United States face Uruguay of their ultimate sport of 2025 in a stern take a look at of the 2026 World Cup hosts’ credentials. Learn our preview right here.
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United States will purpose to take care of their latest sturdy kind once they take a look at themselves in opposition to Uruguay in a pleasant in Florida.
The sport will put USA coach Mauricio Pochettino in opposition to the coach who efficiently recruited him to play for Newell’s Previous Boys as a 13-year-old, with Marcelo Bielsa in control of Uruguay.
United States have put collectively a robust run of outcomes since their 2-0 defeat to South Korea in September, claiming three wins over sides who may also be on the 2026 World Cup finals by beating Japan, Australia and Paraguay whereas additionally drawing with Ecuador.
Uruguay have misplaced twice in 2025 and are unbeaten in six video games since a defeat to Paraguay in June.
They’ve conceded only one aim in that run, and held Mexico to a goalless draw on Saturday, with Uruguay seemingly to supply the form of take a look at Pochettino is eager for his aspect to bear as they put together to host subsequent 12 months’s World Cup.
Objectives from Gio Reyna and Folarin Balogun gave United States a 2-1 win over Paraguay on Saturday in a sport that resulted in a fracas between the 2 sides after an altercation between Alex Freeman and Paraguay captain Gustavo Gómez spilled over.
“We wanted such a sport and the subsequent one goes to be the identical, it’s going to be aggressive,” Pochettino mentioned afterwards. “These should not ‘pleasant’ video games. That’s vital.
“Paraguay may be very aggressive and troublesome to beat. Huge credit score [to the players], however this isn’t sufficient. We’re joyful, however we have to hold going. We have to enhance, enhance, enhance to reach on the World Cup.”
United States v Uruguay workforce information
The USA are lacking a number of high-profile gamers on account of harm.
Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, Chris Richards, Malik Tillman, Tyler Adams and Antonee Robinson are all lacking for Pochettino.
For Uruguay, Fede Valverde, Darwin Nunez, Sergio Rochet, Franco Israel, Nicolas de la Cruz and Cristian Olivera are all lacking with harm issues.
United States v Uruguay predicted line-ups
United States: Freese; M. Robinson, Ream, Trusty; Dest, Morris, Tessmann, Arfsten; Aaronson, Balogun, Reyna
Uruguay: Mele; Varela, Gimenez, Araujo, Piquerez; Bentancur, Ugarte, De Arrascaeta; Torres, Aguirre, Pellistri
Stats for United States v Uruguay
- United States and Uruguay have met 9 instances, with the USA successful twice and Uruguay prevailing 3 times
- The USA’s final win over Uruguay got here in a pleasant in 2002.
- The newest assembly got here in July, 2024 within the Copa America. Uruguay claimed a 1-0 win to knock USA out.
Prediction for United States v Uruguay
United States
1
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1
Uruguay
Uruguay shall be anticipated to prevail, however their absences degree the taking part in area considerably. A draw appears the most probably end result.
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