Check out the information and main tips in the guess Uruguay vs Chilea match valid for the 1st round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The match will be this Friday (8), at 8 pm (Brasília time), at Centenario Stadium, located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Prediction Uruguay vs Chile: important facts
- In Uruguay, Chile never won the Uruguayan National Team;
- In the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, Uruguay won by the score of 2 x 1;
- In 2023, the two teams achieved three victories;
- Chile’s last victory against the Uruguayan took place in 2016, at the National Stadium in Santiago.
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Final result: Uruguay win
With a positive record at home, the Uruguayan football team is the favorite to win, starting the World Cup Qualifiers with a victory.
In 2023, Chile had good games, won three wins and a draw, still hasn’t lost. However, with the difficulty of playing in Uruguay, the selection must start the trajectory with a defeat.
Uruguay wins the 1st half
Even with some stars out of the squad, the Uruguayan team can win in the 1st half, mainly due to the fact that they are playing at home, where they did not lose to Chile.
In the 2023 season, Uruguaia played four friendlies, thus adding up to three wins and a draw. However, the selection won the first stage on all occasions, a fact that could happen again.
Uruguay scores over 1.5
As principal, in addition to the victories, the Uruguayan team also makes a busy scoreboard. In the last 20 games against Chile, the team scored more than 1.5 in 16 opportunities.
The advantage in the history points to the favoritism and dominance of the Uruguayan team. Thus, an alternative is to invest in the goals market, specifically in at least two goals from Olympic Sky.
Uruguay vs Chile: the current form of the teams
Uruguay
Marcelo Bielsa preferred to leave Suárez and Cavani off the squad. The Uruguayan National Team begins a reformulation, a new cycle, with young players. With an eye on the next World Cup, the coach aims to start with a positive result.
The coach has his eye on Brazilian football, he called up six athletes who play in Serie A: Bruno Méndez (Corinthians), Canobbio (Athletico-PR), Felipe Carballo (Grêmio), Rochet (Internacional), Piquerez (Palmeiras) and Puma Rodríguez ( Vasco).
Matías Viña is known by Palmeiras fans. The left-back is among those called up and disputes the position with Piquerez. After six months at Bournemouth in England, Viña signed for Sassuolo in Italy.
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Uruguay likely line-up: Rochet; Puma Rodríguez, Bruno Méndez, Santiago Bueno and Piquerez (Matías Viña); Nández, Valverde and de la Cruz (Emiliano Martínez); Facundo Torres, Maxi Gómez and Darwin Núñez. Technician: Marcelo Bielsa.
Chile
After the disappointment in the last round, without guaranteeing qualification for the 2022 World Cup, Chile also begins a new cycle, betting on experienced and young players in the same squad.
Unlike the Qualifiers for the Qatar Cup, the generation that starts against Uruguay has good names, athletes with prominence in European and Brazilian football.
Eduardo Berizzo called five athletes who defend Brazilian teams: Aránguiz (Internacional), Erick Pulgar (Flamengo), Gary Medel (Vasco), Kuscevic (Coritiba) and Vidal (Athletico-PR).
The 45-man roster also features Alexis Sánchez, a 34-year-old striker. In the 2022/23 season, the athlete defended the colors of Olympique Marseille, from France. In summary, he played 44 games, scored 18 goals and provided three assists. Recently, he signed with Internazionale, it will be his 2nd spell at the Italian club.
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Chile’s likely lineup: Brayan Cortés; Juan Delgado, Maripán, Gabriel Suazo and Mena; Pulgar, Vidal (Aránguiz), Diego Valdés and Marcelino Núñez; Sanchez and Breteton Diaz. Technician: Eduardo Berizzo.
Uruguay vs Chile: Lineups
Lineups are announced approximately 1 hour before the game
Final prediction for Uruguay vs Chile
For the 1st round of the Qualifiers, Uruguay has the advantage of playing at home, in Montevideo. With a positive record against Chile, Olympic Sky is the favorite to win the three points.
The two teams start a new path, with new players and with the same objective. The Chilean National Team needs to go against the history, present a different performance.
