Chile matched goals This Tuesday against Uruguay at the National Stadium of Santiago, in the last match of the 2026 World Cup, which the Celeste arrived classified while The Red unsuccessfully tried not to be last in South America, after being out of its third World Cup in a row.
The red one was tenth with Eleven points, one from Peru, signing its worst location in qualifiers since 1998, as it had already remained in the pit of the table in 2002 when it barely reached 12 units.
Uruguay, by the hand of Marcelo Bielsa, had arrived classified to his fifth consecutive World Cup and closed the tie in fourth place with 28 points behind the Argentine leader, Ecuador and Colombia.
Chile sought the goal that It has lacked along the qualifiers from the first half, and was closer to opening the score at ten minutes with a dangerous auction of Rodrigo Echeverría than He went above the crossbar.
Uruguay, at the rhythm of selection Classified, he tried with his scorer Darwin Núñez, who returned after fulfilling a pending sanction from the Copa América in 2024, and forced the goal Lawrence Vigouroux to A stretch to get his shot above his arch.
The red managed to handle the Ball near the celestial area, but felt the danger every time the Uruguayans came out speed and reached their arch, where they did not have the certainty to mark.
About half an hour of game, Chilean end Lucas Cepeda had the best option with a shot that goalkeeper Santiago Mele took stretch on his left stick.
The charrúas began the second half with the threat of Cristian Olivera, Who with a shot tested Vigouroux, but the Chilean response came almost immediately at the feet of the debutant Emiliano Ramos.
The Red tried again with Ben Brereton and Cepeda, But it was the midfielder and figure of Real Madrid Federico Valverde who was close to 1-0 with a loose ball that took out of the area, in the 60s, And he took out a rode violet that went above the crossbar.
The scare caused Chile to react and generated his best minutes in the Uruguayan area with an attempt by Central Guillermo Maripán, and two from Brereton that combined well with Cepeda.
Gonzalo Tapia’s entrance, in the 70th minute, He gave another great option to the Chileans by serving Paulo Díaz whose shot was diverted by very little.
Except for a shot of the celestial flyer Rodrigo Bentancur, Chile dominated the attack in the complement, but again he ran out of goal.
