England vs Uruguay Preview

England host Uruguay at Wembley Stadium on Friday evening in an international friendly that serves as final preparation for both nations ahead of the World Cup.

England arrive at Wembley in the form of their lives. Their most recent result was a 2-0 win away at Albania in World Cup qualifying on November 16, 2025. Prior to that, they won 2-0 at home against Serbia in qualifying on November 13. Earlier in this run, a 5-0 win away at Latvia in qualifying, a 3-0 home win over Wales in a friendly, and a 5-0 win away at Serbia in qualifying complete a perfect sequence of five wins from five — a flawless qualifying campaign built on defensive solidity and attacking efficiency in equal measure. With the World Cup on the horizon, England will want to use this occasion to fine-tune their combinations against a South American side with genuine quality.

Uruguay travel to London having endured a difficult end to their recent schedule. Their most recent result was a 5-1 loss away at the United States in a friendly on November 19, 2025. Prior to that, they drew 0-0 away at Mexico on November 16 in a friendly. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 win away at Uzbekistan in a friendly, a 1-0 home win over the Dominican Republic, and a 0-0 draw away at Chile in World Cup qualifying complete a run of two wins, two draws and one loss — results that suggest a side still searching for consistency in friendly competition, even if their competitive qualifying form has been more measured. Uruguay are never without danger and will present England with a different kind of test to anything their qualifying group has offered.

The head-to-head record between these nations across the last four meetings leans toward Uruguay, who have won two to England’s one, with one draw. Most recently, Uruguay won 2-1 at home in the 2014 World Cup. England’s only win in this sequence came 2-1 at home in a 2006 friendly. The sides drew 0-0 in the 1966 World Cup, while Uruguay also won 4-2 at home in the 1954 World Cup.

UK and Irish supporters can watch on ITV 1 UK, ITVX, STV Scotland and STV Player from 19:45 GMT on Friday. US fans can watch on Fox Sports 1, fuboTV and ViX. Uruguayan supporters can watch via DIRECTV Sports Uruguay, AUF TV and Antel TV. German viewers can stream on DAZN Germany.

England Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Albania	0-2	England	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 16, 2025
W	England	2-0	Serbia	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 13, 2025
W	Latvia	0-5	England	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 14, 2025
W	England	3-0	Wales	International Friendly	Oct 9, 2025
W	Serbia	0-5	England	World Cup Qualifying	Sep 9, 2025

Uruguay Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	United States	5-1	Uruguay	International Friendly	Nov 19, 2025
D	Mexico	0-0	Uruguay	International Friendly	Nov 16, 2025
W	Uzbekistan	1-2	Uruguay	International Friendly	Oct 13, 2025
W	Uruguay	1-0	Dominican Republic	International Friendly	Oct 10, 2025
D	Chile	0-0	Uruguay	World Cup Qualifying	Sep 10, 2025

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Uruguay	2-1	England	Jun 19, 2014	World Cup
England	2-1	Uruguay	Mar 1, 2006	International Friendly
England	0-0	Uruguay	Jul 11, 1966	World Cup
Uruguay	4-2	England	Jun 26, 1954	World Cup

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	ITV 1 UK, ITVX, STV Scotland, STV Player
Ireland	ITV 1 UK, ITVX, STV Scotland
United States	Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, ViX, FOX Sports App
Uruguay	DIRECTV Sports Uruguay, AUF TV, Antel TV
Germany	DAZN Germany
Norway	Viaplay Norway
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden
Switzerland	DAZN Switzerland
Portugal	Sport TV1, Sport TV Multiscreen
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada