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The Uruguay Football Association released the 26th-player roster on the 17th (Korea time) for A-match away evaluation matches against Japan, Korea, and India in September and October. Diego Forlán, a Uruguay football legend who played for Manchester United, Atlético Madrid, and other clubs during his playing career, is leading the team.
This roster includes players competing in Europe's top leagues, such as Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham), and Ronald Araújo (Liverpool).
Santiago Mourinho (Villarreal), Sebastián Ceballos (Celta Vigo), José Giménez (Deportivo La Coruña), Juan Rodríguez (Cagliari), Matías Olivera (Napoli), Facundo Bernál (Betis), and Martín Satriano (Getafe) are also heading to Asia, including Korea.
In addition to players competing in Europe's top leagues, the Uruguay national team roster includes forwards Darwin Núñez, who was loaned from Liverpool to Saudi Arabia's Al-Duhail, Federico Viñas (Toluca), Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras), and Juan Manuel Sanabria (Real Salt Lake), among others playing in various leagues.
A scene from the evaluation match between the South Korean and Uruguayan national football teams held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in March 2023. /Photo=Korea Football Association
According to the FIFA ranking, Korea is ranked 32nd and Uruguay 20th, a difference of 12 positions. Earlier in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, Group H, Uruguay drew with Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde before losing to Spain, finishing third in the group with two draws and one loss (2 points) and failing to advance from the group stage.
Korea holds a historical disadvantage against Uruguay with 1 win, 2 draws, and 7 losses. The most recent meeting was an evaluation match held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in March 2023, where Korea lost 1-2. In the 2022 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Qatar under coach Paulo Bento (Portugal), the two teams drew without scoring.
According to the Uruguay Football Association, the Uruguay national team will play an evaluation match against Japan on the 24th and then immediately travel to Korea the following day. In Korea, they will stay at the Mayfield Hotel Seoul before playing the evaluation match against Korea on the 28th, after which they will depart for India via Incheon International Airport on the 30th.
A scene from the evaluation match between the South Korean and Uruguayan national football teams held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in March 2023. /Photo=Korea Football Association
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