Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte has vowed to come back stronger after suffering a serious left knee ligament injury that has left him at "rock bottom."

Ricardo Mazalan is AP’s Latin America deputy director of storytelling and photos. He is veteran of World Cups, dating back to France 1998. Mazalan his also worked numerous Olympics. Why this photo? Spain versus Uruguay was the only group-stage clash between two former World Cup champions and one of the most anticipated matches of the opening round.

The ugliness of Uruguay’s 2026 World Cup elimination apparently goes well beyond the field. The AUF, Uruguay’s soccer federation, has canceled the charter flight set to take players from their base camp in Mexico back to their capital city of Montevideo,

Lamine Yamal starts for Spain against Uruguay in theirWorld Cup ​Group H match on Friday, as coach ‌Luis de la Fuente makes three changes from the side which beat Saudi Arabia 4-0.

The debacle of the Uruguayan national team at the World Cup continues to send shockwaves. The latest comes from Carrasco International Airport. Marcelo Bielsa landed in Uruguay early this morning. He arrived alone,

Spain defeated Uruguay 1-0 after another goalkeeping mistake by Fernando Muslera, advancing to the knockout stage of the World Cup and eliminating the South American powerhouse.