Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Uruguay Rout India 6-1 After Thapa's Equalizer
India played Uruguay in a football match in Kolkata.
Uruguay scored first from a penalty kick.
Anirudh Thapa scored for India after the goalkeeper could not hold a shot, making the score 1-1.
Uruguay scored again before halftime and led 2-1.
After the break, Uruguay scored four more goals.
India could not catch up, and Uruguay won 6-1.
The match was part of a difficult international window for India, which had also drawn with Panama and lost to Brazil.
Thapa’s goal gave the home crowd a moment to celebrate.
Uruguay defeated India 6-1 in an international friendly at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on October 6.
Darwin Núñez opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 11th or 12th minute; reports differ on the exact minute.
Anirudh Thapa equalized in the 22nd minute, scoring from a rebound after goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo parried Ryan Williams’ shot.
Maximiliano Araújo restored Uruguay’s lead in the 28th minute, and Rodrigo Zalazar made it 3-1 in the 53rd.
Araújo, Juan Manuel Sanabria and Rodrigo Aguirre scored after the break to complete Uruguay’s 6-1 win.
- Who
- India and Uruguay’s national football teams.
- What
- Uruguay won an international friendly 6-1; Anirudh Thapa scored India’s goal.
- When
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
- Where
- Salt Lake Stadium, also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata, India.
- Why
- The articles describe it as an international friendly; they do not state a specific reason for the match.
- Final score
- Uruguay 6, India 1
- Competition
- International friendly
- Venue
- Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
- India scorer
- Anirudh Thapa (22nd minute)
- Uruguay scorers
- Darwin Núñez, Maximiliano Araújo (twice), Rodrigo Zalazar, Juan Manuel Sanabria and Rodrigo Aguirre
- First-half score
- Uruguay led 2-1 at halftime
- Weather interruption
- Play was briefly stopped because of nearby lightning
- Previous India results in the window
- India drew 1-1 with Panama and lost 0-4 to Brazil
