Match report
Uruguay beat Poland 2–1 at Uruguay Stadium in World Cup 2026. Valverde opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Uruguay have 3 wins in their last 5, while Poland have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
⚽Valverdeassist Ugarte
36'
2H
47'
⚽Zielińskiassist Slisz
⚽Núñez
59'
⇄Bianchi↓ M. Araújo
64'
64'
⇄Nielsen↓ Kamiński
⇄Keller↓ Núñez
73'
73'
⇄Costa↓ Lewandowski
Valverde
76'
Momentum
UY
⚽⚽⚽
PL
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 16, 2025 · 19:00
VenueUruguay Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance60,883 / 62,766 (97%)
RefereeF. Brych (Ger)
FIFA ranking
#13·
#2
#13·#2Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
55Ball possession %45
1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3
14Total shots11
7Shots on target4
5Shots off target5
4Blocked shots1
8Corner kicks5
3Offsides3
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves5
525Passes519
79Pass accuracy %77
16Tackles16
Player of the match
Szczęsny7.9Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 |  England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 | |
| 13 |  USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:5 | -2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 | |
| 16 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025Uruguay2-1PolandUEFA Nations League
2023Uruguay0-2PolandInternational Friendly
2022Poland3-2UruguayUEFA Nations League
2021Uruguay1-0Poland