Uruguay vs Paraguay, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLUruguay draw with Paraguay as CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers return
Uruguay had the best chances but they could not convert and were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Martín Cáceres (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 4': Foul by Giovanni González (Uruguay).
- 4': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Offside, Paraguay. Óscar Romero tries a through ball, but Robert Rojas is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Godín.
- 9': Foul by Óscar Romero (Paraguay).
- 9': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde following a set piece situation.
- 13': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
- 13': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Matias Viña (Uruguay).
- 16': Attempt saved. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mathias Villasanti.
- 16': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Fernando Muslera.
- 17': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 17': Attempt missed. Mathias Villasanti (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Óscar Romero (Paraguay).
- 18': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Uruguay).
- 21': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Matias Viña (Uruguay).
- 22': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Attempt saved. Omar Alderete (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Romero with a cross.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez.
- 24': Offside, Uruguay. Luis Suárez tries a through ball, but Matías Vecino is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 26': Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': VAR Decision: No card change Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 35': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
- 35': Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
- 37': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Cáceres with a headed pass.
- 45': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 45': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Luis Suárez.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Uruguay 0, Paraguay 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Uruguay 0, Paraguay 0.
- 47': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
- 47': Omar Alderete (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Giovanni González (Uruguay).
- 50': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
- 55': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay).
- 57': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Substitution, Uruguay. Lucas Torreira replaces Matías Vecino because of an injury.
- 59': Foul by José Giménez (Uruguay).
- 59': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Rojas.
- 61': Offside, Paraguay. Robert Rojas tries a through ball, but Ángel Romero is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giovanni González.
- 65': Attempt saved. Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 66': Offside, Paraguay. Gustavo Gómez tries a through ball, but Óscar Romero is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Torres replaces Jonathan Rodríguez.
- 67': Substitution, Paraguay. Santiago Arzamendia replaces Óscar Romero.
- 68': Substitution, Paraguay. Richard Sánchez replaces Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
- 68': Foul by Ángel Romero (Paraguay).
- 68': Matias Viña (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
- 73': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Omar Alderete (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a headed pass.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Romero following a fast break.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni González.
- 79': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
- 79': Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Bareiro replaces Ángel Romero.
- 83': Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Matias Viña.
- 84': Attempt saved. Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 87': Foul by Richard Sánchez (Paraguay).
- 87': Giovanni González (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
- 89': José Giménez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 90'+1': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mathias Villasanti (Paraguay).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Diego Godín (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni González.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Uruguay 0, Paraguay 0.
- 0': Match ends, Uruguay 0, Paraguay 0.
Statistics
 PAR |
URU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 42.8 | Possession | 57.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 260 | Accurate Passes | 380 |
| 383 | Passes | 510 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 20 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Estadio Centenario
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Venue: Estadio Centenario
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 14 | +18 | 31 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 14 | +8 | 23 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 14 | +7 | 21 |
| 4 | Brazil | 14 | +4 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Uruguay (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Muslera (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Godín |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 15 | Federico Valverde  |
| 5 | Matías Vecino |
| 6 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 13 | Giovanni González |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 20 | Jonathan Rodríguez |
Paraguay (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Silva (GK) |
| 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| 4 | Fabián Balbuena |
| 3 | Omar Alderete |
| 2 | Robert Rojas |
| 5 | Gastón Giménez |
| 16 | Ángel Cardozo |
| 23 | Mathías Villasanti |
| 11 | Ángel Romero |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
| 21 | Óscar Romero |
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