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Fixtures & Results
Squad
HEAD COACH
Rudi Garcia
Age: 62 • Since: 2025
Goalkeepers
Cristopher Fiermarín
Defensa y Justicia • 28 years old
#1
Sergio Rochet
Internacional • 32 years old
—
Franco Israel
Torino • 25 years old
#12
Kevin Martínez
Danubio • 20 years old
—
Santiago Mele
Monterrey • 28 years old
#23
Defenders
Joaquín Piquerez
Palmeiras • 27 years old
—
Juan Manuel Sanabria
Real Salt Lake • 25 years old
#18
Kevin Amaro
Liverpool • 21 years old
#7
Guillermo Varela
Flamengo • 32 years old
—
Santiago Bueno
Wolverhampton Wanderers • 27 years old
#2
Marcelo Saracchi
Celtic • 27 years old
#6
José Luis Rodríguez
Vasco da Gama • 28 years old
#14
Sebastián Cáceres
América • 26 years old
—
Santiago Mouriño
Villarreal • 24 years old
#4
José María Giménez
Atlético Madrid • 31 years old
—
Maxi Araújo
Sporting CP • 26 years old
—
Ronald Araujo
FC Barcelona • 26 years old
—
Nicolás Marichal
Dinamo Moskva • 24 years old
#3
Mathías Olivera
Napoli • 28 years old
#16
Matías Viña
River Plate • 28 years old
—
Midfielders
Santiago Homenchenko
Pachuca U23 • 22 years old
#3
Rodrigo Zalazar
Sporting Braga • 26 years old
#10
Lucas Torreira
Galatasaray • 30 years old
—
Nicolás de la Cruz
Flamengo • 28 years old
—
Nicolás Fonseca
Real Oviedo • 27 years old
#8
Pablo Alcoba
Albion • 17 years old
#17
Rodrigo Bentancur
Tottenham Hotspur • 28 years old
—
Manuel Ugarte
Manchester United • 24 years old
—
Emiliano Martínez
Palmeiras • 26 years old
#5
Nahitan Nández
Al-Qadsiah • 30 years old
—
Giorgian de Arrascaeta
Flamengo • 31 years old
—
Federico Valverde
Real Madrid • 27 years old
#15
Forwards
Nicolas Azambuja
Danubio • 17 years old
—
Agustín Álvarez
Monza • 24 years old
#9
Luciano González
Peñarol • 20 years old
—
Cristian Olivera
Bahia • 23 years old
—
Darwin Núñez
Al Hilal • 26 years old
—
Ignacio Laquintana
Huesca • 27 years old
#11
Federico Viñas
Real Oviedo • 27 years old
#13
Rodrigo Aguirre
Tigres UANL • 31 years old
—
Facundo Martínez
Montevideo City Torque • 18 years old
—
Facundo Torres
Austin • 25 years old
#21
Luciano Rodríguez
NEOM SC • 22 years old
#19
Facundo Pellistri
Panathinaikos • 24 years old
—
Brian Rodríguez
América • 25 years old
—
Group Standing
GROUP H
| # | TEAM | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 |
ℹ️ Standings will be updated live during the tournament. Group H includes Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay.
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