India vs Uruguay Football LIVE Score : India face off against two-time FIFA World Cup champions Uruguay in a highly-awaited international football friendly, in Kolkata on Tuesday. This is the final game of India’s blockbuster set of friendlies. India will hope to finish on a high, with striker Ryan Williams the player to watch out for. Uruguay manager Diego Forlan has named a star-studded lineup for the clash, including players like Darwin Nunez , Rodrigo Bentancur , Maxi Araujo and Jose Maria Gimenez .
India secured a respectable 1-1 draw against World-Cuppers Panama in the first match, before going down fighting 0-4 against Brazil in their second clash.
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is undoubtedly a modern-day great of Indian football, but he made two high-profile errors in the previous match against Brazil, leading to their first two goals. Nevertheless, Khalid Jamil has trusted the veteran between the sticks once again, ahead of the talented Prabhsukhan Gill. This is only the second time that India are facing Uruguay in a senior international football match.
Their first meeting was on March 2, 1982, in the inaugural Nehru Cup. Uruguay won that match 3-1. But after a 1-1 draw against Panama and a fighting 0-4 loss to Brazil, can India snatch a historic result against two-time FIFA World Cup champions Uruguay?
Going forward, India will rely on Ryan Williams to provide the necessary firepower. He scored a brilliant goal against Panama, and then came close against Brazil too, seeing an shot being cleared off the line. In combination with Manvir Singh and Edmund Lalrindika, he could provide Uruguay with some problems tonight. India XI vs Uruguay: India head coach Khalid Jamil has made two changes to the lineup that started against Brazil. Out go Bijoy Varghese and Sahal Abdul Samad, in come Pramveer and Edmund Lalrindika. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu retains his spot in goal, despite his errors in the previous match. Ryan Williams up top!
