Bad start for La Roja in the Eliminatory for the 2026 World Cup . The Chile team fell in their visit to Montevideo by 1-3 against the Uruguay team, who took the victory with goals from Nicolás de la Cruz (38′ and 71′) and one from Federico Valverde (45+2′), while Arturo Vidal scored for the Chileans at 74 minutes. In the next match, Chile has another tough test against the Colombia National Team on Tuesday 12 at 20:30 Chilean time, while Uruguay visits Ecuador on the same day at 18:00 Uruguayan time.
Uruguay vs. Chile: these were the lineups
- Uruguay: S. Rochet; N. Nández (Mendez, 86′), S. Cáceres, M. Viña, J. Piquerez; M. Ugarte, F. Valverde, De La Cruz (Carballo, 87′); F. Pellistri (Rodríguez, 71′), M. Araújo, D. Núñez (Gómez, 73′). Goals: De la Cruz (38′ and 71′) and Federico Valverde (45+2′).
- Chile: B. Cortés; G. Suazo, G. Maripán, G. Medel, N. Sepúlveda (Delgado, 67′); C. Aránguiz (Vidal, 67′), M. Núñez (Echevarría, 90′), E. Pulgar; D. Valdés, A. Aravena (Osorio, 82′), Ben Brereton. Goal: Arturo Vidal (74′)