Maxi Araújo
Uruguay
MID
Age
26
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About Maxi Araújo
Maxi Araújo is a confirmed midfielder in Uruguay's squad for the 2026 World Cup, one of the names chosen by Marcelo Bielsa. The Sporting CP midfielder is 26 at kick-off and brings 28 caps and 3 international goals into the tournament, in line for a first World Cup.
Uruguay were drawn in Group H with 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 Araújo among the midfielders in Bielsa's 26.
Uruguay were drawn in Group H with 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 Araújo among the midfielders in Bielsa's 26.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Araújo is a midfielder for Sporting CP, with 3 international goals in 28 caps for Uruguay. His is a midfielder's game for his country, the role he has filled in the squads Marcelo Bielsa has named over recent years. That midfielder's profile, with goals already on his international record for the national side, is what he takes into the final 26 for the 2026 finals, a midfielder option Uruguay carry into the tournament this summer.
World Cup History
Maxi Araújo goes to his first World Cup in 2026. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, and reaches the finals for the first time after Bielsa named him in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the tournament. The Sporting CP midfielder goes to the finals with 28 caps and 3 goals for Uruguay. His country qualified by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL qualifying, sealing the place on 4 September 2025, with Araújo among the midfielders named in the 26.
National Team
Uruguay
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Araújo plays the middle for Sporting CP and turns out for Uruguay, his 28 caps the badge of a central squad pick. Uruguay are slotted as a Tier 2 unit at £24m, a rating within the game's £200m card budget, opening their Group H campaign once the tournament begins. Araújo brings it along to the group when they gather, his place for the tournament long since set, his inclusion in the squad now set.
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Araújo at the 2026 World Cup
Araújo is a confirmed midfielder in Marcelo Bielsa's 26-man Uruguay squad for the 2026 World Cup, a Sporting CP midfielder. At 26 he brings 28 caps to a Uruguay side opening their Group H campaign in June.
Picking Uruguay in Goal Rush
Among Uruguay's midfielders is Araújo, the Sporting CP man. Uruguay are placed as a Tier 2 team worth £24m. Group H opens with Saudi Arabia for Uruguay.
Maxi Araújo World Cup 2026 FAQs
Araújo, a Sporting CP midfielder, is on Uruguay's teamsheet. Over in Goal Rush, Uruguay rank as a £24m entry in Tier 2, with a Group H role in the Uruguay side.
Araújo is a midfielder for Uruguay, with 28 caps and 3 international goals to his name. He plays his club football for Sporting CP and is part of Marcelo Bielsa's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Araújo's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, reaching the tournament for the first time after his place in Uruguay's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Araújo plays his club football for Sporting CP. For Uruguay he is a midfielder, named in Marcelo Bielsa's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the squad in Group H alongside Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia.
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