Form first: A 2-5-3 return from 10 recorded matches gives 1.1 points per game, with 17 scored against 13. That supports a current rating of 1508.
Scoring ran at 1.70 a game with 1.30 conceded. In our record of their 8 games, they have also been beaten 1-3, the largest deficit. From the model's 1500 seed, they stand 8 points above it. Taking their 8 games on record gives 15 scored against 10 shipped. That leaves them +4 on goal difference across the sample. Compared with the rest of the competition (47 teams): 10 points below the mean, scores 0.21 above average scoring, concedes 0.05 above average conceding. Looking at their 8 matches on record, 6-1 is the scoreline they will point to, 5 goals the sample's widest. Looking at their 8 matches on record, they won the 2 newest matches in this sample. In component terms: 1.26 scoring rate against a 1.03 conceding rate, lower being better on the second. The comparison set contains recorded results from 2025. In our record of their 8 games, they average 1.88 scored against 1.25 allowed. Compared with the field, the attacking figure is the more distinctive of the two.
Our elo-poisson-v1 model produced the above from the full match record.
In the 2026 World Cup table, Uruguay rank 3 of 4 teams with 2 points from 3 matches. The record is 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, with 3 goals for, 4 goals against and a difference of -1. In the 2026 International Friendlies, the side has 5 matches with a result: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat, goals 12-6.
For Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup, the most goals belong to Maximiliano Araújo (2) and Agustín Canobbio (1). The side has goals from 2 players; in total, 3 goals. The most assists there belong to Maximiliano Araújo: 1 assist.
Registered with Uruguay in our records: 18 players; by position, 2 goalkeepers, 4 defenders, 8 midfielders and 4 forwards. The median age of the registered players is 28.0, within a range of 24 to 40. Fernando Muslera is the oldest registered player, aged 40; Facundo Pellistri is the youngest, aged 24. The tallest player with a recorded height is Maximiliano Araújo, at 192 cm.
Everything on this page that relates to the 2026 World Cup, including the squad, dates from 14 October 2026.
Our records for Uruguay cover 10 seasons from 2010 to 2026 across 3 competitions, with 49 matches in total. The 49 matches with a final result break down into 21 wins, 14 draws and 14 defeats for the side: 43% won. Goals in those matches: 67 goals scored and 44 goals conceded, or 1.4 and 0.9 per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 43% of the matches with a result and failed to score in 31%. The widest winning margin in these records is 6-1 against India in the International Friendlies on 6 October 2026. Our heaviest defeat margin is 1-3 against Costa Rica, in the World Cup on 14 June 2014; no defeat exceeds it. The busiest year for the side in the record is 2026: 8 matches. Between 11 June 2010 and 2 July 2010, the side was unbeaten in 5 matches, a record in our data. Between 14 June 2016 and 30 June 2018, the side won 5 matches in succession, the longest winning run in our data. Over 5 seasons of the Copa America, the side has 9 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats in 22 matches with a result, goals 28-15. Over 5 seasons of the World Cup, the side has 10 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats in 22 matches with a result, goals 27-23. Over 1 season of the International Friendlies, the side has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in 5 matches with a result, goals 12-6. The club’s first match in our data is Uruguay 0-0 France, World Cup, on 11 June 2010.
The most frequent opponents of Uruguay in our data are South Korea, Colombia and Chile, with 3 times each. The side has 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats against South Korea, with goals 6-2. The most recent meeting with South Korea, on 28 September 2026 in the International Friendlies, ended South Korea 1-4 Uruguay. The side has 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats against Colombia, with goals 0-3. The side has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat against Chile, with goals 2-2.