Uruguay's football federation (AUF) are believed to have canceled the team's chartered flight home to punish their players after the team failed to get progress to knockout stages.

Many expected Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay to comfortably reach the knockout stage of FIFA World Cup, especially in a group featuring Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia.

La entidad aplicó un duró castigo luego de la eliminación del Mundial 2026, que provocó una profunda crisis en el fútbol charrúa.