Copa América 2007 · Third-place play-off

Mexico 3–1 Uruguay

Saturday 14 Jul 2007 · Caracas, Venezuela (neutral)

Mexico3–1Uruguay

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Abreu Blanco Bravo Guardado

22′0–1Sebastián Abreu Uruguay
36′1–1Cuauhtemoc Blanco Mexico · penalty
68′2–1Omar Bravo Mexico
76′3–1Andrés Guardado Mexico

Line-ups

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

Mexico

Came on

18Andrés GuardadoMF●↑65′
8Jaime CorreaMF↑78′
9Luis Angel LandínFW↑88′

Uruguay

Came on

22Vicente SánchezFW↑74′
18Fabián CanobbioMF↑75′
8Walter GarganoMF↑79′

Elo

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

Mexico: 1930 → 1962
Uruguay: 1880 → 1848

Expected score for Mexico: 57.1% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 17 of 24, 1952–2025.

Mexico wins: 8
Draws: 8
Uruguay wins: 8

Form either side

Mexico

Before

2–0 v Brazil 27 Jun 2007 · Copa América 2007
2–1 v Ecuador 1 Jul 2007 · Copa América 2007
0–0 v Chile 4 Jul 2007 · Copa América 2007
6–0 v Paraguay 8 Jul 2007 · Copa América 2007
0–3 v Argentina 11 Jul 2007 · Copa América 2007

After

0–1 v Colombia 22 Aug 2007 · Friendly
1–0 v Panama 9 Sep 2007 · Friendly
1–3 v Brazil 12 Sep 2007 · Friendly
2–2 v Nigeria 14 Oct 2007 · Friendly
2–3 v Guatemala 17 Oct 2007 · Friendly

Uruguay

Before

0–3 v Peru 26 Jun 2007 · Copa América 2007
1–0 v Bolivia 30 Jun 2007 · Copa América 2007
0–0 v Venezuela 3 Jul 2007 · Copa América 2007
4–1 v Venezuela 7 Jul 2007 · Copa América 2007
2–2 v Brazil 10 Jul 2007 · Copa América 2007

After

0–0 v South Africa 12 Sep 2007 · Friendly
5–0 v Bolivia 13 Oct 2007 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2007
0–1 v Paraguay 17 Oct 2007 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2007
2–2 v Chile 18 Nov 2007 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2007
1–2 v Brazil 21 Nov 2007 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2007

Road through the tournament

Mexico

2–0 v Brazil Group stage
2–1 v Ecuador Group stage
0–0 v Chile Group stage
6–0 v Paraguay Quarter-final
0–3 v Argentina Semi-final
3–1 v Uruguay Third-place play-off

Uruguay

0–3 v Peru Group stage
1–0 v Bolivia Group stage
0–0 v Venezuela Group stage
4–1 v Venezuela Quarter-final
2–2 v Brazil Semi-final
1–3 v Mexico Third-place play-off

Every Mexico v Uruguay match24

From Mexico's side.


15 Nov 2025	Uruguay	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
5 Jun 2024	Uruguay	0–4	Neutral	Friendly	—
2 Jun 2022	Uruguay	0–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
7 Sep 2018	Uruguay	1–4	Neutral	Friendly	—
5 Jun 2016	Uruguay	3–1	Neutral	Copa América 2016	Group stage
12 Jul 2011	Uruguay	0–1	Neutral	Copa América 2011	Group stage
22 Jun 2010	Uruguay	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
14 Jul 2007	Uruguay	3–1	Neutral	Copa América 2007	Third-place play-off
26 Oct 2005	Uruguay	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
7 Jul 2004	Uruguay	2–2	Neutral	Copa América 2004	Group stage
15 Oct 2003	Uruguay	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
25 Jul 2001	Uruguay	2–1	Neutral	Copa América 2001	Semi-final
13 Jul 1995	Uruguay	1–1	Away	Copa América 1995	Group stage
1 Feb 1995	Uruguay	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
20 Nov 1991	Uruguay	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
7 May 1991	Uruguay	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
20 Mar 1990	Uruguay	2–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
13 Apr 1986	Uruguay	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
31 Oct 1984	Uruguay	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
26 Oct 1968	Uruguay	2–0	Away	Friendly	—

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