He gave up points at home. Colombia tied 2-2 with Uruguay at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla. Colombians and Uruguayans opened day 3 of the 2026 Qualifiers, at 3:30 pm (Peruvian and Colombian time). The duel is directed by the Chilean Piero Maza.
The team led by Chilean Néstor Lorenzo comes into this match in third place with 4 points. One position lower are Marcelo Bielsa’s team.
THE MATCH BETWEEN COLOMBIA VS URUGUAY STILL LIVE
MINUTE BY MINUTE:
96″: THE MATCH ENDS: TIE: 2 goals from Colombia 2 vs 2 goals from Uruguay
95′: Carrascal takes a great free kick, Davinson attacks with a header, but the Uruguayan goalkeeper catches it very well
94′: Nico de la CRUZ (URU) shoots at the Colombian goal but goes too far to the right, passing close
91′ URUGUAY GOAL
DARWIN NUÑEZ from PENAL in the upper right corner
90′: Penalty for Uruguay (DARWIN NUÑEZ) against the Colombian goalkeeper (now Montero)
88′ Colombian goalkeeper ARIAS receives a RED CARD and is changed
87′: Colombian goalkeeper who has yellow and due to a foul on the attacker Araujo is about to receive another yellow
86′: SINISTERRA (COL) gave a cross very close to the Uruguayan goal, but found no one
82′: Colombian goal kick, James looks bitter from the bench
81′: CHANGE OF JAMES James Rodríguez and Santos Borré leave… Carrascal and Sinisterra enter
80′ Uruguay puts pressure, arriving very quickly at the Colombian area
78′: Valverde gives a very precise pass, Uruguay has great speed but the goalkeeper’s winged shot fails very high
77′: Goalkeeper Vargas stops the ball but looks very sore, according to commentators it is a cramp from a big jump he took
75′: Uruguay attacks and striker Valverde aims very well but his shot is blocked close to the goal
73′: Uruguay begins to play and look for spaces, Colombia rejects it, they mark Nicolás de la Cruz (URU) well, he falls
71′: Colombian corner kick, very long, is taken.
69′: Colombia is coming, with Lucho Díaz, the pass is erased, they secure the position with passes, they beat Ríos. Uruguayan goal kick
68′: Colombian corner kick, Uruguay cuts it quickly, approaches the Colombian goal
64′: J. ARIAS receives an ace from JAMES and crashes it into the post above the goal
63′: James almost scores a goal with a very slow shot that hit the crossbar
60′ Lucho ARIAS (COL) goes alone in front of the Uruguayan goal, he runs quickly and wants to make a hat but his shot goes too high
59′: Uruguay attacks quickly, has a corner kick from CRUZ
58′: Long ball from Uruguay, the Charrúas approach the danger area
52′: GOOOOOOL OF COLOMBIA
From Matheus Uribe, he pays in front of the goal against a good cross. PHOTO: AFP.
50′: Both teams play very fast, Olivera shoots at the goal but the Colombian goalkeeper just takes it out
47′: URUGUAY GOAL
by Mathías Olivera assisted by Nicolás de la Cruz. PHOTO: AFP.
46′: THE SECOND HALF BEGINS
END OF THE FIRST HALF
45 +3: Free kick from Colombia, James finishes close to the goal
45′ + 2: Uruguay presses Valverde, NIco de la Cruz and Rodriguez throws a ball that is stopped directly by the goalkeeper with both hands in front of him, he kneels and hugs it
45′: Uruguay gives good passes with Nicolás de la Cruz, and he receives it close to the goal and finishes but very high
44′: Lucho Arias (COL) receives a phenomenal pass, but it is cut off by a Uruguayan defender, being in front of the goalkeeper
43′: Colombia is close to the Uruguayan danger area, little by little, touch by touch
40′: The Uruguayan players become desperate and speed up their game, Colombia defends well
35′ ¡GOOOOL THE JAMES!
35′: Colombia recovers the ball and approaches the area… CENTER AND
31′: Uruguayan forwards’ shot, very well blocked by the goalkeeper’s two hands.
29′: Both teams mark each other very well in the middle area of the field.
28′:Nicolás de la Cruz (URU), passes to Valverde and shoots but high above the goal, from outside the area
26′: James shoots at the goal, and passes very close to the right side
26′: Colombia becomes imprecise,
23′: The game is very close, neither team lets the passes flow to the other.
21′: Uruguay puts pressure with Darwin Nuñez but the Colombian defenders take the ball out of the danger area
18′ James collides with a Uruguayan defender who almost accidentally kicked him in the face when they fell, James grabs his teeth
18′ Santos Borré (COL) crossed into the Uruguayan area but no one arrived
17′ Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas rescues the ball from Uruguayan attackers quickly
16′ SHOT by Uribe (COL) passed close to the goal, on the left side.
