Teams · Group H
Uruguay
La Celeste
Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930 and the famous 1950 final, and remain one of football's proudest nations. A new generation under modern coaching reached the latter stages of recent qualifying in strong form.
Key facts
- Confederation
- South America (CONMEBOL)
- Group
- Group H · power-ranked #2 of 4
- World Cup titles
- 2
- Best finish
- Champions (1930, 1950)
- Qualified via
- CONMEBOL qualifying
- Power rating (PWR)
- 84 · Elo 1890
- Manager
- Marcelo Bielsa
Players to watch
- Federico Valverde — Captain, midfield (Real Madrid)
- Darwin Núñez — Striker
- Ronald Araújo — Defender (Barcelona)
Group H opponents
Group-stage fixtures
- Mon, Jun 15
Saudi ArabiaMiami, USA - Sun, Jun 21
Cabo VerdeMiami, USA - Sat, Jun 27
SpainGuadalajara, Mexico
2026 outlook
With emerging talent and deep-rooted tournament know-how, Uruguay are dark horses to go far from Group H.
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