Uruguay's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach Marcelo Bielsa on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, eight defenders, eleven midfielders and four forwards. Uruguay is drawn into Group H, where it faces Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Mathías Olivera, with 718 minutes across 8 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Guillermo Varela on 630 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, scoring 11 goals and conceding 11. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group H
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 |  Cape Verde |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathías Olivera | Defender | Napoli | 718 |
| 2 | Guillermo Varela | Defender | Flamengo | 630 |
| 3 | Rodrigo Bentancur | Midfielder | Tottenham | 604 |
| 4 | Federico Valverde | Midfielder | Real Madrid | 596 |
| 5 | Manuel Ugarte | Midfielder | Manchester United | 565 |
| 6 | Sebastián Cáceres | Defender | Club America | 495 |
| 7 | Federico Viñas | Midfielder | Oviedo | 491 |
| 8 | Maximiliano Araújo | Midfielder | Sporting CP | 491 |
| 9 | Juan Sanabria | Defender | Real Salt Lake | 399 |
| 10 | Agustín Canobbio | Midfielder | Fluminense | 399 |
| 11 | Paul Rodríguez | Forward | Club America | 330 |
| 12 | Ronald Araújo | Defender | Barcelona | 316 |
| 13 | Néstor Muslera | Goalkeeper | Estudiantes L.P. | 315 |
| 14 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | Midfielder | Flamengo | 312 |
| 15 | Rodrigo Aguirre | Forward | Tigres UANL | 283 |
| 16 | Darwin Núñez | Forward | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 269 |
| 17 | Emiliano Martínez | Midfielder | Palmeiras | 261 |
| 18 | José Giménez | Defender | Atletico Madrid | 254 |
| 19 | Joaquín Piquerez | Forward | Palmeiras | 242 |
| 20 | Rodrigo Zalazar | Midfielder | SC Braga | 238 |
| 21 | Sergio Rochet | Goalkeeper | Internacional | 225 |
| 22 | Matías Viña | Defender | River Plate | 180 |
| 23 | Santiago Mele | Goalkeeper | Monterrey | 180 |
| 24 | Santiago Bueno | Defender | Wolves | 135 |
| 25 | Facundo Pellistri | Midfielder | Panathinaikos | 106 |
| 26 | Nicolas de | Midfielder | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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