England vs Uruguay Prediction & Betting Tips (27 March)

Quarter-finalist of the 2026 World Cup and finalist of the last two Euros, England will arrive across the Atlantic with very big ambitions for the next World Cup. This British selection is still chasing its first trophy since the 1966 World Cup, which is an anomaly for such an impressive team on paper. Thomas Tuchel's men had no trouble validating their ticket for this competition since they won all of their 8 matches during the qualifiers, scoring 22 goals without conceding a single one. Last fall, the Three Lions largely dominated Wales 3-0 in a friendly before winning their last 3 qualifying matches against Latvia 0-5, Serbia 2-0 and Albania 0-2. Uruguay, for its part, qualified for the next World Cup by securing 4th place in the single qualifying group for the COMNEBOL zone.

Federico Valverde's partners finished quite far behind Argentina but they were in contact with Ecuador and Colombia for a place on the podium. Since the end of this South American qualifying campaign, Celeste has played 4 friendly matches. After being able to dominate the Dominican Republic 1-0 and Uzbekistan 1-2, Uruguay was held to a draw by Mexico 0-0 and outclassed by the United States 5-1. 

On the English side, defender Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen) had to give up this rally, injured in the same way as the precious Recce James (Chelsea, 22 sel) and the striker Eze (Arsenal, 16 sel, 3 goals). Men like Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid, 34 sels), Gallagher (Tottenham, 22 sels) and Watkins (Aston Villa, 20 sels, 6 goals) were not called up by Tuchel. The former PSG coach, on the other hand, summoned most of his executives. Among them, we can of course cite the goalkeeper Pickford (Everton, 81 sel), the defenders Stones (Man City, 87 sel), Maguire (Man United, 64 sel) and Guéhi (Man City, 26 sel) and the midfielders Henderson (Brentford, 88 sel), Rice (Arsenal, 72 sel, 6 goals), Bellingham (Real Madrid, 46 sel, 6 goals) and Palmer (Chelsea, 12 selections, 2 goals) in particular. Up front, the locomotive of course remains the insatiable Harry Kane (112 caps, 78 goals) who is a hit again this year with Bayern. Also present are the formidable wingers Rashford (Barcelona, 68 sels, 18 goals), Saka (Arsenal, 48 sels, 14 goals) and the creator Foden (Man City, 47 sels, 4 goals).

La Céleste, for its part, can count on its very experienced goalkeeper Muslera (Estudiantes, 133 sels) and its defensive tualiers Gimenez (Atlético Madrid, 97 sel), Vina (River Plate, 43 sel), Olivera (Napoli, 33 sel) and Araujo (Barcelona, 25 sel). This team also has real quality in midfield with the excellent Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, 71 sels, 8 goals) and the very valuable Arrascaerta (Flamengo, 58 sels, 13 goals), Ugarte (Man United, 34 sels) and Araujo (Sporting, 26 sels). Up front, it's more difficult since the departures of Suarez and Cavani. The most decisive player in this sector still remains Darwin Nunez (Al-Hilal, 36 caps, 13 goals). It is still necessary to point out the absences of midfielders Betancur (Tottenham, 74 sel) and Nandez (Al-Qadsiah, 72 sel).

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• England Feedinco Rating: 7.35
• Uruguay Feedinco Rating: 6.99