Friendly

England 2–1 Uruguay

Wednesday 1 Mar 2006 · Liverpool, England

England2–1Uruguay

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Pouso Crouch Cole

26′0–1Omar Pouso Uruguay
75′1–1Peter Crouch England
90′2–1Joe Cole England

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

1Paul RobinsonGK
2Gary NevilleDF
3Wayne BridgeDF ↓30′
5Rio FerdinandDF
6John TerryDF ↓45′
4Steven GerrardMF ↓45′
7David BeckhamMF ↓64′
8Michael CarrickMF
11Joe ColeMF●
9Wayne RooneyFW ↓64′
10Darren BentFW ↓82′

Came on

14Jamie CarragherDF↑30′
15Ledley KingDF↑45′
18Jermaine JenasMF↑45′
19Shaun Wright-PhillipsMF↑64′
21Peter CrouchFW●↑64′
20Jermain DefoeFW↑82′

Uruguay

1Fabián CariniGK ↓45′
2Diego LuganoDF
3Diego GodínDF
6Pablo LimaDF
15Diego PérezDF ↓88′
17Carlos DiogoDF
5Omar PousoMF●
7Gustavo VarelaMF ↓90′
11Mario RegueiroMF ↓83′
9Gonzalo Abella VargasFW ↓76′
21Diego ForlánFW ↓86′

Came on

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 1965 → 1969
Uruguay: 1842 → 1838

Expected score for England: 78.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 12, 1953–2026.

England wins: 3
Draws: 4
Uruguay wins: 5

Form either side

England

Before

1–0 v Wales 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Northern Ireland 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Austria 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Poland 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–2 v Argentina 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly

After

3–1 v Hungary 30 May 2006 · Friendly
6–0 v Jamaica 3 Jun 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Paraguay 10 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 15 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–2 v Sweden 20 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Uruguay

Before

0–0 v Ecuador 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Argentina 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–3 v Mexico 26 Oct 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v Australia 12 Nov 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Australia 16 Nov 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

1–0 v Northern Ireland 21 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Romania 23 May 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Serbia 27 May 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v Libya 30 May 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Tunisia 2 Jun 2006 · Friendly

Every England v Uruguay match12

From England's side.


27 Mar 2026	Uruguay	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
19 Jun 2014	Uruguay	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
1 Mar 2006	Uruguay	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
29 Mar 1995	Uruguay	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
22 May 1990	Uruguay	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
13 Jun 1984	Uruguay	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
15 Jun 1977	Uruguay	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
8 Jun 1969	Uruguay	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 Jul 1966	Uruguay	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 1966	Group stage
6 May 1964	Uruguay	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Jun 1954	Uruguay	2–4	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1954	Quarter-final
31 May 1953	Uruguay	1–2	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN