Copa America: Where to watch Uruguay vs Paraguay live on June 28, 2021

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Uruguay will look to avoid a tough draw in the quarter-finals by defeating Paraguay in their final group game of the competition.

Preview

Fourth-ranked Uruguay will take on second-placed Paraguay in their final group game of the ongoing Copa America. The former have already booked their place for the tournament’s knockout phase, but will be poised to secure a win to finish in a position that would earn them a favorable draw. Per the standard of Le Celeste, it has been a poor showing so far as many expected them to be, at least, occupying a spot among the top three teams on the table. A 1-0 defeat to Argentina in their first game of Group A was followed by a 1-1 draw with Chile.

Against lowly-ranked Bolivia, they managed to turn the narrative in their favor, picking up a 2-0 win inside Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil to secure a place in the next round of the campaign. An own-goal by Jairo Quinteros and Edinson Cavani’s strike sealed the deal, ending a run of five games without a win for Oscar Tabarez’s side. Despite the depth of talent Uruguay possess, they have been a shadow of the team they are noted to be and ought to get back on track if they fancy winning the Copa America trophy for the first time since 2011.

The tournament’s most successful nation, having won the title 15 times since its inception, have failed to progress from the quarter-finals in two of the last three editions of the tournament. This year, this possibility equally lingers as a fourth-place finish may facilitate their exit with a meeting with Brazil already drawn out for whoever will finish in that position in Group A.

For Paraguay, the idea to finish in second or even demote Argentina and grab the first position appeals to them. As a result, they will approach Monday’s meeting with Uruguay with the aim to secure all three points and secure a more comfortable draw. The Red and Whites have somewhat punched a bit above their weight, winning two of the three games they’ve featured in so far. After beating Bolivia 3-1 in the first game, Eduardo Berizzo’s men picked up a 1-0 defeat against Argentina.

They followed this up by condemning Chile to a surprise 2-0 defeat to practically secure a place in the knockout round. So far, their form in the Copa America has been a step up in what they had in the build-up to the competition. Prior to their first group game, the Paraguayans had picked up just one win from six outings.

Team news

Both Uruguay and Paraguay have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the encounter. However, they will look to rest some of their key players with the knockout stage just around the corner.

Predicted starting XI

Uruguay: Muslera; Caceres, Gimenez, Coates, Gonzalez; Torreira, Bentancur, De La Cruz, Torres; Suarez, Gomez
Paraguay: Silva; Espinola, Balbuena, Alonso, Arzamendia; Villasanti, Lucena; Angel Romero, Almiron, Alejandro Romero; Gonzalez.