Uruguay announce roster for FIFA World Cup 2026.

URUGUAY

Nickname: La Celeste (The Sky Blue)

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa.

Uruguay has announced her roster for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The two-time champions (1930 & 1954) revealed their roster on May 31, 2026. Uruguay are making their 15th appearance at the FIFA World Cup, having hosted and won the maiden edition, an invitational tournament, in 1930 as well as winning it in 1954.

Here is the list of the 26-man squad for this summer’s mundial.

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Estudiantes de La Plata), Sergio Rochet (Internacional de Porto Alegre), Santiago Mele (Monterrey)

Defenders: Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), José María Giménez (Atlético Madrid), Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Sebastián Cáceres (América), Mathías Olivera (Napoli), Guillermo Varela (Flamengo), Matías Viña (River Plate), Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras), Juan Manuel Sanabria (Real Salt Lake)

Midfielders: Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur), Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United), Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras), Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Nicolás De La Cruz (Flamengo), Agustín Canobbio (Fluminense), Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting CP), Brian Rodríguez (América), Facundo Pellistri (Panathinaikos)

Forwards: Darwin Núñez (Al Hilal), Federico Viñas (Real Oviedo), Rodrigo Aguirre (Tigres)