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    "excerpt": "De La Cruz: Nicolas de la Cruz scored twice as Uruguay began their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 home victory over Chile.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>De La Cruz:<\/strong>&nbsp;Nicolas de la Cruz scored twice as Uruguay began their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 home victory over Chile.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>De la Cruz put the hosts ahead when he side-footed home from the edge of the six-yard box after Chile&#39;s defense was split open by Darwin Nunez&#39;s one-touch pass, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde doubled the advantage on the stroke of halftime by rifling a low shot from outside the penalty area into the bottom-left corner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Celeste continued to dominate after the interval and De La Cruz made it 3-0 when he was again set up by Nunez for an easy tap-in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Arturo Vidal struck a late consolation goal with a close-range effort after Diego Valdez&#39;s header rebounded off the crossbar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The fixture marked the Celeste&#39;s competitive debut under Argentine manager Marcelo Bielsa, who was appointed in May following the sacking of Diego Alonso.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bielsa has promised to promote youth in a bid to rebuild a team that failed to reach the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 68-year-old former Argentina and Chile manager left strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani - who are first and second on Uruguay&#39;s list of all-time leading scorers - out of his squad for the first two rounds of the South American zone qualifiers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Score<\/a><\/p><p>The Celeste will meet Ecuador in Quito in their next qualifier on Tuesday, while Chile face Colombia in Santiago the same day.<\/p>\r\n",
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