Uruguay is preparing for the clash against Spain this Friday (26), in a duel valid for the third round of group H of the 2026 World Cup. Before the game, a group of players met with coach Marcelo Bielsa to discuss the team’s planning for the decisive clash.
The information was released by the radio station “El Espectador Deportes”, in Montevideo. According to the vehicle, Sergio Rochet, Manuel Ugarte, Rodrigo Bentancur and Federico Valverde were the athletes who spoke to the coach to complain about his training method.
They were also in favor of acting defensively and betting on counterattacks against , one of the main favorites for the World Cup title. However, on the other side, Bielsa wants to play with the same tactical scheme as his opponent, something that the players do not approve of.
Also according to the radio, Marcelo Bielsa sat down with the entire cast and spoke for almost an hour to explain his ideas. “You already wanted to remove me when it was the Luis Suárez case. When the Nahitan Nández case happened, you were also gathered and wanted to remove me. I set up the careers of some players here, like (Sebastián) Cáceres and Maxi Araujo”, the coach reportedly said in this meeting.
Some athletes decided to leave the conversation before the end of the meeting. “God wants us to pass the stage, but this can’t be done anymore,” said defender Ronald Araújo, who plays for .
The Uruguayans will face the Spaniards at 9pm (Brasília time), at the Akron Stadium, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The match is worth defining the two classified in group H in the knockout stage. At the same time, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia face each other at the NRG Stadium, in Houston, in the United States.
