Matías Viña
Uruguay
DEF
Age
28
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0
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About Matías Viña
Matías Viña is a confirmed defender in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, selected in Marcelo Bielsa's final 26. The River Plate defender is 28 at kick-off and brings 1 international goal and 43 senior caps into the tournament, returning for a second World Cup.
Uruguay were drawn in Group H alongside Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. They open against Saudi Arabia at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 15 June, then face Cape Verde at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 21 June and Spain at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 26 June. Uruguay reached the finals by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL qualifying, with their place secured on 4 September 2025 and Viña among the defenders Bielsa named in his 26.
Uruguay were drawn in Group H alongside Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. They open against Saudi Arabia at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 15 June, then face Cape Verde at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 21 June and Spain at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 26 June. Uruguay reached the finals by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL qualifying, with their place secured on 4 September 2025 and Viña among the defenders Bielsa named in his 26.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Viña is a defender for River Plate and an established member of the Uruguay squad, with 43 senior caps to his name. He has 1 international goal for his country, and his is a defender's game for Uruguay, the role he has filled over several years in the national side. It is that experience at the back that he takes into Marcelo Bielsa's 26 for the finals, a known quantity in the Uruguay defence.
World Cup History
Matías Viña goes to his second World Cup in 2026. He was part of Uruguay's World Cup squad in 2022, and the defender is back in Bielsa's 26 for another finals. He takes 43 senior caps and 1 goal for Uruguay into the tournament. His country reached the World Cup by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL qualifying, sealing their place on 4 September 2025, with Viña again among the defensive options in the squad.
National Team
Uruguay
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
A River Plate defender of long standing, Viña brings 43 Uruguay caps, a senior name with years in the side. Uruguay are pegged as a £24m side in Tier 2, a price within the game's £200m card budget, and into a Group H draw they go this summer. That is the value Viña lends the group this time, his summer involvement now confirmed, chosen by Bielsa for the run ahead.
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Viña at the 2026 World Cup
Viña is a confirmed defender in Marcelo Bielsa's 26-man Uruguay squad for the 2026 World Cup, a River Plate defender. At 28 he brings 43 caps to a Uruguay side opening their Group H campaign in June.
Picking Uruguay in Goal Rush
Among Uruguay's defenders is Viña, the River Plate man. Uruguay are pegged as a £24m group in Tier 2. They face Saudi Arabia first in Group H.
Matías Viña World Cup 2026 FAQs
For Goal Rush, Uruguay are graded as a Tier 2 option worth £24m. Viña, a River Plate defender, is in the Uruguay group, as Uruguay head into Group H this summer.
Viña is a defender for Uruguay, with 43 senior caps and 1 international goal to his name. He plays his club football for River Plate and is part of Marcelo Bielsa's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
Yes. Viña was part of Uruguay's World Cup squad in 2022, and the 2026 finals will be his second. He returns as a defender in Marcelo Bielsa's 26, having added caps and a goal for Uruguay in between.
Viña plays his club football for River Plate. For Uruguay he is a defender, named in Marcelo Bielsa's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the squad meeting Cape Verde among their Group H fixtures.
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