FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Uruguay vs Argentina, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Uruguay
    FT
    0 - 1
    Argentina
    • 68': Thiago Almada
    • Red Card 90'+5': Nicolás González

    Almada golazo gives win to Messi-less Argentina in Uruguay

    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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 10': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
    • 10': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 11': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay).
    • 11': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Argentina).
    • 17': Ronald Araujo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
    • 25': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
    • 25': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Argentina).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 35': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 38': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Giuliano Simeone.
    • 39': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Núñez (Uruguay).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
    • 42': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Substitution, Uruguay. Nicolás de la Cruz replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay).
    • 45'+1': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Uruguay 0, Argentina 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Uruguay 0, Argentina 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
    • 49': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.
    • 50': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Thiago Almada (Argentina).
    • 51': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Uruguay).
    • 55': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Rochet (Uruguay).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Facundo Pellistri.
    • 58': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 64': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
    • 64': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
    • 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.
    • 74': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay).
    • 74': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
    • 75': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).
    • 75': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 83': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
    • 85': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).
    • 85': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Uruguay).
    • 86': Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 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.
    • 89': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
    • 89': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Argentina).
    • 90'+1': Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Julián Alvarez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match (Uruguay).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
    • 90'+5': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Nicolás González (Argentina) is shown the red card.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (Uruguay).
    • 90'+6': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Uruguay 0, Argentina 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Uruguay 0, Argentina 1.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/arg.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originARG URUhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/uru.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    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

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

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

    WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Argentina 16 +19 35
    2 Ecuador 16 +8 25
    3 Brazil 16 +5 25
    4 Uruguay 16 +7 24
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    URU Uruguay (4-3-3)

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

    ARG 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
    Argentina 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.

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