Uruguay national football team




This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Uruguay women's national football team.











































































































Uruguay
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
La Celeste (The Sky Blues)
“Los Charrúas”
Association AUF
Confederation
CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Óscar Tabárez
Captain Diego Godín
Most caps
Diego Godín &
Maxi Pereira (125)
Top scorer
Luis Suárez (55)
Home stadium
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
FIFA code URU

















First colours













Second colours


FIFA ranking
Current 7 Steady(7 February 2019)[1]
Highest 2 (July 2011)
Lowest 55 (December 1998)
Elo ranking
Current 11 Increase 2 (2 February 2019)[2]
Highest 1 (Various dates 1920–29)
Lowest 48 (5 September 1979)
First international

 Uruguay 2–3 Argentina 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)[note 1][5]
Biggest win

 Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia 
(Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927)
Biggest defeat

 Uruguay 0–6 Argentina 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902)
World Cup
Appearances 13 (first in 1930)
Best result Champions (1930, 1950)
Copa América
Appearances 45 (first in 1916)
Best result Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011)
Confederations Cup
Appearances 2 (first in 1997)
Best result Fourth place (1997, 2013)

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez. The Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as La Celeste (The Sky Blue).
They have won the Copa América 15 times, the most successful national team in the tournament, the most recent title being the 2011 edition. The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice, including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match, which received an attendance higher than any football match ever.


They have won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice, in 1924 and 1928 recognized by FIFA as World Championships, before the creation of the World Cup. Uruguay also won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament among former World Cup champions. In total, Uruguay have won 20 official titles, a world record for the most international titles held by any country.


Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.4 million inhabitants (2011 est.). Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup in terms of population, 1.75 million inhabitants in 1930. The second-smallest country, by population, to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in 1978. Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals; only six FIFA member nations with a currently smaller population than Uruguay's have ever qualified to any World Cup: Northern Ireland (three times), Slovenia (twice), Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Iceland.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Stadium


  • 3 Kits


    • 3.1 Kit sponsorship




  • 4 Recent results and fixtures


    • 4.1 2017


    • 4.2 2018


    • 4.3 2019




  • 5 Coaching staff


  • 6 Players


    • 6.1 Current squad


    • 6.2 Recent call-ups




  • 7 Competitive record


    • 7.1 FIFA World Cup


    • 7.2 FIFA Confederations Cup


    • 7.3 South American Championship


    • 7.4 Copa América


    • 7.5 Olympics record


    • 7.6 Pan American Games




  • 8 Honours


    • 8.1 Friendlies


    • 8.2 FIFA World Cup matches


    • 8.3 Official matches




  • 9 Records


    • 9.1 Most capped players


    • 9.2 Top goalscorers


    • 9.3 World Cup winning captains


    • 9.4 Most participations in the World Cups


    • 9.5 Most goals scored in the World Cups


    • 9.6 Most games played in the World Cups




  • 10 Previous squads


  • 11 Management


  • 12 Emblem


  • 13 Rivalries


    • 13.1 Argentina


    • 13.2 Brazil




  • 14 Notes


  • 15 References


  • 16 External links





History




Uruguay before its first match (official) v Argentina, July 1902




The team that won its second Gold Medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics


In 1901, Uruguay played against Argentina in their first ever match, a close contest won by Argentina 3–2. Prior to 1916, Uruguay played more than 30 matches, of which all but one were against Argentina. The inaugural Copa America provided Uruguay with more varied opposition. Victories over Chile and Brazil, along with a tie against Argentina, enabled Uruguay to win the tournament. The following year Uruguay hosted the competition, and retained the title by winning every game. The 1919 Copa América saw Uruguay's first defeat in the tournament, a 1–0 defeat in a playoff with Brazil which went to two periods of extra time, the longest Copa América match in history.[citation needed]


In 1924, the Uruguay team traveled to Paris to become the first South American team to compete in the Olympic Games. In contrast to the physical style of the European teams of the era, Uruguay played a style based around short passes,[7] and won every game, defeating Switzerland 3–0 in the gold medal match. In the 1928 Summer Olympics, Uruguay went to Amsterdam to defend their title, again winning the gold medal after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the replay of the final (the first match was a draw after extra time). FIFA assumed the responsibility of the organization of the Football Games to be played by FIFA rules and the tournaments would be recognized as World Championships. It only happened twice (1924/1928 Summer Olympic Games) until the creation of its own FIFA World Championship, the FIFA World Cup, in 1930.[8]




