The Uruguay national team, with the sought-after Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa in charge, could be a rival from Mexico for the November FIFA date, which would complete the penultimate series of preparation games on the FIFA preparation games calendar before facing the 2026 World Cup.

For now, the Mexican national team's management is looking for the most high-ranking and complex rivals, whose preparation schedule allows them to accept the offer to become rivals as Ecuador did for October 14 at the Akron Stadium, home of Chivas del Guadalajara.

The idea of the Tricolor high command is to bring the national team led by Javier Aguirre closer to the Mexican fans and for that reason they are planning to get matches in Mexican territory ahead of their debut in the 2026 World Cup to be held in Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

For that reason, Mexican officials are currently negotiating with the Uruguayan national team led by Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, an old acquaintance of Mexican soccer who will undoubtedly be a rival to respect, as happened in last year's warm-up match prior to the Copa América in the United States, where the Uruguayans beat the Mexicans 4-0.

They are even trying to secure Argentina for the same date in November, a match that could be played in the city of Monterrey or at some American Union venue in order to make it profitable for the Mexican Football Federation. Football facing a team like the current world champion.

What Uruguay could represent as an opponent

Without a doubt, facing Uruguay presents a great opportunity to face one of the three national teams from South America that are looking for one of the three tickets still available for the universal competition and that will be decided against Paraguay and Colombia, still with two games left to play in the FIFA date of September.

So far, Uruguay has 24 points in 16 games played with six wins, six draws and four losses, the same numbers as Paraguay, while Colombia in 16 games has five wins, seven draws and four losses.

Without a doubt, it will be a rival of respect for Mexico and where the Charrs already with the ticket to the World Cup will be able to come with the best of their repertoire or some of their new figures such as Darwin Nez, among many others that Marcelo Bielsa has trusted for this qualifying journey.

Background against the Charr

So far, in the history between Mexico and Uruguay, they have faced each other on 19 occasions since the first time they faced each other in 1952 and where the Charras have 8 wins, four draws and seven losses, which according to the coldness of the numbers demonstrates the superiority of the Uruguayans and the possibility that the Mexicas manage to tie the figures.

The last precedent was before the 2024 Copa América in the United States, where Uruguay beat the Mexicans 4-0 at the beginning of the debacle of Jaime Lozano's project as Mexico's coach.