Group H
Uruguay
- Manager
- Marcelo Bielsa
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- May 31
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 90.7%
- Round of 16
- 35.3%
- Quarter-final
- 18.8%
- Semi-final
- 9.1%
- Final
- 3.8%
- Champion
- 1.4%
Market champion price 1.1% · model edge +0.3%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay — aggressive, exciting and chaotic in a 4-3-3, with counter-press goals but a risky rest-defence that concedes late. Bring it on.
Style · 4-3-3 under Bielsa — attacking wide & crosses into the box, aggressive build, third-man & combination play, counter-press & counter-attacking goals.
Counter-reliance ·mediumCounter-press & counter-attack goals, but aggressive build-first
Strengths
- +Aggressive build and third-man combination play
- +Counter-press and counter-attacking goals
- +Wide attacking play and crossing
Weaknesses
- −Risky rest-defence — open to transition goals and conceding late critical goals
Key players
- Maxi Araújo · Winger9 goal contributions for Sporting, creative with end product (30 chances created), 4 assists in qualifying
- Tactics
- Classic Bielsa — aggressive, combinative and relentless, winning it back high and breaking fast, at the cost of an open rest-defence. Always among the most exciting, if not always the winners.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Fernando MusleraEstudiantes de La Plata
- Sergio RochetInternacional de Porto Alegre
- Santiago MeleMonterrey
Defenders
- Ronald AraújoBarcelona
- José María GiménezAtlético Madrid
- Santiago BuenoWolverhampton Wanderers
- Sebastián CáceresAmérica
- Mathías OliveraNapoli
- Guillermo VarelaFlamengo
- Matías ViñaRiver Plate
- Joaquín PiquerezPalmeiras
- Juan Manuel SanabriaReal Salt Lake
Midfielders
- Federico ValverdeReal Madrid
- Rodrigo BentancurTottenham Hotspur
- Manuel UgarteManchester United
- Emiliano MartínezPalmeiras
- Rodrigo ZalazarSporting CP
- Giorgian De ArrascaetaFlamengo
- Nicolás De La CruzFlamengo
- Agustín CanobbioFluminense
- Maximiliano AraújoSporting CP
- Brian RodríguezAmérica
- Facundo PellistriPanathinaikos
Forwards
- Darwin NúñezAl Hilal
- Federico ViñasReal Oviedo
- Rodrigo AguirreTigres