The team that beat Argentina in the final match of the 1930 FIFA World Cup to win Uruguay's first FIFA World Cup


Following the double Olympic triumph, Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the first World Cup, held in 1930, the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution. During the World Cup, Uruguay won all its matches, and converted a 1–2 half-time deficit to a 4–2 victory against Argentina at the Estadio Centenario. Due to the refusal of some European teams to participate in the first World Cup, the Uruguayan Football Association urged other countries to reciprocate by boycotting the 1934 World Cup played in Italy. For the 1938 World Cup, France was chosen as host, contrary to a previous agreement to alternate the championships between South America and Europe, so Uruguay again refused to participate.




The team that beat Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup to win Uruguay's second FIFA World Cup


Uruguay again won the World Cup in 1950, beating hosts Brazil in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. The decisive match was at the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil. Uruguay came from behind to beat the host nation in a match which would become known as the Maracanazo. Many Brazilians had to be treated for shock after the event, such was the surprise of Uruguay's victory.[9]




Rodolfo Rodríguez raises the Mundialito trophy won in January 1981


After their fourth-place finish in the 1954 World Cup, the team had mixed performances and after the fourth-place finish in 1970, their dominance, quality and performance dropped. They were no longer a world football power and failed to qualify for the World Cup on five occasions in the last nine competitions. They reached an all-time low and at one time ranked 76th in the FIFA World Rankings.


In 2010, however, a new generation of footballers, led by Luis Suárez, Diego Forlán and Edinson Cavani, formed a team considered to be Uruguay's best in the last four decades, catching international attention after finishing fourth in the 2010 World Cup. Uruguay opened the tournament with a goalless draw against France, followed by defeats of South Africa (3–0) in and Mexico (1–0) respectively, finishing at the top of their group with seven points. In the second round, they played South Korea, defeating them 2–1 with star striker Luis Suárez scoring a brace and earning Uruguay a spot in the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970. Against Ghana, the match finished 1–1, forcing the game into extra-time. Both sides had their chances at extra time but Suárez blocked the ball with his hand in the penalty area, earning Suárez a red card and earning Uruguay universal scorn. Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent penalty, forcing the game to go into penalties where Uruguay would win 4–2, sending them into the last four. They played the Netherlands in the semifinals but were beaten 3–2. For the third-place match, they played Germany, again losing 3–2. This placed Uruguay in fourth place for the tournament, their best result in 40 years. Diego Forlan was awarded the Player of The Tournament.




Uruguay - Saudi Arabia match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia


A year later, they won the Copa America for the first time in 16 years and broke the record for the most successful team in South America. Luis Suárez ended up as the Player of The Tournament
In the 2014 World Cup Uruguay was placed in Group D alongside Costa Rica, England, and Italy. They were upset by Costa Rica in the opening match, losing 3–1 despite taking the lead in the first half. They rebounded with a 2–1 victory over England, in which Suárez scored a brace right after coming back from an injury, and a 1–0 victory over Italy, placing them second in their group and earning a spot in the last 16. During the match against Italy, forward Luis Suárez bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on his left shoulder. Two days after the match, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned Suárez for nine international matches, the longest such ban in World Cup history, exceeding the eight-match ban handed to Italy's Mauro Tassotti for breaking the nose of Spain's Luis Enrique in 1994.[10][11][12] Suárez was also banned from taking part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months and fined CHF100,000 (approx. £65,700/€82,000/US$119,000).[10][11][13] In the round of 16, Uruguay played Colombia but were beaten 2–0, eliminating them from the tournament.


At the 2015 and 2016 Copa América, Uruguay, missing banned striker Luis Suárez, were eliminated in the quarter-finals and group stages respectively.
After a successful qualification on Conmebol,finishing second, Uruguay made it to the World Cup in Russia. Uruguay won its group after three victorys and advanced to the quarterfinals after a victory over Portugal. Being eliminated by future champions France.




Stadium


Since 1930, Uruguay have played their home games at the Estadio Centenario in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The stadium was built as a celebration of the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution, and had a capacity of 90,000 when first fully opened.[14] The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[15] Crowds for Uruguay's home matches vary greatly depending on the importance of the match and the quality of the opposition. World Cup qualifying matches often attract crowds of between 50,000 and 73,000.


