Guillermo Varela

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Uruguay
Position: DF
Squad role: Bench · #13
Position rank: #7
Intl caps: 28
Intl goals: 0
Intl assists: 2
: 0.35(model rating, 0–1)
: 0.5%

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Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Copa América 2024	2	83	0	5	0	1	0
World Cup 2022	3	210	1	21	14	3	1
World Cup 2018	2	190	4	15	13	3	0
All tournaments	7	483	5	41	27	7	1

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

1.30

Interceptions / 90

0.19

Ball recoveries / 90

1.86

Blocks / 90

1.49

Clearances / 90

1.68

Pressures / 90

10.43

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

7.64

Key passes / 90

0.93

Prog. carries / 90

5.03

Pass completion %

80.7%

Possession

Carries / 90

28.70

Dribbles / 90

0.19

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Guillermo Varela has 28 caps and 0 international goals for Uruguay, a DF in the projected squad. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

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