Canobbio scores first Uruguay goal to put Celeste ahead of Cape Verde
Canobbio’s stoppage-time finish capped Uruguay’s pressure and sent Celeste to halftime with the edge in Miami after Araújo’s header assist.
Agustín Canobbio’s late first-half finish turned sustained pressure into a decisive lift for Uruguay, with Maximiliano Araújo’s headed assist inside the area setting up the strike that changed the mood before halftime. The goal came in the closing seconds of the opening period at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, where Uruguay met Cabo Verde on June 21, 2026, in Group H of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The timing sharpened the effect. Rather than arriving as a routine highlight, Canobbio’s right-footed finish came at the end of a long push from Uruguay, the kind of goal that forces an opponent to walk into the dressing room carrying the burden of a bad final sequence. Araújo’s growing influence in the match was central to the move, and his aerial touch inside the box gave Canobbio the chance to finish first time and tilt the game in Uruguay’s favor heading into halftime.
For Canobbio, the moment carried personal weight as well. The Fluminense midfielder had debuted for Uruguay’s senior team on January 27, 2022, against Paraguay, and this was his 17th appearance for the national side. The AUF’s record for the player listed the goal as his first for the Celeste, marking a breakthrough after more than four years in the national setup.
The match was part of the second round of Group H, a stage FIFA placed on its official World Cup 2026 schedule and match center coverage. The AUF had listed kickoff for 19:00 in Miami, and the contest unfolded under the pressure that comes with a group-stage result that can shape the rest of the tournament path. Against Cabo Verde, Uruguay’s late first-half execution did more than add a number to the scoreboard. It reset the emotional balance of the match, rewarded the team’s persistence, and gave Araújo and Canobbio a sequence that landed with immediate tactical value.
By halftime, Uruguay had turned a difficult stretch into a moment of control, with one clean finish and one well-timed header showing how pressure can become advantage when the chance finally arrives.
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