Uruguay's stadium Estadio Centenario is one of the biggest stadiums in the world over 100m wide and 100m long.



Kits




Uruguay at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, wearing the light blue shirt they have worn since 1910.


Between 1901 and 1910, Uruguay wore a variety of different shirts during matches, including solid green and white tops, and even a shirt modeled from the Flag of Artigas. On 10 April 1910, now-defunct River Plate F.C. defeated Argentine team Alumni by 2–1, being the first time an Uruguayan team beat legendary Alumni. That day River Plate wore its alternate jersey, a light blue one due to the home jersey was similar to Alumni's. Ricardo LeBas proposed Uruguay to wear a light blue jersey as a tribute to the victory of River Plate over Alumni. This was approved by president of the Uruguayan Association, Héctor Gómez.[16]


The red jersey that was used in some previous away strips was first used at the 1935 Copa América, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again (except for a 1962 FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia[17]) until 1991, when it was officially adopted as the away jersey.


Four stars appear above the team logo on the jersey. Two represent Uruguay's 1930 and 1950 World Cup victories, and the other two represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and recognised by FIFA as World Championships.[8]















1901 (a)















1901–1910 (b)















1901–10 (b)















1901–10 (b)






















1901–10 (b)(c)















1901–10 (b)















1910–present [16]















1992–2010 (away) (d)



  • (a)Albion F.C kit.


  • (b) Diverse uniforms worn until 1910 when the light blue color was definitely adopted.


  • (c) Based in the Flag of Artigas.


  • (d) Introduced as the away jersey due to the 1935 South American Championship final game vs. Argentina.[18]



Kit sponsorship







































Kit supplier
 Period

Germany Adidas
 1974–1982

France Le Coq Sportif
 1983–1986

Germany Puma
 1987–1991

Italy Enerre
 1992–1998

Uruguay Meta
 1999–2001

Japan L-Sporto
 2002–2004

Germany Uhlsport
 2004–2006

Germany Puma
 2006–present


Recent results and fixtures



2017



Uruguay  v  Argentina


















Paraguay  v  Uruguay


















Venezuela  v  Uruguay


















Uruguay  v  Bolivia


















Poland  v  Uruguay


















Austria  v  Uruguay


















2018



Uruguay  v  Czech Republic


















Uruguay  v  Wales


















Uruguay  v  Uzbekistan


















Egypt  v  Uruguay


















Uruguay  v  Saudi Arabia


















Uruguay  v  Russia


















Uruguay  v  Portugal


















Uruguay  v  France


















Mexico  v  Uruguay


















South Korea  v  Uruguay


















Japan  v  Uruguay


















Brazil  v  Uruguay


















France  v  Uruguay


















2019



China PR  v  Uruguay


















Uruguay  v  Uzbekistan or  Thailand


















Coaching staff



























Position
 Name
Head Coach
Uruguay Óscar Tabárez
Head Coach (Interim)
Uruguay Fabián Coito
Assistant Coach
Uruguay Mario Rebollo
Assistant Coach

Goalkeeping Coach
Uruguay Celso Otero
Fitness Coach
Uruguay José Oscar Herrera


Players



Current squad


The following 21 players were named in the squad for the friendly matches against Brazil on 16 November and France on 20 November 2018.[19]
Caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018[update], subsequent to the match against France.


