Uruguay are favourites with experience and depth over debutants Cape Verde.
Uruguay bring more know-how, set-piece threat and finishing. Open, humid Miami may slow the tempo, but the defensive and physical gap remains clear.
Uruguay's high intensity and attacking firepower under Bielsa's system will be too much for a hard-working Cape Verde side to handle.
Uruguay easily overwhelms Cape Verde in Miami.
Uruguay's physicality and experience are far too much for minnows Cape Verde.
Miami
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |