- La Celeste can secure a spot in the Quarterfinals
- La Verde needs points to keep their hopes alive.
This Thursday, June 27, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, the second round of Group C will conclude with the clash between Bielsa's and Zago's teams, starting at 9 PM local time (10 PM Uruguay, 9 PM Bolivia).
Uruguay was the highest-scoring team in the first round (3 goals) with a great performance against Panama. A favorable result in the first match (Panama vs. USA) and a win for Uruguay could secure La Celeste a spot in the Quarterfinals with one game remaining.
Bolivia, on the other hand, debuted with a loss against the host, the USA. La Verde seeks to earn their first points and position themselves in the standings.
This is a match between the two CONMEBOL teams in Group C, at MetLife Stadium, where two days earlier, Argentina and Chile delivered a thrilling match.
Where to Watch Uruguay vs. Bolivia?
The match will start at 10 PM Montevideo time (Uruguay) and 9 PM La Paz time (Bolivia). It can be watched as follows:
- Uruguay: DirecTV, TV Ciudad
- Bolivia: Unitel, Entel, Digital TV, COMTECO, TUVES HD SATELITAL, COTEOR
- United States: FS1, TUDN, Univision
Uruguay vs. Bolivia: History
They have faced each other 16 times in the oldest national team tournament in the world:
- 13 Wins for Uruguay
- 1 Draw
- 2 Wins for Bolivia
50 Goals by Uruguay
6 Goals by Bolivia
Key Points to Note:
- Uruguay defeated Panama 3-1 in their opening match of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ and aims to start a tournament edition with two consecutive wins for the first time in the 21st century. The last time La Celeste achieved this was in 1995, when they beat Venezuela and Paraguay in the first two rounds.
- Darwin Núñez and Maximiliano Araújo scored in their first match with Uruguay in CONMEBOL Copa América™. In the 21st century, only two other Uruguay players have scored in their first two matches in the competition: Álvaro Pereira in 2011 (vs. Chile and Mexico) and Carlos Bueno in 2004 (vs. Mexico and Ecuador).
- Uruguay has not trailed in a CONMEBOL Copa América™ match in their last four games. The last time they were losing in a tournament match was against Chile in the 2021 group stage, until Luis Suárez scored the equalizer to avoid defeat.
- Matías Viña scored the first header goal of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ against Panama, while Uruguay did not score any headers in the previous edition of the tournament in Brazil.
Source: OPTA
Possible Lineups
Uruguay: Sergio Rochet; Nahitán Nández, Ronald Araújo, Mathias Olivera, Matías Viña; Manuel Ugarte, Federico Valverde, Giorgian De Arrascaeta; Facundo Pellistri, Darwin Núñez, Maximiliano Araújo
Coach: Marcelo Bielsa
Bolivia: Guillermo Viscarra; Jesús Sagredo, Luis Haquí, José Sagredo, Diego Medina; Roberto Fernández, Fernando Saucedo, Leonel Justiniano, Gabriel Villamil; César Menacho, Bruno Miranda
Coach: Carlos Zago
Match Officials
- Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
- Assistant Referees: Eduardo Cardozo and Milciades Saldivar (Paraguay)
- Fourth Official: Edina Alves (Brazil)
- VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile)
Match Information
- Match: Uruguay vs. Bolivia (Group C, Second Round)
- Date and Time: June 27, 2024, at 9 PM local time (10 PM Uruguay, 9 PM Bolivia)
- Stadium: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (NJ)