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No.
Pos.
 Player
 Date of birth (age)
 Caps
 Goals
 Club
23
1GK
Martín Silva
(1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 35)
 11
 0
Paraguay Libertad
12
1GK
Martín Campaña
(1989-05-29) 29 May 1989 (age 29)
 3
 0
Argentina Independiente
22
2DF
Martín Cáceres
(1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 (age 31)
 86
 4
Italy Juventus
17
2DF
Diego Laxalt
(1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 26)
 15
 0
Italy Milan
4
2DF
Mauricio Lemos
(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 23)
 2
 0
Italy Sassuolo
3
2DF
Bruno Méndez
(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 19)
 2
 0
Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers
13
2DF
Mathías Suárez
(1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 22)
 2
 0
France Montpellier
19
2DF
Emiliano Velázquez
(1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 24)
 1
 0
Spain Rayo Vallecano
2
2DF
Erick Cabaco
(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 23)
 0
 0
Spain Levante
7
3MF
Nicolás Lodeiro
(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 29)
 54
 4
United States Seattle Sounders
8
3MF
Carlos Sánchez
(1984-12-02) 2 December 1984 (age 34)
 38
 1
Brazil Santos
15
3MF
Matías Vecino
(1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 27)
 31
 2
Italy Internazionale
10
3MF
Giorgian De Arrascaeta
(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 24)
 18
 2
Brazil Flamengo
6
3MF
Rodrigo Bentancur
(1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 21)
 17
 0
Italy Juventus
14
3MF
Lucas Torreira
(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 23)
 13
 0
England Arsenal
5
3MF
Federico Valverde
(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 20)
 8
 1
Spain Real Madrid
16
3MF
Gastón Pereiro
(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 23)
 5
 2
Netherlands PSV
21
4FW
Edinson Cavani
(1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 (age 32)
 109
 46
France Paris Saint-Germain
9
4FW
Luis Suárez
(1987-01-24) 24 January 1987 (age 32)
 106
 55
Spain Barcelona
20
4FW
Jonathan Rodríguez
(1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 25)
 12
 2
Mexico Cruz Azul
18
4FW
Maxi Gómez
(1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 22)
 9
 0
Spain Celta


Recent call-ups


The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past 12 months.

























































































































































Pos.
 Player
 Date of birth (age)
 Caps
 Goals
 Club
 Latest call-up

GK
Fernando Muslera
(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 32)
 105
 0
Turkey Galatasaray
 v.  France, 20 November 2018 INJ

DF
Diego Godín (captain)
(1986-02-16) 16 February 1986 (age 32)
 125
 8
Spain Atlético Madrid
 v.  France, 20 November 2018 INJ

DF
José Giménez
(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 24)
 47
 7
Spain Atlético Madrid
 v.  France, 20 November 2018 PRE

DF
Sebastián Coates
(1990-10-07) 7 October 1990 (age 28)
 33
 1
Portugal Sporting CP
 v.  France, 20 November 2018 INJ

DF
Gastón Silva
(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 24)
 19
 0
Argentina Independiente
 v.  France, 20 November 2018 PRE

DF
Marcelo Saracchi
(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 20)
 2
 0
Germany RB Leipzig
 v.  France, 20 November 2018 INJ

DF
Guillermo Varela
(1993-03-24) 24 March 1993 (age 25)
 5
 0
Denmark Copenhagen
 v.  Mexico, 7 September 2018

DF
Maxi Pereira
(1984-06-08) 8 June 1984 (age 34)
 125
 3
Portugal Porto
2018 FIFA World Cup

DF
Federico Ricca
(1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 24)
 1
 0
Spain Málaga
2018 China Cup PRE

MF
Nahitan Nández
(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 23)
 20
 0
Argentina Boca Juniors
 v.  Japan, 16 October 2018

MF
Camilo Mayada
(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 28)
 8
 0
Argentina River Plate
 v.  Japan, 16 October 2018

MF
Cristian Rodríguez
(1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 33)
 109
 11
Uruguay Peñarol
 v.  Mexico, 7 September 2018

MF
Gastón Ramírez
(1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 28)
 43
 0
Italy Sampdoria
 v.  Mexico, 7 September 2018 PRE

FW
Cristhian Stuani
(1986-10-12) 12 October 1986 (age 32)
 46
 5
Spain Girona
 v.  France, 20 November 2018 INJ

FW
Jonathan Urretaviscaya
(1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 28)
 6
 0
Mexico Monterrey
 v.  Mexico, 7 September 2018


INJ Withdrew due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international football.




