Notably, Colombia’s inefficiency in front of goal proved costly in such a tightly contested game. On the individual front, Federico Valverde played a pivotal role in Uruguay’s midfield.

Despite dominating possession and registering more shots, Brazil couldn’t break Uruguay’s resilience, with Federico Valverde ... will take confidence from Valverde’s goal and their defensive ...

Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde opened the scoring 10 minutes into the first half, curling into the bottom corner from the edge of the area to put Uruguay a goal up. But seven minutes ...

Although Uruguay continued to maintain possession ... Just three minutes (80') after de la Cruz's goal, Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde increased the lead even further by scoring the ...