Bielsa Praises Spain Ahead of Uruguay's Debut: "They Have Players for the Next 15 Years"

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Bielsa spoke in the mixed zone before Uruguay's debut against Saudi Arabia in Miami. The coach described the World Cup as the biggest event in sports, highlighted his pride in representing his country, and assured everyone that La Celeste (the Uruguayan national team) is well prepared.

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On the eve of Uruguay’s opening to Saudi Arabia on Monday at the 2026 World Cup, coach Marcelo Bielsa had words to refer to La Roja and his memories of what he had experienced with the Chilean national team at the 2010 South Africa event. “I also have a pleasant memory of everything I had to go through in South Africa. Although we lost to Spain and Brazil, the team’s feelings were good; it was a very rich generation that later proved it. And eve…

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By Nayara Batschke. Uruguay's coach, Marcelo Bielsa, praised the Spanish national team on Sunday, considered their biggest rival in the World Cup group stage, stating that they have "players for the next 15 years." "The process the Spanish national team has undertaken is admirable. Besides […]

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Marcelo Bielsa faces the third World Cup in which he will be a technician in his career. After training Argentina in 2002 and Chile in 2010, the Argentine returns to the maximum selection competition with a Uruguay that does not arouse passions and that practically no one places among the favorites to take the trophy. The celestial shares group with Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde and Spain. The last game, which a priori could define who ends up as lea…

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Uruguay's coach Marcelo Bielsa said this Sunday that they will not face "easy or affordable" rivals in Group H, on the eve of the debut of 'La Celeste' against Saudi Arabia in Miami. Entry Bielsa says that there are no easy or accessible rivals in the Uruguay group was first published in Digital Process.