Competitive record



FIFA World Cup


Main article: Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record
FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year
 Round
 Position
Pld
 Won
 Drawn
 Lost
GF
GA
 WCQP
Pld
 Won
 Drawn
 Lost
GF
GA
Pos

Uruguay 1930
Champions
1st
4
4
0
0
15
3
 Qualified as Hosts

Italy 1934
Refused to participate
 Qualified as defending champions

France 1938
Refused to participate

Brazil 1950
Champions
1st
4
3
1
0
15
5
 Qualified automatically

Switzerland 1954
Fourth Place
4th
5
3
0
2
16
9
 Qualified as defending champions

Sweden 1958
Did not qualify
Sweden 1958
 4
 2
 1
 1
 4
 6
 2/3

Chile 1962
 Group Stage
 13th
 3
 1
 0
 2
 4
 6
Chile 1962
 2
 1
 1
 0
 3
 2
 1/2

England 1966
 Quarter-finals
 7th
 4
 1
 2
 1
 2
 5
England 1966
 4
 4
 0
 0
 11
 2
 1/2

Mexico 1970
Fourth Place
4th
6
2
1
3
4
5
Mexico 1970
 4
 3
 1
 0
 5
 0
 1/3

West Germany 1974
 Group Stage
 13th
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 6
West Germany 1974
 4
 2
 1
 1
 6
 2
 1/3

Argentina 1978
Did not qualify
Argentina 1978
 4
 1
 2
 1
 5
 4
 2/3

Spain 1982
Spain1982
 4
 1
 2
 1
 5
 5
 2/3

Mexico 1986
 Round of 16
 16th
 4
 0
 2
 2
 2
 8
Mexico 1986
 4
 3
 0
 1
 6
 4
 1/3

Italy 1990
 16th
 4
 1
 1
 2
 2
 5
Italy 1990
 4
 3
 0
 1
 7
 2
 1/3

United States 1994
Did not qualify
United States 1994
 8
 4
 2
 2
 10
 7
 3/5

France 1998
France 1998
 16
 6
 3
 7
 18
 21
 7/9

South Korea Japan 2002
 Group Stage
 26th
 3
 0
 2
 1
 4
 5
South Korea Japan 2002
 20
 8
 6
 6
 22
 14
 5/10

Germany 2006
Did not qualify
Germany 2006
 20
 7
 7
 6
 24
 29
 5/10

South Africa 2010
Fourth Place
4th
7
3
2
2
11
8
South Africa 2010
 20
 7
 7
 6
 30
 21
 5/10

Brazil 2014
 Round of 16
 12th
 4
 2
 0
 2
 4
 6
Brazil 2014
 18
 8
 5
 5
 30
 25
 5/9

Russia 2018
 Quarter-finals
 5th
 5
 4
 0
 1
 7
 3
Russia 2018
 18
 9
 4
 5
 32
 20
 2/10

Qatar 2022
To be determined
Qatar 2022







Canada Mexico United States 2026
Canada Mexico United States 2026






Total 2 Titles 13/21 56 24 12 20 87 74
 Total 154 69 42 43 218 164 5/10




*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates lost.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

***Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay qualified automatically after the withdrawal of Argentina, Ecuador and Peru by default.



FIFA Confederations Cup


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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year
 Round
 Position
Pld
 Won
 Drawn *
 Lost
GF
GA
 Squad

Saudi Arabia 1992
Did not qualify

Saudi Arabia 1995

Saudi Arabia 1997
Fourth Place
4th
5
3
0
2
8
6
Squad

Mexico 1999
Did not qualify

South Korea Japan 2001

France 2003

Germany 2005

South Africa 2009

Brazil 2013
Fourth Place
4th
5
2
1
2
14
7
Squad

Russia 2017
Did not qualify

Qatar 2021
To be determined
Total
 Fourth Place
 2/11
 10
 5
 1
 4
 22
 13
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South American Championship


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South American Championship
Year
 Round
 Position
 GP
 Won
 Drawn*
 Lost
 GS
 GA

