Uruguay national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Charrúas La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) |
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| Association | Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol |
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| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Óscar Tabárez | ||
| Captain | Diego Lugano | ||
| Most caps | Rodolfo Rodríguez (79) | ||
| Top scorer | Héctor Scarone (31) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Centenario | ||
| FIFA code | URU | ||
| FIFA ranking | 6 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 6 (July 2010) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 54 (December 1998) | ||
| Elo ranking | 8 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 1 (various dates 1920–31) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 46 (March 1980) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Uruguay 2 – 3 Argentina  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Uruguay 9 – 0 Bolivia  (Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| Uruguay 0 – 6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1930) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 1930 and 1950. | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 40 (First in 1916) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995. |
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| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 4th, 1997 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Men's Football | ||
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| Gold | 1924 Paris | Team |
| Gold | 1928 Amsterdam | Team |
The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international football competition and is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.
Uruguay is currently number six in the FIFA world rankings. The team has twice won FIFA World Cups, including the first ever World Cup in 1930 as hosts, beating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting hosts Brazil 2–1 in the final match. They have won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. They also won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament among former World Cup champions (except England, substituted by Netherlands) held in 1980 in Uruguay to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup. In total they have won 19 official titles (the record shared with Argentina for the most international titles held by a country): 2 FIFA World Cup, 2 Olympic Games, 14 Copa América and 1 Mundialito.
Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.5 million inhabitants.[1] Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup. (The second smallest country to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a total population of over 40 million people.)[2] Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals. In fact, only six nations with their current population smaller than Uruguay's have ever participated in any World Cup: Northern Ireland (3 times), Slovenia (twice), Wales, Kuwait, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Uruguay is also the smallest nation to win Olympic gold medals in any team sport.
Uruguay is the smallest member nation of CONMEBOL, the union of South American football associations. Still, Uruguayan national teams have won the Copa América 14 times, a record it shares with Argentina.
The level of the Uruguay national team decreased in the seventies, as Uruguay has only qualified on four occasions in the last nine World Cups, although it has always remained a strong team in South America, having reached third place and fourth place in the last two Copa América tournaments respectively. However, the present generation of Uruguayan players is widely considered among the very best in their country in the last five decades and helped the National team finish fourth in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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History
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 America 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 America match in history.
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,[3] 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 final.
1930 World Cup-winning Uruguay squad
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 independence. 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.
Uruguay again won the World Cup in 1950, beating hosts Brazil in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup History. The final 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 [4].
Since 1950, the national team has had mixed performances in the World Cup, achieving fourth place in 1954, 1970 and 2010, but failing to qualify on several occasions. A new generation headed by Francescoli emerged in the mid-1980s, which qualified for the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, reaching the second round. During the 2000s, the less successful generation of Recoba, Forlán and Montero among others qualified for the 2002 World Cup, but were unable to leave the group stage.
Nevertheless, during the same time period from the 1950s, Uruguay won the Copa America six times, most recently in 1995, when Uruguay also hosted the tournament. Each of the seven occasions when the Copa America has been hosted in Uruguay has resulted in the Uruguayan team winning the tournament.
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 Uruguay centenary of the first constitution, and had a capacity of 100,000 when first opened. The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[5] 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 60,000 and 70,000, but friendlies sometimes have attendances significantly below 20,000.
Kit
Current Uruguay kits were adopted in 1910 as an homage to now-defunct River Plate F.C., one of the four great clubs of early Uruguayan football; the national team adopted the light blue away jerseys of the club as their home jersey. The current Uruguayan "River" club, CA River Plate not to be confused with more famous Argentine club Club Atletico River Plate, uses home and away kits similar to those of the historic club.
The first international match involving an Uruguayan team took place in Montevideo in 1889, against the "Buenos Aires Team". The "Montevideo Team", the first team to represent Uruguay, was fielded by the still-active Montevideo Cricket Club, which does not participate in football today. The first official international match was played in Montevideo in 1901; on that occasion, the Uruguayan squad wore Montevideo club Albion FC's home kit: Albion was in fact the first domestic side to win a game outside Uruguay, a 1896 match against Argentine club Retiro in Buenos Aires.
