spain win as 10-man Uruguay crash out 'in disgrace'
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2w ago
Uruguay's youngest fan celebates World Cup goal
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2w ago
Cape Verde continue to surprise with entertaining Uruguay draw
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2w ago
Cape Verde fan goes wild live on BBC News as his country scores
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2w ago
'Oh my word!' - Cape Verde take shock lead against Uruguay
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2w ago
'Not a model' - Bielsa refuses to engage with World Cup photoshoot
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3w ago
Al Amri gives Saudi Arabia the lead against Uruguay
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