Argentina 1916
 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0
06
01

Uruguay 1917
 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0
09
00

Brazil 1919
 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 1 0
07
04

Chile 1920
 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0
09
02

Argentina 1921
 Third Place 3rd 3 1 0 2
03
04

Brazil 1922
 Third Place 3rd 4 2 1 1
03
01

Uruguay 1923
 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0
06
01

Uruguay 1924
 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0
08
01

Argentina 1925
Withdrew

Chile 1926
 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 17
02

Peru 1927
 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 15
03

Argentina 1929
 Third Place 3rd 3 1 0 2
04
06

Peru 1935
 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0
06
01

Argentina 1937
 Third Place 3rd 5 2 0 3 11 14

Peru 1939
 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 13
05

Chile 1941
 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 10
01

Uruguay 1942
 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 21
02

Chile 1945
 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 0 3 14
06

Argentina 1946
 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 11
09

Ecuador 1947
 Third Place 3rd 7 5 0 2 21
08

Brazil 1949
 Sixth Place 6th 7 2 1 4 14 20

Peru 1953
 Third Place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15
06

Chile 1955
 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 1 2 12 12

Uruguay 1956
 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0
09
03

Peru 1957
 Third Place 3rd 6 4 0 2 15 12

Argentina 1959
 Sixth Place 6th 6 2 0 4 15 14

Ecuador 1959
 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 13
01

Bolivia 1963
Withdrew

Uruguay 1967
 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13
02
Total 11 Titles 27/29 119 75 11 33 300 141


Copa América


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Copa América
Year
 Round
 Position
 GP
 W
 D*
 L
 GS
 GA

South America 1975
 Fourth Place 4th 2 1 0 1 1
3

South America 1979
 Group Stage 6th 4 1 2 1 5 5

South America 1983
 Champions 1st 8 5 2 1 12
6

Argentina 1987
 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 2
0

Brazil 1989
 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 0 3 11
3

Chile 1991
 Group Stage 5th 4 1 3 0 4 3

Ecuador 1993
 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 5 5

Uruguay 1995
 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11
4

Bolivia 1997
 Group Stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 2

Paraguay 1999
 Runners-up 2nd 6 1 2 3 4
9

Colombia 2001
 Fourth Place 4th 6 2 2 2 7
7

Peru 2004
 Third Place 3rd 6 3 2 1 12
10

Venezuela 2007
 Fourth Place 4th 6 2 2 2 8
9

Argentina 2011
 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9
3

Chile 2015
 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 2 3

United States 2016
 Group Stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 4

Brazil 2019
 Qualified

Ecuador 2023
Total 4 Titles 16/16 77 33 23 21 99 76


Olympics record


     Gold       Silver       Bronze  


























































































Olympics record
Year
 Round
 Position
 GP
 Won
 Drawn*
 Lost
 GS
 GA

United Kingdom 1908
Did not participate

Sweden 1912

Belgium 1920

France 1924
Gold medal
1st
5
5
0
0
20
2

Netherlands 1928
Gold medal
1st
5
4
1
0
12
5

Nazi Germany 1936
Withdrew[20]

1948 to 1972
Did not qualify

Canada 1976
Withdrew[21]

1980 to 2008
Did not qualify

United Kingdom 2012
Group Stage
 9th
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 4

Brazil 2016
Did not qualify

Japan 2020
To be determined
Total 2 Gold Medal 3/25 13 10 1 2 34 11


Pan American Games




















































































































































Pan American Games record
Year
 Round
 Position
 GP
 W
 D*
 L
 GS
 GA

1951 to 1959
 Did not enter - - - - - - -

Brazil 1963
 Fourth Place 4th 4 1 0 3 4 6

1967 to 1971
 Did not enter - - - - - - -

Mexico 1975
 Preliminary Round 11th 2 0 1 1 1 2

Puerto Rico 1979
 Did not enter - - - - - - -

Venezuela 1983
 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 5 1

1987 to 1995
 Did not enter - - - - - - -

Canada 1999
 Preliminary Round 9th 4 0 1 3 2 9

2003 to 2007
 Did not enter - - - - - - -

Mexico 2011
 Third Place 3rd 5 2 1 2 6 8

Canada 2015
 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 2
Total 2 Titles 6/16 24 11 3 10 26 28


Honours


Note: The list above is for Senior and Olympic teams.




  • FIFA World Cup:

    • Champions: 1930, 1950
      • Fourth Place: 1954, 1970, 2010




  • FIFA Confederations Cup:
    • Fourth Place: 1997, 2013



  • South American Championship / Copa América:


    • Champions (15): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942,[note 2]1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011

    • Runners-up: 1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989, 1999

    • Third Place: 1921, 1922, 1929, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1957, 2004

    • Fourth Place: 1989, 2001, 2007




  • Summer Olympics:

