How can Indian football team line up for their international friendly against Uruguay?

The Blue Tigers will face La Celeste on October 6. India are all set to face the two-time World Cup winners, the Uruguayan national football team, on the 6th of October 2026, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata.

After a historic draw against the 44th-ranked Panama national football team and a respectable 0-4 loss against Brazil, the Blue Tigers are geared to lock horns with Uruguay as their next opponent for their final match in the September-October FIFA International Window. Former Mumbai City FC player Diego Forlán, now manager of the Uruguayan national football team, has named a star-studded squad, including Darwin Núñez, Ronald Araújo, and José María Giménez, for their clash with India.

As the highly anticipated India vs Uruguay match approaches, here's how India could line up for their upcoming FIFA International Friendly. GK - Prabhsukhan Singh Gill Gill could start for the Blue Tigers against Uruguay Stepping onto the pitch in the second half of the last game against Brazil, Gill provided a calm and composed presence between the sticks during the opponent's attacks.

Despite conceding two goals, the keeper demonstrated solid positional awareness and clean hands when handling high crosses and set-piece deliveries. With a few mistakes from Gurpreet in the last game, plaguing early phases of play, Gill's relatively better performance makes him a strong contender to claim the starting spot against Uruguay.

RB - Tekcham Abhishek Singh Tekcham Abhishek put on an absolute masterclass vs Brazil. Abhishek Singh put on an absolute masterclass on the right flank in the last game, standing tall and demonstrating disciplined defensive performance that limited Vinícius to zero successful dribbles throughout the first half.

The wing-back was decent in duels and did well to prevent the Brazilian attacking unit from knocking on the Indian doors along the touchline. With two back-to-back solid performances against top-tier teams, Abhishek Singh is expected to be the guaranteed starter on the right flank against Uruguay.

CB - Anwar Ali Anwar Ali is expected to start against Uruguay. Anwar Ali remains the cornerstone of India's central defence, offering the tactical composure needed against high-pressing teams.

In the last two games, Anwar Ali spearheaded the defensive core that defended fiercely in duels and aerial balls to match the opposition's physicality. Despite a mistake from Anwar Ali that led to the second goal for Brazil, his ability to command the backline and maintain a disciplined defensive shape, making crucial interceptions to prevent crosses and dangerous balls from reaching the box, make him a potent asset for Khalid Jamil.

CB - Pramveer Singh Pramveer Singh may start against Uruguay. Pramveer is expected to replace Bijoy Varghese in the back, as the defender struggled in some parts of the match against Brazil and even made a mistake that led to India conceding the third goal.