How can Uruguay football team line up for their international friendly against India?
La Celeste will face the Blue Tigers in Kolkata. The Uruguay football team will take on India in a historic FIFA international friendly at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), Kolkata, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
This will mark the final friendly for both sides in the current international window. La Celeste faced South Korea at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in their previous friendly fixture.
The South American giants secured a convincing 4-1 win. Darwin Núñez scored a solid brace, while Giorgian de Arrascaeta found the back of the net as well.
This marked their first win in their last five games across all competitions. Under new head coach Diego Forlan, La Celeste will need to secure another win on the road against India.
The visitors will be heavy favourites against an Indian side that was beaten 0-4 by Brazil. GK: Santiago Mele While Christopher Fiermarin looks like Diego Forlan's No.
1 goalkeeper at the moment, the clash against India will be a good opportunity for the head coach to give some playing time to backup goalkeeper Santiago Mele. He played 90 minutes in the loss against Japan on September 24 and will hope for a better outing in Kolkata.
RB: Santiago Mouriño Guillermo Varela played the entire 90 minutes against South Korea, but Forlan will likely give Villarreal full-back Santiago Mouriño an outing against India. After enjoying a solid campaign with the Yellow Submarine in La Liga, the 24-year-old will hope to impress on what would be just his second international appearance.
CB: Ronald Araújo Having returned to full fitness after moving to Liverpool, Ronald Araújo will look to captain Uruguay in the upcoming fixture. The former Barcelona captain played the full 90 minutes against South Korea, registering a solid performance.
He will hope to keep a clean sheet and neutralise the threat posed by Ryan Williams and Manvir Singh. CB: Juan Rodríguez While Napoli left-back Mathías Olivera started both games in this international window so far, the injury he sustained after the game against South Korea has forced him to withdraw from the squad for the India friendly.