    • Gold medal: 1924, 1928




Friendlies











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































†played consecutively with Taça do Atlantica in 1976



FIFA World Cup matches




































































































































































































































































































World Cup matches (By team)
Total: 56 games played – 24 Wins – 12 Draws – 20 Losses – 87 Goals for – 74 Goals against
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
 France 4 1 2 1 2 3  Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 2 2  Bolivia 1 1 0 0 8 0
 Sweden 3 1 0 2 3 6  Spain 2 0 2 0 2 2  Peru 1 1 0 0 1 0
 West Germany 3 0 1 2 3 6  South Korea 2 2 0 0 3 1  Senegal 1 0 1 0 3 3
 England 3 2 1 0 6 3  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 2 5  Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Italy 3 1 1 1 1 2  Portugal 1 1 0 0 2 1  Ghana 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 7 0  Egypt 1 1 0 0 1 0  Germany 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Mexico 2 1 1 0 1 0  Romania 1 1 0 0 4 0  Hungary 1 0 0 1 2 4
 Argentina 2 1 0 1 4 3  South Africa 1 1 0 0 3 0  Austria 1 0 0 1 1 3
 Brazil 2 1 0 1 3 4  Israel 1 1 0 0 2 0  Belgium 1 0 0 1 1 3
 Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 7 4  Czechoslovakia 1 1 0 0 2 0  Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 1 3
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 8  Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 1 0  Russia 1 1 0 0 3 0
 Colombia 2 1 0 1 2 3


Official matches


Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams[22]


Updated as of 7 September 2018.













































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Records


As of 20 November 2018.[23]











