The Mexican national team faces Uruguay on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Estadio Corona in Torreón, in a friendly match preparing for the 2026 World Cup. The game, led by Javier Aguirre for Mexico and Marcelo Bielsa for Uruguay, starts at 7:00 p.m. central Mexico time. Both squads aim to fine-tune strategies in this final FIFA window of the year.
The friendly match between Mexico and Uruguay kicks off the Mexican national team's final tune-ups toward the 2026 World Cup. Uruguay, which qualified as Conmebol's fourth behind Argentina, Ecuador, and Colombia, arrives with Liga MX players like Sebastián Cáceres and Brian Rodríguez, alongside European stars such as Ronald Araujo and Manuel Ugarte.
Mexico's lineup features Raúl Rangel in goal, Jesús Gallardo, Jorge Vázquez, César Montes, Jesús Reyes, Erik Ruiz, Edson Álvarez, Diego Sánchez, Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez, and Hirving Lozano. Uruguay fields Santiago Melé; Guillermo Varela, José María Giménez, Mathías Olivera, Mathías Piquerez; Rodrigo Bentancur, Facundo Martínez, Lucas Zalazar; Brian Rodríguez, Rodrigo Aguirre, and Antonio Sanabria.
Historically, clashes between the teams are evenly matched: one source reports 22 games with 8 wins each and 6 draws, while another notes 23 matches with 8 victories per side and 7 draws. Their last meeting, in June 2024 before the Copa América, ended with a 4-0 Uruguay win over Mexico.
Uruguayan players in Mexico emphasize the opponent's competitiveness. Sebastián Cáceres of América stated: “El profe Bielsa sabe que México tiene una liga muy competitiva y dinámica. Me ha dicho que los partidos de fase final aquí muchas veces son de nivel europeo; él ve todos los partidos, conoce a todos los jugadores y sabe lo que esta selección nos puede exigir en este partido”. Rodrigo Aguirre added: “Somos varios jugadores que conocemos al futbol mexicano (…) pero no creo que Marcelo necesite que le compartamos ningún conocimiento. Él conoce a todos los jugadores y analiza muy bien a todos los rivales”.
The match airs in Mexico on Azteca 7, Canal 5, TUDN, and ViX Premium. Per Caliente.mx, Uruguay is favored at +154 odds to win, +225 for a draw, and +174 for Mexico.