Uruguay
Coach
Marcelo Bielsa
World Cup Appearances
14
Best Finish
Winners (1930, 1950)
Training Base
Cancún
Mayakoba Training Centre
Complete Team Guide
Uruguay's World Cup 2026 squad carries more internal drama than almost any team at the tournament. Bielsa has publicly admitted his players have not accepted him. Suárez has been cut despite scoring in MLS. Darwin Núñez enters the World Cup without a club after his Al Hilal experiment collapsed when Benzema arrived. And yet: Federico Valverde is Real Madrid's first captain, Ronald Araújo is back from a serious tendon injury, and Rodrigo Bentancur just won the Europa League. Group H puts them alongside Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. Second place is achievable. The question is whether Bielsa's Uruguay can hold together long enough to reach the knockout rounds.
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Uruguay World Cup 2026 Group
What group is Uruguay in for World Cup 2026? Uruguay is in Group H at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Follow the group fixtures, standings, and knockout path from the Group H page.
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Road to 2026
Uruguay qualified from CONMEBOL again, which is never a small thing. FIFA's World Cup 2026 qualified-teams tracker lists La Celeste among the six South American automatic qualifiers, and Marcelo Bielsa's side still carry a profile that makes them awkward for almost anyone: physical edge, midfield power and enough elite defenders to survive ugly matches.
Key Players
Federico Valverde
Midfielder
Real Madrid
Valverde is the clearest expression of Uruguay's identity: intensity, range and the ability to influence every zone of the match.
Darwin Núñez
Forward
Liverpool
Darwin gives Uruguay vertical threat and chaos, which can be invaluable in knockout football even when the finishing runs hot and cold.
Ronald Araújo
Defender
Barcelona
Araujo's athletic defending is one of the biggest reasons Uruguay can survive against fast, transition-heavy opponents.
José María Giménez
Defender
Atlético Madrid
Gimenez remains one of the emotional leaders of the side and central to how Uruguay handle defensive duels and set pieces.
Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder
Manchester United
Ugarte's ball-winning lets Uruguay keep matches on the terms they prefer: confrontational, intense and difficult to settle.
Goalkeepers
Fernando Muslera
Estudiantes de La Plata
Sergio Rochet
Internacional de Porto Alegre
Santiago Mele
Monterrey
Defenders
Ronald Araújo
Barcelona
José María Giménez
Atlético Madrid
Santiago Bueno
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sebastián Cáceres
América
Mathías Olivera
Napoli
Guillermo Varela
Flamengo
Matías Viña
River Plate
Joaquín Piquerez
Palmeiras
Juan Manuel Sanabria
Real Salt Lake
Midfielders
Federico Valverde
Real Madrid
Rodrigo Bentancur
Tottenham Hotspur
Manuel Ugarte
Manchester United
Emiliano Martínez
Palmeiras
Rodrigo Zalazar
Sporting CP
Giorgian De Arrascaeta
Flamengo
Nicolás De La Cruz
Flamengo
Agustín Canobbio
Fluminense
Maximiliano Araújo
Sporting CP
Brian Rodríguez
América
Facundo Pellistri
Panathinaikos
Attackers
Darwin Núñez
Al Hilal
Federico Viñas
Real Oviedo
Rodrigo Aguirre
Tigres
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