World Cup winning captains
























Year
 Name
 Career
 Caps
 Goals

1930
José Nasazzi
 1923–1937
 41
 0

1950
Obdulio Varela
 1939–1954
 45
 9


Most participations in the World Cups














































































Name
 Participations
 World Cups

Pedro Rocha
 4
 1962–1974

William Martínez
 3
 1950–1954, 1962

Julio César Cortés
 3
 1962–1970

Víctor Espárrago
 3
 1966–1974

Luis Cubilla
 3
 1962,1970–1974

Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
 3
 1966–1974

Diego Forlán
 3
 2002, 2010–2014

Martín Cáceres
 3
 2010–2018

Edinson Cavani
 3
 2010–2018

Diego Godín
 3
 2010–2018

Fernando Muslera
 3
 2010–2018

Maxi Pereira
 3
 2010–2018

Martín Silva
 3
 2010–2018

Luis Suárez
 3
 2010–2018


Most goals scored in the World Cups


























































Name
 Goals
 World Cups

Oscar Míguez
 8 (5–3)
 1950–1954

Luis Suárez
 7 (3–2–2)
 2010–2018

Diego Forlán
 6 (1–5–0)
 2002, 2010–2014

Edinson Cavani
 5 (1–1–3)
 2010–2018

Pedro Cea
 5
 1930

Juan Schiaffino
 5 (3–2)
 1950–1954

Carlos Borges
 4
 1954

Alcides Ghiggia
 4
 1950

Peregrino Anselmo
 3
 1930

Juan Hohberg
 3
 1954


Most games played in the World Cups




































































Name
 Games
 World Cups

Fernando Muslera
 16 (7–4–5)
 2010–2018

Edinson Cavani
 14 (6–4–4)
 2010–2018

Diego Godín
 14 (5–4–5)
 2010–2018

Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
 13 (4–6–3)
 1966–1974

Luis Suárez
 13 (6–2–5)
 2010–2018

Egidio Arévalo Ríos
 11 (7–4)
 2010–2014

Julio César Cortés
 11 (1–4–6)
 1962–1970

Martín Cáceres
 11 (2–4–5)
 2010–2018

Diego Forlán
 10 (1–7–2)
 2002, 2010–2014

Maxi Pereira
 10 (7–3–0)
 2010–2018

Pedro Rocha
 10 (2–4–1–3)
 1962–1974

Luis Ubina
 10 (4–6)
 1966–1970


Previous squads












Management


Competitive matches only as of 14 June 2016

  • 1946–1955: Juan López

  • 1955: Juan Carlos Corazzo

  • 1955–1957: Hugo Bagnulo

  • 1957–1959: Juan López

  • 1959: Héctor Castro

  • 1959–1961: Juan Carlos Corazzo

  • 1961–1962: Enrique Fernández

  • 1962–1964: Juan Carlos Corazzo

  • 1964–1965: Rafael Milans

  • 1965–1967: Ondino Viera

  • 1967–1969: Enrique Fernández

  • 1969–1970: Juan Hohberg

  • 1970–1973: Hugo Bagnulo

  • 1974: Roberto Porta

  • 1974–1975: Juan Alberto Schiaffino

  • 1975–1977: José María Rodríguez

  • 1977: Juan Hohberg

  • 1977–1979: Raúl Bentancor

  • 1979–1982: Roque Máspoli

  • 1982–1987: Omar Borrás

  • 1987–1988: Roberto Fleitas

  • 1988–1990: Óscar Tabárez

  • 1990–1993: Luis Cubilla

  • 1993–1994: Ildo Maneiro

  • 1994–1996: Héctor Núñez

  • 1996–1997: Juan Ahuntchaín

  • 1997–1998: Roque Máspoli

  • 1998–2000: Víctor Púa

  • 2000–2001: Daniel Passarella

  • 2001–2003: Víctor Púa

  • 2003: Gustavo Ferrín

  • 2003–2004: Juan Ramón Carrasco

  • 2004–2006: Jorge Fossati

  • 2006: Gustavo Ferrín

  • 2006–present: Óscar Tabárez


Emblem




Uruguay national team fans at 2014 FIFA World Cup


Uruguay have 4 stars in the emblem, 2 stars from the Gold medals earned in the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games (recognized by FIFA as World Championships in accordance with the IOC) and 2 stars from the two World Cups from 1930 and 1950.[24]



Rivalries



Argentina


Main article: Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry

Uruguay has a long-standing rivalry with Argentina, that came into existence when they beat their South American neighbors 4–2 in the first World Cup final, held in Montevideo in 1930. As a response, the following day saw an angry mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires.



Brazil


Uruguay has an old rivalry with their South American neighbors. Their best known match was played at the 1950 World Cup which was held in Brazil where they defeated the host with the result 2-1 in front of almost 200,000 spectators at the Maracanã Stadium, thus winning the competition and earning their second World Cup title.



Notes





  1. ^ Although the first match ever recorded by both, Argentina and Uruguay sides, was played on 16 May 1901, this is not considered an official game due to the match not being organized by Uruguay's Football Association but by Albion FC in its home field, "Paso del Molino". The Uruguayan team had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional.[3] Argentina won the match by 3-2.[4]


  2. ^ Extra edition




References





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  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.


  3. ^ "Historia del Fútbol Uruguayo" at Deportes en Uruguay


  4. ^ "Historias, curiosidades y estadísticas de la Selección, tras sus "primeros" 900 partidos", El Gráfico, 4 July 2012


  5. ^ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902–2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2010.


  6. ^ ab After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.


  7. ^ "Football's debt to Uruguay". BBC Sport. 8 April 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2011.


  8. ^ ab [1] Archived 11 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine


  9. ^ "Football, football, football". UruguayNow. Retrieved 13 May 2010.


  10. ^ ab De Menezes, Jack (26 June 2014). "Luis Suarez banned: Fifa hand striker record nine-game ban AND a four month football ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini in biggest ever World Cup suspension". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.


  11. ^ ab "Luis Suárez banned for four months for biting in World Cup game". The Guardian. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.


  12. ^ "FIFA Suspends and Fines Suarez for 9 Games and 4 Months After Biting Player". ABC News. 26 June 2014.


  13. ^ "Luis Suárez suspended for nine matches and banned for four months from any football-related activity". FIFA. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.


  14. ^ David Goldblatt (2008). The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer. Penguin. p. 249. ISBN 1-59448-296-9.


  15. ^ FIFA World Cup Origin, FIFA Media Release. Retrieved on 16 October 2006.


  16. ^ ab "La historia de la Celeste" at Montevideo Wanderers website


  17. ^ "Historical football kits: 1962 World Cup" at Historical Kits website


  18. ^ ""Camisetas alternativas", La Selección website". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.


  19. ^ "Selección: Mathías Suárez, la novedad". AUF. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.


  20. ^ "Southamerican Championship 1935". Rsssf.com. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2015.


  21. ^ "Games of the XXI. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.


  22. ^ "Head-to-Head Search".


  23. ^ Uruguay – Record International Players


  24. ^ Orígenes de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2012.




External links







  • Official website

  • FIFA profile

  • RSSSF archive of results 1902–











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