Uruguay take on Bolivia in the round 2 match of Copa America group stage. The match will be played on Friday, June 28th at MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ).
Alongside the USA, the Uruguayan national team is considered one of the favorites in Group "C" at the ongoing Copa America. Marcelo Bielsa’s team should have no issues advancing to the playoffs. The head coach sticks to his usual style, pushing his players to play attacking and attractive football, as much as possible. This approach has led to victories for "La Celeste" in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup over Brazil (2-0) and Argentina (2-0), and a thrashing of Mexico (4-0) in their last friendly match before the Copa America. Uruguay started this tournament brightly and confidently, securing a win over Panama (3-1) in their first group stage match.
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In this group of the Copa America, Bolivia is considered the underdog. There’s even more belief in the Panama team than in them. Looking at Bolivia’s recent results leading up to the tournament, in their last 14 matches (both official and friendly), they’ve managed only two wins (one of them against Andorra), a draw, and 11 losses. Speaking of Panama, Bolivia lost their last head-to-head encounter (1-2). Most of Bolivia's recent opponents have been South American teams, but there were occasional matches against African teams (Algeria 2-3) or neighbors from Mexico (0-1). Their summer friendlies began with Mexico and continued with defeats to Ecuador (1-3) and Colombia (0-3). In the first round of the Copa America group stage, Bolivia lost to the host nation, the USA (0-2).
Uruguay is one of the tournament favorites, while Bolivia is one of the underdogs. There is hardly any doubt about which team is stronger in this match. I don’t think anything can prevent "La Celeste" from taking three points in this game. The difference in class between the opponents is significant. While Bolivia can pose problems to almost any team at home, they tend to lose almost everyone without their geographic and climatic advantage. In four of their last five head-to-head matches, Uruguay has come out on top against this opponent, with a two-goal difference in three of those games. In their most recent encounter during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Bolivia was thrashed 0-3. My prediction is a -2 handicap on the favorite. A big win for Uruguay is not out of the question.
Prediction for the match: Uruguay to win.
