World Cup Focus: Uruguay vs. Peru, who can win the lead?

Thursday 009 Uraque vs Peru

At 7:30 am on September 5, 2025, the World Cup qualifiers, Uruguay played Peru at home.

Uruguay's current condition has recovered significantly, with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 qualifiers, and its performance on the defensive end is particularly outstanding, conceding only 3 goals in its last 10 home games. The team currently ranks fourth in the South American region with 24 points, just one step away from the direct promotion zone.

After defeating Venezuela 2-0 in June, Uruguay regained its strength and ended its sluggish state of losing money (two draws and two losses). The home court is even more a strong fortress for Uruguay. In this World Cup qualifier, he won 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at home, only losing to Argentina.

Peru has fallen into a trough, with only 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 6 qualifiers. The team's offensive end was seriously weak, and their away performance was even worse - they did not win 2 draws and 6 losses away, and they did not score a goal in these 8 games.

Peru currently has 12 points at the bottom of the South American region and has lost the opportunity to compete for the playoffs in advance. As a team participating in the 2018 World Cup, Peru was able to enter the playoffs at least last cycle, but now it is facing the embarrassment of missing the World Cup for the second time in a row.

The two teams have had 10 matches in the last 10 times, Uruguay won 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. The latest match was the first leg of the World Cup qualifiers. Uruguay lost 0-1 away, and the last 5 home games against Peru, Uruguay won all the games, and the last 3 games were 1-0. The two coaches Bielsa and Ibanez have had their first encounter. Bielsa has led the team to Peru 8 times, with 7 wins and 1 loss.

Uruguay defeated Venezuela 2-0 at home in the last round, ending its previous four rounds of defeat (two draws and two losses), temporarily ranked fifth in the standings, leading Venezuela 6 points. As long as you score points in this game, you can ensure your qualification for the World Cup one round in advance. The team won 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at home in this World Cup, only losing to Argentina. Peru had no wins in three rounds and two consecutive draws, ranking 9th, and had already lost the opportunity to compete for the playoffs in advance. The team failed to win away games in the World Cup qualifiers, with 2 draws and 6 losses.

Overall, Uruguay has obvious home advantage, and its overall strength and condition are also slightly better than Peru. However, although Peru performed poorly away, they had defeated Uruguay in the first leg and had certain upset abilities. In this game, Uruguay will most likely focus on stability and find opportunities through set pieces or crosses on the wing, while Peru will shrink its defense and seize the opportunity to counterattack and attack. According to various situations before the game, Uruguay is more likely to win a small victory.

Reference: Win

Score: 2-0 2-1