India vs Uruguay LIVE score: IND 1-3 URU; Zalazar makes it three; Thapa scores for Blue Tigers; Second half begins
IND vs URU LIVE: Anirudh Thapa equalises for India after Darwin Nunez converted from the spot for Uruguay. The India vs Uruguay international friendly match being played in Kolkata has been paused for now due to lightning around the stadium.
Updated : Oct 06, 2026 20:34 IST
The India vs Uruguay international friendly match has been stopped due to lightning. | Photo Credit: Neeladri Bhattacharjee
The India vs Uruguay international friendly match has been stopped due to lightning. | Photo Credit: Neeladri Bhattacharjee
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the India vs Uruguay international friendly match being played in Kolkata.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium)
Kick-off time: 7:30 p.m. IST
India starting 11: Gurpreet Singh (gk) (c), Abhishek Tekcham, Pramveer, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Anirudh Thapa, Lalengmawia, Edmund Lalrindika, Ashique Kuruniyan, Manvir Singh, Ryan Williams
Uruguay starting 11: Thiago Cardozo (gk), Jose Maria Gimenez, Nahitan Nandez, Alvaro Mourino, Joaquin Piquerez, Rodrigo Bentancur, Maxi Araujo, Rodrigo Zalazar, Emliano Martinez, Federico Vinas, Darwin Nunez
October 06, 2026 20:28
The Indian team is back on the pitch!
October 06, 2026 20:22
India vs Uruguay - Updates from the stadium!
October 06, 2026 20:12
Did you know? Thapa is not the first Indian to score against Uruguay.
Who is Anirudh Thapa, the second Indian player to score against Uruguay?
Midfielder Anirudh Thapa equalised for India against Uruguay in their FIFA international friendly in Kolkata on Tuesday.
October 06, 2026 20:06
While we wait for the match to resume, take a look at our conversation with Thapa when he was starting out!
Anirudh Thapa has come a long way since being a talent with Chennaiyin FC. Do you think he has lived upto the billing?
Chennaiyin FC's Anirudh Thapa primed for success
A tangible measure of how much Thapa's stock has risen was evident when his unveiling was reserved for last by Chennaiyin FC manager John Gregory.
October 06, 2026 20:02
Match paused due to thunder and lightning!
The game is paused for now as thunder is heard around the stadium. The players and staff are returning to the dressing rooms.
October 06, 2026 19:59
Drinks break!
What a game we have had so far, and now sadly it’s paused for a bit as the teams hydrate themselves.
October 06, 2026 19:59
25' India 1-1 Uruguay
India is filled with belief now, and here comes Edmund. He has the ball inside the box but decides to try his luck by going down. The referee says play on and the loose ball comes to Tekcham whose shot is saved by Cardozo.
October 06, 2026 19:54
GOAL
22' India 1-1 Uruguay | GOAALL!
THAPA SCORESSSS!!
Ryan Williams wins the ball in the middle of the pitch, and he has space to run into. Despite having options, he goes for a shot himself that is saved by goalkeeper Cardozo. However, he is not able to hold onto the ball, and Thapa is lurking there and puts the loose ball into the back of the net.
October 06, 2026 19:52
20' India 0-1 Uruguay
India is trying to counter after an Uruguay corner but the move is brought to a halt after Pramveer is fouled by Darwin Nunez.
October 06, 2026 19:51
18' India 0-1 Uruguay
Despite going down, India has maintained its positive start to the game. The belief seems to be there, but a lack of clinical finishing could come back to haunt Khalid Jamil’s side.
October 06, 2026 19:49
16' India 0-1 Uruguay
Off the post!
Darwin Nunez is played through on the left side of the India’s box, and he holds onto the ball before playing it to Zalazar on the edge of the area. He lays it off to Maxi Araujo, whose first-time shot rattles against the right post.
