Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay began its path to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in an auspicious way this Friday, defeating Chile 3-1 (partial 2-0) at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo for the first date of the South American qualifiers.
The Celeste’s victory came with a double from Nicolás de la Cruz (at 38 and 71) and Federico Valverde, at 45+2, while Arturo Vidal scored for the visit at 74.
| Match | Score | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | 74′ Arturo Vidal |
| Uruguay | 3 | 38′, 71′ Nicolás De La Cruz, 45+2′ Federico Valverde |
The South American qualifiers are considered one of the toughest in comparison from the ones in Europe, Africa and Asia, but for the next World Cup six nations from the continent will qualify automatically for the expanded 48-team global finals, which is being held in Canada, Mexico, and the USA.
One additional CONMEBOL nation will have the chance to qualify through the FIFA play-off tournament. In the road for Qatar 2022, Perú went into this match, but failed to win against Australia. From the 10 southamericans national teams, the last three at the bottom of the scoreboard will not qualify.
| GAME | CHILE VS. URUGUAY |
|---|---|
| DATE | Thursday, Sept. 7 |
| TIME | 4:00 p. m. PT | 5:00 p. m. MT | 6:00 p. m. CT | 7:00 p. m. ET |
| PPV | Fanatiz / Integrated Sports |
| LIVE STREAM | Fubo TV |
| LOCATION | Montevideo, Uruguay |
This match between Chile and Uruguay at the Estadio Centenario begins on Friday, September 8 at 7:00 p. m. (ET) local time in Miami, Florida; 4:00 pm. (PT) local time in Los Angeles, California.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| COUNTRY | DATE | KICKOFF TIME |
|---|---|---|
| USA / CAN | Friday, Sept. 8 | 7 p. m. ET |
| USA / CAN | Friday, Sept. 8 | 6 p. m. CT |
| USA / CAN | Friday, Sept. 8 | 5 p. m. MT |
| USA / CAN | Friday, Sept. 8 | 4 p. m. PT |
| UK | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 12 a. m. BST |
| Australia | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 9 a. m. AEST |
| India | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 4:30 a. m. IST |
| Hong Kong | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 7 a. m. HKT |
| Malaysia | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 7 a. m. MYT |
| Singapore | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 7 a. m. SGT |
| New Zealand | Saturday, Sept. 9 | 11 a. m. NZST |
You can live stream the 2026 World Cup Qualifying Conmebol match between Chile and Uruguay on Fubo TV. Also, you can watch the match live on pay per view (PPV) by ordering on Fanatiz or Integrated Sports.
Fanatiz is making the highly anticipated games available on a pay-per-view basis of $29.99 for each match, a bundle of two games per national team for $49.99, or a bundle of all available games for $99.99.
Rochet; Puma Rodriguez, Caceres, Vina, Olivera; Valverde, Ugarte, De La Cruz; Pellistri, Gomez, Nunez
Arias; Delgado, Medel, Maripan, Suazo; Pulgar, Valdes, Aranguiz, Vidal; Sanchez, Brereton Diaz
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Chile 0 - 2 Uruguay | World Cup qualifier |
| June 2021 | Uruguay 1 - 1 Chile | Copa America |
| October 2020 | Uruguay 2 - 1 Chile | World Cup qualifier |
| June 2019 | Chile 0 - 1 Uruguay | Copa America |
| November 2016 | Chile 3 - 1 Uruguay | World Cup qualifier |
On Chile’s side we have the wonder child, Alexis Sánchez, the current 34-year-old Inter Milan player continues to show a great level playing in Europe, with Marseille he made a great performance and now he is in Italy where he has not yet had minutes.
On the side of the charrúas, Darwin Núñez is an element to follow with great numbers in Liverpool.
Contenido GEC