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. During games against Argentina, Uruguay would sport vertical blue and white stripes, while the Argentines would wear plain turquoise jerseys. After 1910, the two teams swapped styles, with Argentina adopting light blue and white striped shirts, and Uruguay wearing solid light blue shirts.
The red jersey that is used in today's away strip was first used at the 1935 Copa América, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again 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, which at the time was the most important international football competition.
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Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
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FIFA Confederations Cup
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Olympics record
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FIFA World Cup matches
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| Total: 47 games played – 18 Wins – 12 Draws – 17 Losses – 76 Goals for – 65 Goals against | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |  Colombia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |  Israel |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
 Sweden |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |  Peru |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
 West Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |  Spain |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  Senegal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
 Korea Republic |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |  Italy |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Scotland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |  Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |  Ghana |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
 England |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |  Denmark |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
 Mexico |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bolivia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |  Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Argentina |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |  Romania |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |  Austria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Brazil |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |  South Africa |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Yugoslavia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
Official matches
Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams[6]
| Team |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Best Result |
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| Argentina |
182 | 58 | 41 | 83 | 221 | 289 | −68 | Uruguay 5 – 0 Argentina .svg.png){kind=small} (Guayaquil,  Ecuador; 16 December 1959) |
 Chile |
72 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 127 | 71 | +56 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Chile (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 6 December 1947) |
| Brazil |
71 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 91 | 122 | −31 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Brazil (Valparaiso, Chile; 18 September 1920) |
 Paraguay |
67 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 104 | 89 | +15 | Uruguay 6 – 1 Paraguay (Santiago, Chile; 1 November 1926) |
| Peru |
61 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 97 | 51 | +46 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Peru (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 June 2008) |
| Ecuador |
41 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 34 | +70 | Uruguay 7 – 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 January 1942) |
| Bolivia |
39 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 95 | 20 | +75 | Uruguay 9 – 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927) |
| Colombia |
36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | Uruguay 7 – 0 Colombia (Santiago, Chile; 28 January 1945) |
 Venezuela |
26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 18 | +39 | Uruguay 5 – 0 Venezuela (Montevideo, Uruguay; 23 May 1975) |
| Mexico |
18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | Mexico 1 – 3 Uruguay (Santiago, Chile; 23 March 1952) |
| England |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | Uruguay 4 – 2 England (Basel,  Switzerland; 26 June 1954) |
 Australia |
9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | +2 | Uruguay 3 – 0 Australia (Montevideo, Montevideo; 25 November 2001) |
 Costa Rica |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Costa Rica (Miami,  United States; 4 February 1990) |
| Spain |
8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | Spain 2 – 2 Uruguay (São Paulo, Brazil; 9 July 1950)(La Coruña, Spain; 18 January 1995) |
| Italy |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Italy (Montevideo, Uruguay; 3 January 1981) |
| Korea Republic |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | Korea Republic 0 – 2 Uruguay (Seoul, Korea Republic; 8 June 2003)(Seoul, Korea Republic; 24 March 2007) |
| Israel |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | Uruguay 4 – 1 Israel (Montevideo, Uruguay; 26 May 2010) |
| United States |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | Uruguay 3 – 0 United States (Colombes, France; 29 May 1924) |
 East Germany |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | Uruguay 3 – 0 East Germany (Montevideo, Uruguay; 29 January 1985) |
