Uruguay are unbeaten in three meetings with the United States, most recently dumping the Stars and Stripes out of Copa América, courtesy of a 1-0 victory at Arrowhead Stadium in July 2024.
USA's most-recent victory over los Charrúas was a 2-1 friendly win in 2002; Tony Sanneh and DaMarcus Beasley on target at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in DC.
United States vs Uruguay preview
Are the United States starting to build some momentum ahead of the World Cup? On Saturday night in Philadelphia, the Stars and Stripes beat Paraguay 2-1, with the returning Gio Reyna breaking the deadlock, before Folarin Balogun proved to be the match-winner in Pennsylvania. Fair to say, after taking over just 13 months ago, Mauricio Pochettino endured a slow start to his USMNT tenure, enduring defeats at the hands of Switzerland, Türkiye, Mexico and Korea Republic.
However, since being comprehensively out played by South Korea in New Jersey, the US have put together a strong sequence of results, previously beating both Japan and Australia, earning a respectable draw with Ecuador too. Thus, this is the first time in a decade that USA have enjoyed a four match unbeaten streak against teams in the top 40 of the FIFA rankings. After this, Pochettino's team will have just four more friendlies before their World Cup campaign commences for real in California on 12 June. So, will the US keep the feel-good factor going at Raymond James Stadium?
As for Uruguay, they too are World Cup-bound, finishing fourth in the CONMEBOL standings, most notably beating Brazil in Montevideo and Argentina at la Bombonera, both 2-0. La Celeste have therefore now qualified for five successive World Cups, and 15 overall, under pressure to perform better than three years ago, when they crashed out in the group phase in Qatar.
Well, under Marcelo Bielsa, big things are expected of the two-times world champions. Los Charrúas were held to a goalless draw by Mexico at Estadio Corona on Saturday, a match that lacked any genuine chances or quality. Nevertheless, this extended Uruguay's unbeaten streak to six matches, having beaten both Dominican Republic and then Uzbekistan in Kuala Lumpur with a heavily-rotated squad last month. So, most make Uruguay favourites for victory in Florida come Tuesday night.
United States vs Uruguay head-to-head record
- Matches Played: 8.
- United States Wins: 2. Draws: 4. Uruguay Wins: 2.
United States team news
Mauricio Pochettino is without Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Malik Tillman, Tim Weah and Christian Pulisic, thereby missing seven of his most high-profile players, meaning a severely weakened USA team will be on show once again.
Matt Freese is very much the undisputed number one, set to start a 12th successive international.
Out-field, Pochettino will once again deploy a back three, featuring the returning Joe Scally, while Christian Roldán and Tanner Tessmann could once again get the chance to stake a claim at the base of midfield, chosen over Aidan Morris and Sebastian Berhalter.
Further forward, Gio Reyna was certainly the surprise inclusion on Saturday, his first international start since the Copa América against Uruguay, a gap of 502 days. Due to his injury concerns, either Diego Luna or Haji Wright or perhaps both could come in, with Reyna's minutes carefully managed.
United States predicted lineup vs Uruguay: (3-4-2-1): Freese; Scally, Robinson, Ream; Freeman, Tessmann, Roldán, Arfsten; Wright, Diego Luna, Balogun.
United States player to watch vs Uruguay
Folarin Balogun scored his eight USMNT goal against Paraguay, now netting in each of the last three international windows. The Monaco forward appears to be Pochettino's first-choice striker, ahead of Ricardo Pepi in the pecking order, so will he further stake a claim in Florida?
Uruguay team news
Marcelo Bielsa is missing key players too. None of Fede Valverde, Lucas Torreira, Darwin Núñez or Celtic's Marcelo Saracchi are in this squad, Valverde and Núñez in particular major absentees.
Likewise, in goal, most expect either Franco Israel or Sergio Rochet to be number one come the World Cup, but the duo are both injured, so Santiago Mele will deputise, as he did on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Ronald Araújo could come into defence alongside captain José María Giménez, earning his 98th cap, on the cusp of becoming the ninth Uruguayan man to surpass 100. In midfield, Manchester United's Manuel Ugarte was an unused substitute in Mexico, but could rekindle his partnership with Rodrigo Bentancur of Tottenham.
Lastly, in attack, the sidelined Núñez is their first-choice striker, but Rodrigo Aguirre, who scored three times during qualifying, is set to get another chance to impress.
Uruguay predicted lineup vs United States: (4-3-3): Mele; Varela, Araújo, Giménez, Viña; Bentancur, Ugarte, Martínez; Rodríguez, Sanabria, Aguirre.
Uruguay player to watch vs United States
Brian Rodríguez scored his first-ever international goal against the United States at Busch Stadium in St. Louis in 2019, so can he now repeat the trick at Raymond James Stadium?
United States vs Uruguay prediction
given that both teams are dealing with numerous absentees, this friendly in Florida is so tough to call, hence why we're sitting on the fence and forecasting a score draw: United States 1-1 Uruguay.
United States vs Uruguay FAQs - International Friendly
How to watch United States vs Uruguay in an international friendly on TV channel?
United States vs Uruguay in an international friendly will be available on the following TV channels;
- USA: TNT Sports, HBO Max, Peacock, Telemundo, & UNIVERSO
How to watch United States vs Uruguay in an international friendly on live streaming?
United States vs Uruguay in an international friendly will be available on the following streaming services;
- USA: TNT Sport, HBO Max, Peacock, UNIVERSO NOW & Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
What is the date and kick-off time for United States vs Uruguay in an international friendly?
United States vs Uruguay takes place on Tuesday 18 November 2025, with kick off at 00:00am (GMT), 19:00 (ET) & 16:00 (PT).