The fourth quarter final of the Copa America will see a heavyweight clash between Uruguay and Brazil in Las Vegas. The winners will take on Colombia or Panama in the semis next week.
URU vs BRA Match Details
Date: Saturday, 6 July 2024 / Sunday, 7 July 2024
Time: 21:00 (EST), 06:30 (IST)
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
URU vs BRA Match Preview
Making a clean sweep of the group stage by winning all three games, Uruguay entered the quarterfinals of the Copa America in dominating fashion. The record holders have gone from strength to strength under manager Marcelo Bielsa striking the right balance between attack and defense. The side began the campaign with a 3-1 win over Panama, thrashing Bolivia 5-0 and edging out host USA 1-0 to claim the top spot of their group. The real challenge for La Celeste begins in the knockouts as they take on another South American giant Brazil, but with lingering issues, in the last eight. Despite the fixture not being a cakewalk like the others, Bielsa’s side will take inspiration from their 2-0 win over the Selecao in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification last year. Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez scored in the win and is eager to add to his two-goal tally in the tournament, an important role to play following the injury of Maximiliano Araujo. However, Uruguay has been eliminated from the quarterfinals in each of their last three appearances, hence, they need to organize their game plan carefully to maintain their hunt for the first Copa America title since 2011.
Brazil played out a 1-1 draw with Colombia in the final group game despite taking the lead in the match, costing them the top spot. Dorival Junior's team was held to a 0-0 stalemate by Costa Rica in their tournament opener before defeating Paraguay 4-1 in their second game but it did not come to fruition. The second-place finish in Group D forced them to face Group C winners Uruguay in a crunching tie. Having qualified for the third successive knockout of the Copa America, the Canaries will not want it to be short-lived even though they face one of the competition’s favourites. Brazil wishes to reach a third successive tournament final after winning the 2019 edition and losing the previous one, having not lost a single game under the current management. However, they have drawn four out of the last seven matches showing their struggle for stability. The team will also lack the service of Vinicius Junior due to his one-match suspension further diminishing their chances. The 10th title chasers have beaten Uruguay nine times in the last 13 meetings giving them a ray of hope on Sunday.
Recent Form (all competitions)
URU: DWWWW
BRA: WDDWD
Recent Form (Copa America 2024)
URU: WWW
BRA: DWD
URU vs BRA Predicted Lineups
Uruguay
Rochet; Nandez, R.Araujo, M.Olivera, Vina; Ugarte, Valverde; Pellistri, De la Cruz, C.Olivera; Nunez
Brazil
Alisson; Danilo, Militao, Marquinhos, Arana; Guimaraes, Gomes; Raphinha, Paqueta, Rodrygo; Endrick
URU vs BRA head-to-head (all competitions)
Played - 40
URU won - 22
Drawn - 17
BRA won - 40
URU vs BRA Dream11 Match Prediction
Uruguay is in fine form and is one of the top favorites to win the Copa America while Brazil is struggling with inconsistency. So, Marcelo Bielsa’s side will likely triumph with a 2-1 scoreline.
URU vs BRA Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Lucas Paqueta
Vice-captain Picks: Federico Valverde, Darwin Nunez
URU vs BRA Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Alisson (Cr - 8)
DEF: M.Olivera (Cr - 9), Araujo (Cr - 8.5), Vina (Cr - 9)
MID: Raphinha (Cr - 8.5), Paqueta (9), Valverde (8.5), Cruz (8), Pellistri (Cr - 8.5)
FW: Rodrygo (7.5), Nunez (8.5)
Vice-captain: Federico Valverde
Captain: Lucas Paqueta
