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Uruguay squad for the September–October 2026 international break
26 players · coach Diego Forlán · announced 16 September 2026 · as of 21 September 2026
Diego Forlán’s Uruguay squad for the September–October 2026 international break was announced on 16 September 2026 by AUF. Since then 1 player has been called up and 1 player has left the squad, so 26 players are in the squad as of 21 September 2026. Among the highest-rated of them in Perfect Eleven are Ronald Araujo (91), José María Giménez (87) and Giorgian De Arrascaeta (86).
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The squad
Players are grouped by position as our sources list them; the role is the one each player fills in the game. Ratings are Perfect Eleven game ratings, the numbers the game deals, not an official or statistical measure: how our ratings work.
Goalkeepers 3
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Santiago MeleIndependiente | GK | 74 |
| Cristopher FiermarínBucaramanga | GK | 74 |
| Thiago CardozoBelgrano | GK | 74 |
Defenders 10
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald AraujoLiverpool | CB | 91 |
| José María GiménezDeportivo La Coruña | CB | 87 |
| Guillermo VarelaFlamengo | RB | 81 |
| Nahitan NándezAl-Qadisiyah | CM | 81 |
| Mathías OliveraNapoli | LB | 81 |
| Joaquín PiquerezPalmeiras | LB | 80 |
| Sebastián CáceresCelta | CB | 79 |
| Santiago MouriñoVillarreal | CB | 76 |
| Juan RodríguezCagliari | CB | 76 |
| Juan Manuel SanabriaReal Salt Lake | LB | 73 |
Midfielders 9
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Giorgian De ArrascaetaFlamengo | CAM | 86 |
| Rodrigo BentancurTottenham | CDM | 83 |
| Maximiliano AraújoSporting CP | LW | 81 |
| Rodrigo ZalazarSporting CP | CAM | 80 |
| Brian RodríguezAmérica | RW | 79 |
| Emiliano MartínezPalmeiras | CDM | 78 |
| Lucas TorreiraGalatasaray | CDM | 76 |
| Facundo BernalBetis | CDM | 76 |
| Facundo PellistriPanathinaikos | RW | 76 |
Forwards 4
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin NúñezDiriyah Club | ST | 86 |
| Rodrigo AguirreTigres | ST | 78 |
| Martín SatrianoGetafe | ST | 74 |
| Federico ViñasToluca | ST | 74 |
Squad changes
Changes since the squad was announced, as our sources record them. A player who left the squad is not in the squad above.
- Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) left the squad; Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras) was called up in his place on 21 September 2026.
Uruguay in the September–October 2026 international break
3 fixtures, 1 with a result so far. Kick-off times are Eastern Time (ET); a score appears once two published sources confirm it. All 205 international fixtures and results →
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 Sep 06:05 ET | Japan v Uruguay Kirin Challenge Cup 2026 · Q&A Stadium Miyagi, Rifu | 3–1 |
| Mon 28 Sep 07:00 ET | South Korea v Uruguay Friendly · Seoul World Cup Stadium | no score yet |
| Tue 6 Oct TIME TBC | India v Uruguay Friendly · Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata | no score yet |
Sources
Where this page comes from: the federation’s own announcements first, then the other sources our research used.
- AUF (@Uruguay, official X account) · published 16 September 2026 · federation
- AUF · published 15 September 2026 · federation
- El Observador · published 16 September 2026 · secondary source
- RPP · published 16 September 2026 · secondary source
- El Observador · published 21 September 2026 · secondary source
- la diaria · published 21 September 2026 · secondary source
The squad Uruguay took to the 2026 World Cup is kept in the World Cup 2026 archive.