STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Fri: England v Uruguay

England will continue their preparations for the 2026 World Cup when they take on Uruguay at Wembley Stadium on Friday night, writes JOE CITRONE.

In an unusual move, Tuchel has called up 35 players for their two fixtures over this international break, which starts against Uruguay and ends against Japan next Tuesday.

The idea is that Tuchel will use two different squads across the fixtures, giving him the chance to assess players who have so far remained on the fringes of his Three Lions set-up.

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England v Uruguay
International Friendly
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LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
JUN 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Uruguay 2-1 England
MAR 2006 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England 2-1 Uruguay
MAR 1995 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England 0-0 Uruguay
MAR 1990 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England 1-2 Uruguay
JUN 1984 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Uruguay 2-0 England

ENGLAND
NOV 2025 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING Albania 0-2 England
NOV 2025 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING England 2-0 Serbia
OCT 2025 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING Latvia 0-5 England
OCT 2025 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England 3-0 Wales
SEP 2025 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING Serbia 0-5 England

URUGUAY
NOV 2025 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY USA 5-1 Uruguay
NOV 2025 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Mexico 0-0 Uruguay
OCT 2025 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Uzbekistan 1-2 Uruguay
OCT 2025 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Uruguay 1-0 Dominican Republic
SEP 2025 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING Chile 0-0 Uruguay

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Uruguay are also ramping up their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, finishing one place above Brazil in their South American qualifying campaign, and so should provide England with a stern test on Friday.

However, considering England haven’t conceded a goal since October, I fancy them to keep another one on Friday, whilst picking up another morale-boosting victory ahead of the World Cup.

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