October 06, 2026 19:46
14' India 0-1 Uruguay
A bright start from India has come undone, but Jamil’s men are keeping at it. Apuia gets the ball in the opposition half and takes an ambitious shot that ends up missing the target by a wide margin.
October 06, 2026 19:43
GOAL
11' India 0-1 Uruguay | GOAALL!
Darwin Nunez scores!!
He stutters in his run-up to the spot and sends Gurpreet the wrong way! Uruguay takes an early lead.
October 06, 2026 19:43
10' India 0-0 Uruguay | PENALTY GIVEN!
Penalty for Uruguay!
Federico Vinas chases a pass into the Indian box, and Pramveer comes in with a sliding challenge and ends up catching the forward. The referee had a good look and immediately pointed to the spot.
October 06, 2026 19:42
9' India 0-0 Uruguay
Chance for Edmund!
Maxi Araujo gives away the ball to Williams, and he plays it forward to Edmund, whose shot is stopped by a brilliant sliding challenge from Mourino.
October 06, 2026 19:40
8' India 0-0 Uruguay
India gets a free kick in Uruguay’s half after Mourino pushed Edmund to the ground while contesting for the ball.
October 06, 2026 19:39
6' India 0-0 Uruguay
Akash Mishra launches the ball from a throw-in on the right, and the clearance from Uruguay comes to Williams outside the box.
He shoots, but the effort is blocked; Anwar has a swipe at it on the rebound but ends up sending the ball sailing over the bar.
October 06, 2026 19:37
5' India 0-0 Uruguay
Manvir is played into space on the right wing, and he tries to put in a low cross, which ends up being blocked by Jose Gimenez.
October 06, 2026 19:37
4' India 0-0 Uruguay
At the other end, Darwin Nunez is the obvious source of goals, with a couple of crosses already sent into the box searching for the former Liverpool striker.
October 06, 2026 19:36
2' India 0-0 Uruguay
It seems like Edmund and Williams are leading the line for India while Manvir, the usual target man is playing out wide on the right.
October 06, 2026 19:34
1' India 0-0 Uruguay
India has had a decent international window so far, holding Panama to a 1-1 draw while it produced a good performance in the 0-4 defeat against Brazil.
Can the Blue Tigers end the window on a high against an Uruguay side that is filled with new faces?
October 06, 2026 19:32
Kick off!
India kicks off the match, shooting from right to left.
October 06, 2026 19:22
Match starts soon!
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu leads the home side out for the final time in this international window while Jose Maria Gimenez wears the captain’s armband for Uruguay.
October 06, 2026 19:14
Mistakes from Gurpreet allowed Brazil to score twice in India's last game. But despite this, he is starting against Uruguay!
India coach Khalid Jamil has insisted that it was ‘not the end of the road’ for the 34-year-old goalkeeper
“He is one of the best goalkeepers India has, and we cannot judge him in just two matches, because the next game is coming up. He will be back again,” Jamil said after the Brazil games.
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October 06, 2026 19:10
Uruguay is out on the pitch now!
Uruguay started its warm-ups with small-sided games in a square within the FoP and then moved to practising first-time finishes from in and around the box.
- Neeladri Bhattacharjee reports
October 06, 2026 19:00
Indian football fans are seeking some reprieve!
Before the match, Suvendu Adhikari, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, announced that 22,000 people who have felt cheated during the Messi GOAT Tour will get complimentary tickets for the Uruguay match.
But for many standing outside the iconic stadium, this meant hours of waiting, facing logistical challenges and sometimes rejection for lack of documentation.
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Messi GOAT Tour victims queue up for India-Uruguay passes; some disappointed with what they get
Anger, logistics, and hopeful queues as Messi GOAT Tour victims seek complimentary Uruguay tickets amid chaotic offsets and ticketing glitches.
October 06, 2026 18:51
India has come out for warm-ups!
October 06, 2026 18:46
India vs Uruguay - Less than an hour left for the match, and the stadium remains empty!
