Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Uruguay
Match Time & Date:
22/03/2025
00:30
Prediction: 1-1
Argentina
Ground at Estadio Centenario will be shaking when Uruguay and Argentina go head to head in South American “El Clasico” on Saturday morning. La Celeste aim to retain second place in the standings, but they will have a big fish to fry against Argentina. A man to watch in the home team will be Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez as well as Real Madrid ace Federico Valverde. La Albiceleste, on the other hand, survived Peru thanks to Lautaro Martinez’s goal, with the team retaining top position in the South America World Cup qualifiers.
Argentina, though, should be happy with one point from the Estadio Centenario showdown and that is the main reason why we are going to bet on draw. The likes of Giovani Lo Celso, Alejandro Garnacho, and Paulo Dybala have been omitted, while Inter Miami superstar Leo Messi misses out with injury. Aforementioned attacker Lautaro Martinez is widely expected to lead the line for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Lionel Messi):
Lionel Messi is regarded as one of the best players in the history of football. He was born on 24 June, 1987 in Rosario and he began his football career at Newell’s Old Boys. At age 10 he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, but having realized his potential at a young age, Barcelona decided to pay for his treatment.
Messi joined Barca in 2001 and he has been playing for the Camp Nou outfit ever since. The Argentine magician has won eight La Liga trophies with Barca and he helped the Catalan giants lift no less than four Champions League titles (2005/2006, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2014/2015).
In the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign Messi scored 50 goals for Barca, while netting 14 goals in the 2011/2012 Champions League campaign. The five-time Golden Ball award winner has established himself as Barcelona’s all-time top scorer, but he has yet to win a trophy with Argentina national team at major tournaments. Leo Messi, though, has won Olympic Gold Medal (2008) and FIFA World Youth Championship (2005), with la Albiceleste.
Highlighted Team (Uruguay):
La Celeste are one of the most successful South American nations. Uruguay are frequently the champions of the continent having most recently won the tournament in 2011. They have won the Copa America a record 15 times including the first ever edition of the competition in 1916, while the team has also won FIFA World Cup in two occasions including the inaugural competition in 1930 when they defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final as hosts.
Their second World Cup title came in 1950 when Uruguay and Brazil played a legendary match which recorded a higher attendance than any other football match in the history of the game. Uruguay is the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup by population, but La Celeste are proud of their football heritage which yielded some of the best footballers in the world over the course of history.
Most notable player of the current selection is Barcelona striker Luis Suarez, who is also the team’s top scorer with 45 goals to his name.
Chelsea 
Everton
Bayern Munich 
Mainz 
Hoffenheim
Borussia Dortmund 
Brighton 
West Ham
Newcastle 
Ipswich 
Southampton
Fulham
