Uruguay face Cape Verde with doubts to dispel
Cape Verde Sunday, and Uruguay need a response
No more room for doubt. Uruguay face Cape Verde in their second Group H match on Sunday, and the opener against Saudi Arabia left questions hanging (3). Cape Verde shocked everyone in their debut (3). Your team looked shaky. Now it is must-win territory.
Bielsa took aim at hydration breaks
Marcelo Bielsa did not hold back before the Cape Verde match. The hydration breaks mandated at this World Cup? "no le agrega nada y le quita mucho", it adds nothing and takes a lot away (1) (2). He said he would rather see VAR stay than these stoppages (2). Vintage Bielsa. No filter, no diplomacy.
Valverde's position and a tattoo story
Bielsa went deep in his press conference. He discussed where Fede Valverde fits in his system, shared an anecdote from his time at Athletic Bilbao, and laughed off the idea of someone tattooing his face on their body after seeing Spain coach Luis de la Fuente get one (4). The man who called himself "a generator of tension" last November still commands every room he walks into.
Lineups and where to catch it
The predicted lineups are out (5). Kickoff is Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, the same venue where Uruguay faced Saudi Arabia in the opener. Everything is on the line.
Sources
- 1. ole.com.ar — Bielsa, antes de Cabo Verde: su crítica a la pausa de hidratación, el "no le contesto nada" y las risas por un posible tatuaje de su cara
- 2. rmcsport.bfmtv.com — Coupe du monde 2026: Bielsa se paie les pauses fraîcheur, qui "n'apportent rien" (contrairement à la VAR)
- 3. informador.mx — Uruguay busca despejar dudas ante Cabo Verde que sorprendió al mundo en su debut
- 4. marca.com — Marcelo Bielsa, a fondo: el tatuaje de De la Fuente, la anécdota de Bilbao, la posición de Fede Valverde...
- 5. 101greatgoals.com — Uruguay v Cape Verde: Preview, predicted line-ups and where to watch