Uruguay vs Argentina, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA 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

Almada Argentina celeb vs. Uruguay [1296x729]

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.

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	18	+21	38
2	Ecuador	18	+9	29
3	Colombia	18	+10	28
4	Uruguay	18	+10	28

Full Standings

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

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.

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.

WCQ - CONMEBOL News

Messi: It's a joy to continue at Inter Miami

Lionel Messi says he's "very happy" to continue at Inter Miami after signing a new deal with the club.

Carlo Ancelotti speaks about life as Brazil's head coach

Carlo Ancelotti is "having a great time" living in Brazil and managing the national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

The race for the 2026 World Cup is drawing to a close. Here's how it's looking around the globe.

Raphinha admits he was tempted by a move to Saudi Arabia

Raphinha speaks about a transfer offer from Saudi Arabia before Hansi Flick took over Barcelona in 2024.

Brazil learn tough lesson in first-ever defeat to Japan

Brazil hope their second-half collapse against Japan will be a wake-up call ahead of their World Cup campaign.