Coach Ian Foster has made nine changes to the starting side that thrashed Italy 96-17 at the same OL Stadium last weekend, resting regular starters such as Ardie Savea, Aaron Smith and Rieko Ioane ahead of the quarter-finals.
"It is a short turnaround from our last game against Italy but being able to play in Lyon for back-to-back games has helped with our preparation," Foster said.
"We are confident in the direction we are heading so it's now about putting out another solid performance and growing our game."
Lock Sam Whitelock will make his 150th Test appearance in the starting second row along with Tupou Vaa'i, having surpassed Richie McCaw as the most-capped All Black as a replacement against Italy.
Whitelock will also own outright the Rugby World Cup appearance record. His 23rd match will surpass England's Jason Leonard and McCaw.
Tyrel Lomax comes back into the front row at tighthead prop after returning off the bench against Italy having missed the opening 27-13 loss to pool leaders France and 71-3 win over Namibia with a nasty gash to his leg that required 30 stitches.
Uruguay coach Esteban Meneses made seven changes, largely reverting to the side that impressed against France and Italy in their first two games.
Los Teros finally achieved their goal of a Pool A win with a 36-26 victory over Namibia in Lyon last week but Meneses has dropped two of his try scorers.
Baltazar Amaya scored two tries against the Africans but makes way for veteran Rodrigo Silva at fullback, while Gaston Mieres, playing his third World Cup, returns on the right wing in place of Bautista Basso.
The All Blacks and Uruguay first met during a tour of Argentina and Uruguay in 1976, but Friday's match will mark the first official Test between the two sides and is expected to be played in front of more than 50,000 fans.
NEW ZEALAND TEAM
Damian McKenzie, Will Jordan, Anton Leinart-Brown, Jordie Barrett, Leicester Fainga'anuku, Richie Mo'unga, Cam Roigard, Luke Jacobson, Sam Cane (capt), Shannon Frizell, Tupou Vaa'i, Sam Whitelock, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ofa Tu'ungafasi.
Replacements: Samisoni Taukei'aho, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett, Ethan Blackadder, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Caleb Clarke.
URUGUAY TEAM
Rodrigo Silva, Gaston Mieres, Tomas Inciarte, Andres Vilaseca (capt), Nicolas Freitas, Felipe Etcheverry, Santiago Arata, Manuel Diana, Lucas Bianchi, Manuel Ardao, Manuel Leindekar, Ignacio Dotti, Diego Arbelo, German Kessler, Mateo Sanguinetti.
Replacements: Guillermo Pujadas, Matias Benitez, Ignacio Peculo, Juan Manuel Rodriguez, Santiago Civetta, Agustin Ormaechea, Felipe Berchesi, Juan Manuel Alonso
With AP.
