Uruguayan media have a lot to say about Rodrigo Bentancur after Spurs star's display vs Cape Verde

Rodrigo Bentancur has not made a great start to the World Cup, and the Tottenham midfielder’s struggles continued against Cape Verde.

Cape Verde secured one of the biggest shock results of the 2026 World Cup by holding Uruguay to a 2-2 draw at Hard Rock Stadium.

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Uruguay just about find themselves in the top two of Group H; however, their final group game is against Spain.

Following the shock draw in Miami, the local media in Uruguay were not best pleased with how the midfielder fared against Cape Verde.

Uruguay media left very unhappy with Rodrigo Bentancur

The Uruguayan media were far from impressed by Rodrigo Bentancur’s performance in their 2-2 draw with Cape Verde.

Cape Verde have been one of the surprise packages of the tournament, holding both Uruguay and Spain to draws.

But there is still real anger amongst the local media in Uruguay, and the Tottenham midfielder is one of the players being criticised.

Montevideo were very unhappy with the midfielder and wrote: “He’s one of the players who still hasn’t found his best individual form, and the team’s performance suffers as a result. He received an early yellow card, which also affected him. A very poor performance for a player of his calibre, and he still isn’t the necessary engine from midfield.”
He was also slammed by La Diaria, who wrote: “He wasn’t very effective and struggled when he played as a defensive midfielder. He tried to push the team forward and made a couple of crucial tackles to prevent a complete disaster. He committed too many fouls.”
El Observador were slightly more generous, rating him a 6/10: “He failed to take control of the team and committed the foul that led to the goal, leaving himself exposed under poor pressure from Ugarte and Valverde.”