Overview

• Kickoff is set for 7:45 a.m. Peru time at Hang Jebat Stadium in Malacca, Malaysia.
• Live coverage is confirmed on AUFTV (web and YouTube) with broadcasts also on DIRECTV, DSports and via DGO streaming.
• Marcelo Bielsa called a 17‑player, largely domestic squad to evaluate alternatives during this FIFA window.
• Fabio Cannavaro oversees his second match with Uzbekistan, who arrive after a 2–0 win over Kuwait; Uruguay beat the Dominican Republic 1–0 in their tune‑up.
• Projected lineups list Cristopher Fiermarín in goal for Uruguay and Abduvakhid Nematov for Uzbekistan, with attackers such as Luciano Rodríguez and Eldor Shomurodov expected to feature.
• Uruguay won both prior meetings 3–0, in 2018 in Montevideo and in 2019 in China.