The former site of the Uruguayan national team Jorge Fucile expressed absolute confidence in the aspirations of the Sky blue with the statement: “We will be champions”opposite World Cup 2026This reflects the primary objective with which the team travels to the international event where it is scheduled to take place USA, Mexico and Canadaaccording to the program DSports Summer: Road to the World Cup, by DGO Stream.
The group stage presents significant challenges: the Uruguayan team, which is in the lead Marcelo Bielsa will have to present myself Spain, Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde inside Group Hin a first phase that Fucile He described it as more demanding compared to others, but emphasized the uniqueness of the competition, noting that the World Cup is special because it is a game. “Although it is because of the classification, they are special games, you are out of everything, it is your moment, everyone’s, it is your day, so you will enjoy it. You will not perform like you did in the qualifiers. As they say: the qualifiers are endured and the World Cups are enjoyed.”.
The calendar provides Uruguay on debut against Saudi ArabiaJune 15th at 7:00 p.m. On Miamia city against which the game will also take place Cape Verde on the 21st at the same time. The conclusion of the group phase will be against this Spain on June 26 at 9:00 p.m Guadalajara. If the Rio de la Plata team finishes in the top two places in the group, they will face a rival from the group Group J – consisting of Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan-In Los Angeles if he qualifies first, or he returns to Miami if he qualifies second.
While talking to the program, Fucile He emphasized that the expectation of achieving the title must be the horizon for all participating teams: “The truth is that we will be champions. What are we going to do? We will be champions, the dream that all teams have is to become champions.”. The former player, who represented Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and 2014 in Brazil, was convinced that both confidence and hope must characterize the Uruguayan team’s path in this new edition of the World Cup tournament.
With a view to the World Cup 2026the selection of Uruguay projects a revival of competition led by Marcelo Bielsadespite the recent internal tensions between the Argentine coach and part of the team. The team comes to this tournament having overcome an ups and downs South American qualifier but has demonstrated its ability to overcome instability.
On their last tour, after securing a place at the World Championships, the team went on an international tour with test victories against Dominican Republic And Uzbekistanalthough they later competed against each other Mexico and suffered defeat 5:1 against the USA. One of the turning points in the preparation was the internal crisis triggered by a dispute between Bielsa and players in the squad, an episode that changed the emotional climate and forced a reshaping of the working dynamic for the World Cup.
He Crazy In 2023, he took over as coach of the Uruguayan national team, bringing his renowned career to both national teams and relevant international football clubs. The group gathers under his command Supervised 31 games with 16 wins, eight draws and seven defeats. This is the third World Cup experience for Bielsa, who previously coached Argentina in Korea-Japan 2002 and Chile in South Africa 2010. His proposal is characterized by a distinctive offensive concept.
The selection of Uruguay has two world championship titleswhich were achieved in the years 1930 and 1950. It achieved relevant performances in the following editions: semi-finals in 1954, 1970 and 2010, which confirmed its status as an important team in global events. The 2026 World Cup will mean that fifth participation in a row the team at an ecumenical event, cementing a streak that keeps them among the soccer elite. Uruguayan history is also marked by successes such as the gold medals in the World Cup Olympia from Paris 1924 And Amsterdam 1928in addition to 15 America Cups in his file.
In his most recent World Cup participation Sky blue played the tournament Qatar 2022where they were eliminated in the group stage after a 0-0 draw South Koreafalls 0:2 against Portugal and ends with a 2-0 win against Ghana.
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