{
  "id": 12430112,
  "title": "Uruguay Hammer India 6-1 With Ruthless Second-Half Display In Kolkata",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/uruguay-hammer-india-6-1-with-ruthless-second-half-display-in-kolkata",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:03:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/uruguay-hammer-india-6-1-with-ruthless-second-half-display-in-kolkata"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kolkata, October 6: Uruguay dominated in a ruthless second-half display to defeat India 6-1 in an international friendly, giving the hosts yet another heavy loss in three days. Darwin Nunez opened the scoring for Uruguay in the 11th minute with a penalty after being fouled by Pramveer Singh. Anirudh Thapa equalized for India in the 22nd minute, reacting to a rebound after Ryan Williams' shot was saved by goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo. Rodrigo Aguirre added a second goal for Uruguay six minutes later. The visitors took the lead once more in the 28th minute through Maximiliano Araujo, who scored from close range after India was caught out defensively. India faced challenges in containing Uruguay's attacking prowess after halftime. Rodrigo Zalazar extended Uruguay's advantage in the 53rd minute, and Araujo added another goal six minutes later to make it 4-1. Juan Manuel Sanabria scored Uruguay's fifth in the 71st minute, and Rodrigo Aguirre sealed the victory with a goal in the 86th minute. This loss added to a challenging international period for India's team, having drawn 1-1 with Panama before losing 0-4 to Brazil last Saturday.",
  "summary": "Kolkata, Oct 6: Uruguay produced a ruthless second-half display to hammer India 6-1 in their international friendly here on Tuesday, handing the hosts another heavy defeat against a two-time world champion side in the space of three days. Darwin Nunez put Uruguay ahead from the penalty spot in the 11th minute after Pramveer Singh was adjudged to have fouled Federico Vinas inside the box. India,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}