India host Uruguay in an International Friendly. Uruguay have spent the year facing top-level opposition, including a spell at the World Cup, while India's fixtures have mostly come against sides from a different tier altogether.
That contrast in schedules makes it tricky to read either team's true form heading into this one, with both sides arriving from very different kinds of matches.
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Two form lines built on different opposition
India's record at home shows four wins, six draws and eight losses from eighteen matches, with the goals against tally outweighing goals scored. Most of those games have come against teams like Bhutan, Maldives, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, plus a recent 1-1 draw with Panama just before this preview was written.
India: 18 completed matches; Uruguay: 20 completed matches.
India
- Win
- 22.2% 4 / 18
- Draw
- 33.3% 6 / 18
- Loss
- 44.5% 8 / 18
- Scored
- 18
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- -5
Uruguay
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 50% 10 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 19
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- +4
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | India | Panama | 25.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Tajikistan | India | 09.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Tajikistan | India | 05.06.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies | India | Zimbabwe | 30.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies | Jamaica | India | 27.05.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | India | Bhutan | 13.11.2025 | 6-1 |
| CAFA Nations Cup | India | Oman | 08.09.2025 | 1-1 |
| CAFA Nations Cup | Afghanistan | India | 04.09.2025 | 0-0 |
| CAFA Nations Cup | India | Iran | 01.09.2025 | 0-3 |
| CAFA Nations Cup | Tajikistan | India | 29.08.2025 | 1-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Japan | Uruguay | 24.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| World Cup | Uruguay | Spain | 27.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| World Cup | Uruguay | Cape Verde Islands | 22.06.2026 | 2-2 |
| World Cup | Saudi Arabia | Uruguay | 16.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Algeria | Uruguay | 31.03.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | England | Uruguay | 27.03.2026 | 1-1 |
| World Cup - Qualification South America | Chile | Uruguay | 10.09.2025 | 0-0 |
| World Cup - Qualification South America | Uruguay | Peru | 05.09.2025 | 3-0 |
| World Cup - Qualification South America | Uruguay | Venezuela | 11.06.2025 | 2-0 |
| World Cup - Qualification South America | Paraguay | Uruguay | 06.06.2025 | 2-0 |
Uruguay's away sample leans heavily on draws, ten from twenty matches, but the opposition has been considerably tougher. Spain, Argentina, Brazil and England all feature, alongside South American qualifying regulars. Their most recent match ended in a 3-1 defeat away to Japan, a reminder that results haven't always gone their way even against sides outside the traditional elite.
Uruguay's draws and even that recent loss came against much sterner tests than most of India's fixtures, so the raw numbers alone don't tell the full story.
Comparative Team Statistics: India vs Uruguay


A friendly after very different years
This fixture arrives as an International Friendly, sitting outside any qualifying context for either side. India's year has been built around regional friendlies and the CAFA Nations Cup, while Uruguay have just come through a World Cup cycle and a run of South American qualifiers.
That gap in what each side has been playing for makes the match harder to predict on current form alone. Friendlies like this can bring squad rotation or experimentation, and Uruguay's own defeat to Japan days ago shows that recent results haven't been entirely one-way even for the higher-profile side.
Key player statistics: India vs Uruguay
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ranawade | India | 28 | Defender | 167 | 62 |
| A. Ali | India | 26 | Defender | 179 | n/a |
| A. Mishra | India | 24 | Defender | 179 | 69 |
| N. Gahlot | India | 25 | Defender | 184 | n/a |
| A. Rai | India | 27 | Defender | 174 | n/a |
| G. Singh | India | 23 | Attacker | 175 | n/a |
| D. Tangri | India | 27 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| L. Ralte | India | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
| N. Meetei | India | 25 | Attacker | 163 | n/a |
| R. Kannoly Praveen | India | 26 | Attacker | 167 | 65 |
| J. Singh | India | 25 | Midfielder | 186 | n/a |
| S. Wangjam | India | 26 | Midfielder | 166 | 67 |
| R. Ali | India | 26 | Attacker | 179 | n/a |
| V. Pratap Singh | India | 24 | Attacker | 173 | 64 |
| M. Naorem | India | 27 | Attacker | 167 | 62 |
| G. Singh Sandhu | India | 34 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 97 |
| R. Bheke | India | 35 | Defender | 179 | 75 |
| S. Chhetri | India | 42 | Attacker | 170 | 70 |
| E. Lalrindika | India | 27 | Attacker | ||
| U. Singh | India | 30 | Midfielder | 170 | 65 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Giménez | Uruguay | 31 | Defender | 186 | 77 |
| L. Suárez | Uruguay | 39 | Attacker | 182 | 72 |
| M. Vecino | Uruguay | 35 | Midfielder | 187 | 81 |
| E. Cavani | Uruguay | 39 | Attacker | 185 | 71 |
| F. Muslera | Uruguay | 40 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 84 |
| F. Valverde | Uruguay | 28 | Midfielder | 182 | 78 |
| R. Bentancur | Uruguay | 29 | Midfielder | 187 | 72 |
| M. Saracchi | Uruguay | 28 | Defender | 175 | 69 |
| G. Varela | Uruguay | 33 | Defender | 173 | 73 |
| L. Torreira | Uruguay | 30 | Midfielder | 166 | 65 |
| G. de Arrascaeta | Uruguay | 32 | Midfielder | 173 | 73 |
| N. Nández | Uruguay | 30 | Defender | 172 | 70 |
| M. Gómez | Uruguay | 30 | Attacker | 186 | 91 |
| N. de la Cruz | Uruguay | 29 | Midfielder | 167 | 65 |
| M. Merentiel | Uruguay | 30 | Attacker | 179 | 70 |
| B. Méndez | Uruguay | 27 | Defender | 180 | 81 |
| G. de Amores | Uruguay | 31 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 76 |
| R. Aguirre | Uruguay | 32 | Midfielder | 186 | 75 |
| N. Fonseca | Italy | 27 | Midfielder | 181 | 76 |
| N. Schiappacasse | Uruguay | 27 | Forward | 182 cm | 78 kg |
There's a clear gap in the calibre of opposition each side has faced this year, but that doesn't translate neatly into a confident view of this specific match. Uruguay's recent slip against Japan shows they're not simply cruising through fixtures either.
With no clear market angle standing out and squad selection likely to be unpredictable in a friendly like this, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick.
