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15 June 2026 3 comments
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Uruguay get their tournament underway in Miami on Monday, when they face Saudi Arabia at the Hard Rock Stadium.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men opted not to play any World Cup warm-up matches, although they did secure a draw against England in a friendly earlier this year.

As for Saudi Arabia, a narrow defeat to Ecuador was followed by a win over Puerto Rico and a draw with Senegal in the build-up to the World Cup.

Kick-off is at 23:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

After much debate, Fernando Muslera gets the nod over Sergio Rochet between the posts for Uruguay. The latter is owned by 3.8% of Fantasy squads.

Sebastian Caceres partners Mathias Olivera at the back, with Ronald Araujo out injured and Jose Gimenez on the bench.

Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde is deployed as a right midfielder.

Further forward, Federico Vinas joins Darwin Nunez up top in a 4-4-1-1.

While Valverde won’t qualify for the Scouting Bonus, no other player on show tonight is above the 5% ownership mark.

Led by captain Salem Al Dawsari, it looks like Saudi Arabia will line up in a 4-4-2 formation.

LINE-UPS

Saudi Arabia XI: Al Owais, Abdulhamid, Al Tambakti, Al Amri, Al Harbi, Al Shamat, Kanno, Al Khaibari, S Al Dawsari, Al Juwayr, Al Brikan

Subs: Al Kassar, Al Aqidi, Majrashi, Washl, Lajami, Kadish, Thikri, Al Johani, Al Hejji, Yahya, N Al Dawsari, Mandash, Al Hamddan, Al Ghannam, Al Shehri

Uruguay XI: Muslera, Varela, Caceres, Olivera, Vina, Valverde, Ugarte, Bentancur, M Araujo, Darwin, Vinas

Subs: Aguirre, Bueno, Canobbio, de la Cruz, Gimenez, Martinez, Mele, Pellistri, Piquerez, Rochet, Rodriguez, Sanabria, Zalazar


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  1. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 hours, 12 mins ago

    First coach dismissed: Tunisia parted ways with Sabri Lamouchi after a 5-1 defeat to Sweden, making him the first manager fired at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

  2. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    Thankfully I went with Gunn and not Rochet!

  3. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    11 mins ago

    Nzl goal. Cracking game so far.