Perhaps the most intriguing of all of Tuesday's South American World Cup qualifiers takes place in Montevideo, where Uruguay play host to Colombia Colombia. Both sides started their respective campaigns with 2-0 victories: Colombia won at home to Peru, while Uruguay recorded arguably an even more impressive triumph away in La Paz, where the difficult altitude invariably plays into the hands of their Bolivian hosts.
Uruguay vs. Colombia live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch World Cup qualifying online
Uruguay welcome Colombia to Montevideo for what should be a close World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
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Heading into this match, Colombia are almost certainly the favourites, though we should expect the margins to be tight. Uruguay have become an increasingly workmanlike, defensive team under the last few years of Óscar Tabárez’s tenure, and their primary focus will be keeping things tight at the back, denying the likes of James Rodríguez the room to sprinkle his magic. It’d be a surprise if this game was decided by more than a goal either way.
Key factor: How well will Uruguay counter?
The recent success of this Colombia team has been built almost entirely on their enviable attack. At the back, they’re actually a pretty unspectacular outfit, and could certainly be exposed by a well-organised counter-attacking unit. Quite how well Uruguay fare in this department -- without their suspended star Luis Suárez -- may determine the final outcome.
Recent history
Recent meetings between these sides have gone with home advantage: Colombia have won their last two games on their own soil, Uruguay the same. That is merely indicative of the tight margins we can expect in this game, as the hosts’ defensive industry goes toe-to-toe with the attacking freedom of José Pekerman’s Cafeteros. The outcome really is impossible to call.
Match Date/Time: Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. local
Venue: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
TV: beIN Sports en Español (U.S. and Canada - Spanish)
Online: Fubo TV (U.S.), beIN Sports Connect, (U.S. and Canada)
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