Uruguay vs Argentina 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Uruguay

FT
0 - 1

Argentina

68': Thiago Almada
90'+5': Nicolás González

Almada golazo gives win to Messi-less Argentina in Uruguay

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Argentina didn't miss Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and other key players on Friday and beat Uruguay away 1-0 in convincing fashion in their South American World Cup qualifying match.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
42': Substitution, Uruguay. Nicolás de la Cruz replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
45'+3': First Half ends, Uruguay 0, Argentina 0.
58': Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Facundo Pellistri.
64': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Goal! Uruguay 0, Argentina 1. Thiago Almada (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
69': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Giuliano Simeone.
72': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Federico Valverde.
72': Substitution, Uruguay. Federico Viñas replaces Darwin Núñez.
80': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
86': Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Thiago Almada.
87': Substitution, Argentina. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Leandro Paredes.
90'+1': Julián Alvarez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Nicolás González (Argentina) is shown the red card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Uruguay 0, Argentina 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Estadio Centenario
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Attendance: 55,000

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+18	Argentina	14	31	3
+8	Ecuador	14	23	2
+7	Uruguay	14	21	3
+4	Brazil	14	21	5

Full Table

Statistics

ARG		URU
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	3
45.1	Possession	54.9
12	SHOTS	6
4	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
354	Accurate Passes	446
432	Passes	520
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.3
36	Long Balls	56
12	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
16	Interceptions	12
24	Effective Clearances	19
24	Clearances	19

Line-Ups

Uruguay (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Sergio Rochet (GK)
2	José María Giménez
4	Ronald Araújo
16	Mathías Olivera
8	Nahitan Nández
6	Rodrigo Bentancur
10	Giorgian de Arrascaeta
15	Federico Valverde
9	Darwin Núñez
20	Maximiliano Araújo
11	Facundo Pellistri

Substitutes:

Federico Viñas, Santiago Bueno, Santiago Mele, Sebastián Cáceres, Gullermo Varela, Brian Rodríguez, Nicolás de la Cruz, Nicolás Fonseca, Franco Israel, Marcelo Saracchi, Luciano Rodríguez, Rodrigo Aguirre.

Argentina (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
19	Nicolás Otamendi
13	Cristian Romero
3	Nicolás Tagliafico
16	Nahuel Molina
8	Enzo Fernández
20	Alexis Mac Allister
5	Leandro Paredes
9	Julián Álvarez
11	Thiago Almada
17	Giuliano Simeone

Substitutes:

Santiago Castro, Leonardo Balerdi, Nico Paz, Exequiel Palacios, Rodrigo De Paul, Gerónimo Rulli, Facundo Medina, Walter Benítez, Ángel Correa, Germán Pezzella, Benjamín Domínguez, Nicolás González.