| FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Uruguay V/s Colombia
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COMPETITION : | Round 11
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| DATE: | 16-10-2024
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TIME:
| 5:30 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Centenario
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| Uruguay | Lineup |
Possible XI: Rochet(GK); Olivera, Giménez, Bueno, Nandez; Ugarte, Valverde; Araújo, Arrascaeta, Pellistri; Núñez. | |
| Colombia | Lineup |
Possible XI: Vargas(GK); Mojica, Lucumí, Sánchez, Arias; Arias, Carrascal, Ríos; Díaz, Córdoba, Rodríguez. | |
Preview: Uruguay Vs Colombia
Only three points separate the two sides on the points table:
Uruguay will host Colombia on Matchday 11 of the CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Both teams are in scintillating form in the ongoing qualifiers and sit in third and second place respectively. The last time these two teams went head to head was during the semi-finals of the 2024 Copa America.
The game ended in a 1-0 win for Colombia but a fight broke out between its fans and Uruguayan players after the final whistle. The clash was full of controversies and that adds more spice to their upcoming rematch.
Uruguay have accumulated 16 points from their opening 10 games, with four wins, four draws, and two losses. Colombia, on the other hand, are on 19 points. Los Cafeteros have already defeated Argentina and Brazil in the current qualifying campaign. They are just three points behind Argentina, and with a win, they can go level on points with La Albiceleste.
The game is expected to be very tight as both teams will be waiting for a mistake from their opponents. We will see high intensity and a lot of physicality during the game as it is poised to capture the true essence of South American football.
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About FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL:
History
The South American section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for national teams who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 6 direct slots in the final tournament and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot are available for CONMEBOL teams.
CONMEBOL is the first confederation to begin its qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Paraguay-Peru being the first match of the global qualification process.
On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL sent a request to FIFA asking to keep the current qualification format that has been used since the 1998 World Cup qualification in South America. This was confirmed, with the first games of the qualifiers tentatively to be played in March or June 2023.
On 27 February 2023, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez announced that the qualifiers would start in September 2023, which was ratified by the CONMEBOL Council in the run-up to the 73rd FIFA Congress held on 16 March in Kigali, Rwanda.
The qualification structure remains the same as in previous editions, despite the increase of slots available to CONMEBOL teams, wherein each team plays each other team twice in a home-and-away round-robin format.
Prior to the commencement of the qualification competition, Ecuador were deducted 3 points for the use of a document containing false information for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle.
