Uruguay and Cape Verde have never met at a FIFA World Cup. This will be their first World Cup encounter.
Uruguay2–2Cape Verde
Stats
Uruguay have won none of their last 4 international matches, going 0W-3D-1L with 2 goals scored and 6 conceded.
Uruguay have won none of their last 5 international matches, going 0W-4D-1L with 3 goals scored and 7 conceded.
Cape Verde have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 3 international matches, going 2W-1D-0L with 6 goals scored and 0 conceded.
Uruguay return to the Guadalajara area (Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara) for the 2026 World Cup, 56 years after their last match there — a 1-3 loss to Brazil in the 1970 semifinal.
Match Events
0–1
21'Kevin Pina(FK)
44'Maximiliano Araújo
1–1
45+6'Agustín Canobbio
2–1
2–2
61'Hélio Varela
Lineups
Uruguay
Cape Verde
- 23Fernando Muslera
- 3Sebastián Cáceres
- 13Guillermo Varela
- 16Mathías Olivera
- 5Manuel Ugarte↓70'
- 6Rodrigo Bentancur
- 8Federico Valverde
- 14Agustín Canobbio
- 20Maximiliano Araújo↓81'
- 25Juan Manuel Sanabria
- 21Federico Viñas↓70'
- 1Vozinha
- 3Diney
- 4Roberto Lopes
- 13Sidny Lopes Cabral
- 22Steven Moreira
- 6Kevin Pina↓71'
- 10Jamiro Monteiro↓80'
- 11Garry Rodrigues↓58'
- 18Telmo Arcanjo↓46'
- 9Gilson Benchimol
- 20Ryan Mendes
Substitutes
- 7Nicolás de la Cruz↑70'
- 9Darwin Núñez↑70'
- 18Brian Rodríguez↑81'
- 14Deroy Duarte↑46'
- 15Laros Duarte↑71'
- 16Yannick Semedo↑80'
- 21Nuno da Costa↑58'
- 26Hélio Varela↑58'