15′: Uruguay becomes more slow and defensive, Colombia begins to press
14′: James plays quickly, avoiding some Uruguayans
12′: Nández (URU) cuts off Arias (URU) who was close to the danger area
11′: Exchanges between passes that are cut from one team to the other
10′: James crosses for Arias (COL) but Uruguay cuts the play
7′: Darwin Nuñez (URU) was alone with the ball but the Colombian goalkeeper jumped against him and received a yellow card
6′: Nicolas de la Cruz (URU) crosses it very well but Colombia cuts the ball
5′: Shot by Rogriguez (URU) very high of the arc.
3′:Uruguay begins to press, but the Colombian defenders do their job well.
2′: Uruguay touches and touches and approaches the area, Colombia cuts
1′: THE MATCH BEGINS
0′: The anthems of each nation are sung, and the players greet each other.
Colombia vs Uruguay: confirmed lineups
Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Santiago Arias, Davinson Sánchez, Carlos Cuesta, Frank Fabra; Wilmar Barrios, Mateus Uribe, Jhon Arias, James Rodríguez ©, Luis Díaz; Rafael Santos Borré.
Uruguay: James Mele; Nahitan Nandez, Ronald Araújo, S. Caceres, Joaquin Piquerez; Manuel Ugarte, Fede Valverde ©, Nicholas De la Cruz; Facundo Pellistri, Brian Rodriguez, Darwin Nunez.
COLOMBIA VS URUGUAY: THE PREVIEW
This is how Colombia arrives
To defeat a seasoned strategist like Marcelo Bielsa, Colombia needs to use its best weapons. The heat of Barranquilla, a terror for Uruguay, is once again the protagonist in the South American World Cup.
In recent years, the coffee growers recognized that the high temperatures in the Caribbean city, above 30 degrees at the beginning of the afternoon, affected both visiting and local players, which is why in the last tie they preferred to play the majority of the games when night is about to fall and the breeze makes the atmosphere more benevolent.
The first match towards the 2026 World Cup, which resulted in a tight 1-0 victory over Venezuela, was scheduled for 6:00 p.m., but against the Charrúas Colombia decided to dust off an old strategy and scheduled Bielsa’s reception starting at 3:30 p.m. (20:30 GMT ) at the Metropolitan stadium.
It will be a battle under the sun for “El Loco”, who won his official debut against Chile (3-1) in Montevideo, but crashed against Ecuador (2-1) as a visitor.
For the coach of Colombia, the Argentine Néstor Lorenzo, the opportunity to overthrow a direct rival in his World Cup aspirations and not detach himself from Argentina and Brazil, partial leaders of the table in the qualifying rounds with six points.
This is how Uruguay arrives
Bielsa was already a victim of the abrupt geography of South America in this World Cup. In September he suffered at 2,850 meters high in the Ecuadorian capital. La Tri could have scored more goals, but the Ecuadorian forwards had mercy on the Uruguayan defenders.
In a thoughtful press conference this week, the coach chose to say that he learned from the mistakes in Quito and assured that he does not want to make them again in Barranquilla. For example, he slipped that he will not give the ball to the rival against Ecuador, who suffocated him, and will try to set the pace of the match.
“We will try to make the match with Ecuador allow us as an immediate and close precedent to overcome difficulties that we have been facing,” he said.
“(…) Preventing what happened against Ecuador from happening against Colombia would be playing in our own field, giving up the ball, giving up the spotlight,” he commented as a way of repenting for his approach in the last game.
Faced with a new absence of the historic scorers Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez, Darwin Núñez will be the furious face in Barranquilla de la Celeste, which recovered center back Ronald Araújo after a long injury.
Colombia vs Uruguay: What time is the Qualifying match played?
Colombia hosts Uruguay at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla this Thursday, October 12, starting at 3:30 pm (Colombian/Peruvian time) and 5:30 pm (Uruguayan time).
What channel broadcasts Colombia vs Uruguay?
The match will be broadcast on the RCN signal or Gol Caracol TV in Colombia. In Uruguay you can see it on DirecTV, AntelTV or AUFTV. In Peru you will see it on Movistar Deportes (003 and 703 HD).
Colombia vs Uruguay: confirmed lineups
Colombia national team: Camilo Vargas; Santiago Arias, Carlos Cuesta, Davinson Sánchez, Deiver Machado; Wilmar Barrios, Matheus Uribe and Jorge Carrascal; Jhon Arias, Luis Díaz and Rafael Santos Borré.
Uruguay national team: Sergio Rochet or Franco Israel; Nahitan Nandez, Ronald Araujo, Sebastian Caceres, Joaquin Piquerez or M. Olivera; Manuel Ugarte, Federico Valverde; Nicholas De La Cruz, Maxi Araújo, Facundo Pellistri or Augustine Canobbio; Darwin Nunez.
Where is Colombia vs Uruguay played?
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