Matías Viña

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Uruguay
Position: DF
Squad role: Projected starter · #17
Position rank: #3
Intl caps: 43
Intl goals: 1
Intl assists: 5
: 0.33(model rating, 0–1)
: 0.4%

See Matías Viña on the full Uruguay scoring list →

Recent form

Rising

2023/24 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (7.33 vs 6.93).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	G	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Copa América 2024	5	356	1	0.1	2	4	37	44	4	2
World Cup 2022	2	34	0	0.0	0	0	4	4	1	0
All tournaments	7	390	1	0.1	2	4	41	48	5	2

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

1.15

Interceptions / 90

0.46

Ball recoveries / 90

3.92

Blocks / 90

1.62

Clearances / 90

1.15

Pressures / 90

10.15

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

9.46

Key passes / 90

0.92

Prog. carries / 90

11.08

Pass completion %

70.6%

Possession

Carries / 90

34.38

Dribbles / 90

0.69

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

International profile

Matías Viña has 43 caps and 1 international goal for Uruguay, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Uruguay →Uruguay squad & model →