Manuel Ugarte and his Uruguayan teammates beat Chile 3-1 on Friday 8 September at the Estadio Centenario de Montevideo, in the qualifiers for FIFA World Cup 2026.
URUGUAY - CHILE: 3-1 (2-0)
FIFA Word Cup 2026 qualifiers - CONMEBOL - Matchday 1
Estadio Centenario (Montevideo)
Goals: De La Cruz (38’, 71’) and Valverde (45’+2) for Uruguay, Vidal (74’) for Chile.
URUGUAY : Rochet - Caceres, Nandez (Mendez, 86’), Vina, Piquerez - Ugarte, De La Cruz (Carballo, 87’), Valverde (c) - D. Nunez (Gomez, 73’), Pellistri (Rodriguez, 71’), Araujo. Coach : Marcelo Bielsa.
CHILE : Cortes - Maripan, Suazo, Mehssatou (Delgado, 67’), Medel (c) - Aravena (Osorio, 82’), Pulgar, Aranguiz (Vidal, 67’), Brereton - M. Nunez (Echeverria, 90’), Valdes. Coach: Manuel Eduardo Berizzo.
Standings:
1. Brazil / 3 points, +4 (1 match played)
2. Uruguay / 3 points, +2 (1 match played)
3. Argentina / 3 points, +1 (1 match played)
4. Colombia / 3 points, +1 (1 match played)
5. Paraguay / 1 point, 0 (1 match played)
6. Peru / 1 point, 0 (1 match played)
7. Venezuela / 0 point, -1 (1 match played)
8. Chile / 0 point, -2 (1 match played)
9. Bolivia / 0 point, -4 (1 match played)
10. Ecuador / -3 points, -1 (1 match played)