England are preparing to face Uruguay in an international friendly, their first meeting since the 2014 World Cup.
The Three Lions were defeated 2-1 in that World Cup match, resulting in their elimination from the tournament under manager Roy Hodgson.
England’s historical record against Uruguay shows a 27% win ratio across 11 matches, winning three. Only Brazil (15%) and Romania (25%) have lower win ratios against England among nations they’ve faced 10 or more times.
Wembley History: England and Uruguay
Wembley has hosted four previous England versus Uruguay games.
Two of those games ended in 0-0 draws, one at the 1966 World Cup and another in a 1995 friendly. Uruguay is one of only three nations England have drawn more than one game 0-0 against at Wembley, alongside Wales and Sweden.
England’s Recent Form Against South American Teams
England have won two of their last 11 matches against South American nations. These victories came against Brazil in February 2013 and Peru in May 2014. Since the Peru win, England are winless in five games against South American sides.
England’s Defensive Record
England have maintained a strong defensive record recently, keeping a clean sheet in 11 of their last 12 matches. This includes six consecutive clean sheets since a 3-1 defeat to Senegal in June 2025. Another clean sheet in this game will equal the Three Lions’ record for consecutive clean sheets in June/July 2021, a run of seven.
Uruguay’s Recent Form
Uruguay lost their last match, suffering a 5-1 defeat to the USA. They haven’t lost consecutive games since losing four in a row in October/November 2021 in their final four games under Oscar Tabárez.
England’s Calendar Year Openers
England have a good record in their first match of the calendar year, winning in 11 of the last 13 years. One of their two defeats in this run was against a South American side at Wembley, losing 1-0 to Brazil in 2024.
Bielsa’s Record Against England
Uruguay’s Marcelo Bielsa will manage his third game against England. As Argentina boss, he drew 0-0 at Wembley in February 2000 and lost 1-0 at the 2002 World Cup. This game will be 26 years and 32 days since his last game at Wembley, a record for a manager in games versus England.
Kane’s Goalscoring Prowess
Harry Kane has been in excellent form for England, scoring 10 goals in his last 10 appearances. That includes nine in his first nine under Thomas Tuchel. Kane also scored and assisted in Marcelo Bielsa’s last match on English soil when he was Leeds manager, in a 4-0 win for Tottenham at Elland Road in February 2022.
The upcoming match offers both teams a chance to assess their squads and strategies as they look ahead.