Less than an hour to kick off, and the stadium looks almost empty, with certain patches having fans.
Complimentary passes had been handed out to Kolkata clubs, and 22,000 passes were given away to the aggrieved people from the Messi Tour – Kolkata leg.
Where are they really? There is, however, quite some time left before kick-off.
-Neeladri Bhattacharjee reports from the venue
October 06, 2026 18:33
Two changes for India!
Young defender Pramveer is set to form a centre-back partnership with Anwar Ali as he comes into the starting 11 in place of Bijoy Varghese.
Meanwhile, East Bengal forward Edmund Lalrindika has been given a start as he replaces midfielder Sahal Abdul Samad.
October 06, 2026 18:28
Uruguay starting 11!
Cardozo (gk), Gimenez, Nandez, Mourino, Piquerez, Zalazar, M. Araujo, E. Martinez, Bentancur, Vinas, Nunez
October 06, 2026 18:24
India starting 11!
Gurpreet (gk), Tekcham, Pramveer, Anwar, Akash, Thapa, Apuia, Ashique, Edmund, Williams, Manvir
October 06, 2026 18:23
Lineups out!
October 06, 2026 18:20
A quest for sleep and redemption: Akash Mishra looks to shine in India vs Uruguay
At full-time in India vs Brazil, Akash Mishra looked completely devastated – sunken shoulders, head down, and he often shook his head in disappointment.
“I’m a sore loser. After the loss, as a player, we never feel good. I didn’t sleep. I was watching the game all night. I slept in the morning, and then, I had to wake up early and do my recovery,” Akash said.
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October 06, 2026 18:08
Uruguay's last five results!
Uruguay 4-1 South Korea (International friendly)
Uruguay 1-3 Japan (International friendly)
Uruguay 0-1 Spain (FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage)
Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde (FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage)
Uruguay 1-1 Saudi Arabia (FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage)
October 06, 2026 17:58
India's last five results!
India 0-4 Brazil (International friendly)
India 1-1 Panama (International friendly)
India 1-1 Tajikistan (International friendly)
India 1-3 Tajikistan (International friendly)
India 0-1 Zimbabwe (Unity Cup)
October 06, 2026 17:49
How would you rate India's international window so far?
When the international friendly between India and Brazil was announced, many dismissed it as a farce until the official confirmation landed. The prospect of a side ranked outside the top-135 locking horns with the five-time world champion, currently perched at World No. 6, sounded like a grotesque mismatch — a lamb to the slaughter, in the eyes of the sceptics.
But after two matches against World Cup-playing nations, Panama and Brazil, the Blue Tigers will not consider the exercise entirely futile.
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Brave new world for Blue Tigers: India emerges from Panama, Brazil friendlies with positives aplenty
India narrows gaps vs Panama and Brazil, signaling a renewed, attacking Blue Tigers under Khalid Jamil and growing World Cup ambitions.
October 06, 2026 17:46
Team India has arrived!
October 06, 2026 17:42
India vs Uruguay - Match preview!
India is more than halfway into its high-profile international window. Two World Cup-playing nations, Panama and heavyweight Brazil, have returned home after tense games against the Blue Tigers, but another world champion awaits.
Uruguay, the inaugural winner of the World Cup, will face India in their final friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday, returning to the city after four decades.
For La Celeste, this window marks the beginning of a new era under coach Diego Forlan after Marcelo Bielsa stepped down, following their ignominious group-stage exit from the 2026 World Cup.
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India vs Uruguay: A final test awaits Jamil’s new-look side against two-time world champion in Kolkata
Uruguay, the inaugural winner of the World Cup, will face India in their final friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday, returning to the city after four decades.
October 06, 2026 17:41
Where to watch India vs Uruguay?
The India vs Uruguay international friendly match will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. The game will also be live-streamed on the SonyLiv app and website.
October 06, 2026 17:40
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