| Soviet Union |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | Uruguay 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union (Mexico DF, Mexico; 14 June 1970) |
| West Germany |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | West Germany 3 – 3 Uruguay (Stuttgart, Germany; 25 April 1990) |
| Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 |  Yugoslavia 0 – 7 Uruguay (Colombes, France; 26 May 1924) |
| Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 30 May 1928)(Montevideo, Uruguay; 30 December 1980) |
| France |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | France 1 – 5 Uruguay (Colombes, France; 1 June 1924) |
 China PR |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | China PR 0 – 2 Uruguay (Kolkata,  India; 4 March 1982)(Shenyang, China; 16 May 2002) |
 Japan |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | Japan 1 – 4 Uruguay (Tokyo, Japan; 26 May 1985) |
| Switzerland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | Uruguay 4 – 0 Switzerland (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 December 1980) |
| Scotland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | Uruguay 7 – 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) |
| Romania |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | Uruguay 4 – 0 Romania (Montevideo, Uruguay; 21 July 1930) |
| Hungary |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Hungary (Maldonado, Uruguay; 17 February 2000) |
| Germany |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | Germany 1 – 4 Uruguay (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3 June 1928) |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | South Africa 0 – 3 Uruguay (Pretoria, South Africa; 16 June 2010) |
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Czechoslovakia (Bern, Switzerland; 16 June 1954) |
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | Uruguay 3 – 2 Sweden (São Paulo, Brazil; 13 July 1950) |
 Haiti |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | Haiti 0 – 1 Uruguay (Port-Au-Prince, Haiti; 23 March 1974) |
 Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | Northern Ireland 0 – 1 Uruguay (East Rutherford, United States; 21 May 2006) |
 Finland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Finland (Montevideo, Uruguay; 8 December 1984) |
 Libya |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | Libya 2 – 3 Uruguay (Tripoli, Libya; 11 February 2009) |
 New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | Uruguay 7 – 0 New Zealand (Paysandu, Uruguay; 25 June 1995) |
 Republic of Ireland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland (Montevideo, Uruguay; 8 May 1974) |
 Norway |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | Norway 0 – 1 Uruguay (Oslo, Norway; 14 June 1972) |
 Poland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | Uruguay 2 – 2 Poland (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 February 1986) |
 Jamaica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | Jamaica 0 – 3 Uruguay (Kingston, Jamaica; 28 March 1974) |
 Indonesia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Indonesia 2 – 3 Uruguay (Jakarta, Indonesia; 21 April 1974) |
| Austria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Austria 0 – 2 Uruguay (Vienna, Austria; 14 May 1964) |
 Czech Republic |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Czech Republic 1 – 2 Uruguay (Riyadh,  Saudi Arabia; 15 December 1997) |
 Honduras |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Uruguay 2 – 2 Honduras (Bogotá, Colombia; 29 July 2001) |
 Portugal |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | Portugal 1 – 1 Uruguay (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2 July 1972) |
| Belgium |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | Belgium 3 – 1 Uruguay (Verona, Italy; 17 June 1990) |
| Denmark |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | Uruguay 1 – 2 Denmark (Ulsan, Korea Republic; 1 June 2002) |
 Panama |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | Uruguay 6 – 1 Panama (Santiago, Chile; 6 April 1952) |
 Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | Canada 1 – 3 Uruguay (Miami, United States; 2 February 1986) |
| India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | India 1 – 3 Uruguay (Kolkata, India; 25 February 1982) |
 Angola |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | Angola 0 – 2 Uruguay (Lisbon, Portugal; 11 August 2010) |
 Egypt |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | Egypt 0 – 2 Uruguay (El Cairo, Egypt; 16 August 2006) |
 Slovenia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | Slovenia 0 – 2 Uruguay (Koper, Slovenia; 28 February 2001) |
 United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | United Arab Emirates 0 – 2 Uruguay (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 13 December 1997) |
 Turkey |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | Turkey 2 – 3 Uruguay (Bochum, Germany; 25 May 2008) |
 Singapore |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | Singapore 1 – 2 Uruguay (Singapore City, Singapore; 21 May 2002) |
 Luxembourg |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | Luxembourg 0 – 1 Uruguay (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg; 26 March 1980) |
 Morocco |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | Morocco 0 – 1 Uruguay (Casablanca, Morroco; 25 April 1964) |
| Senegal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Senegal 3 – 3 Uruguay (Suwon, Korea Republic; 11 June 2002) |
| Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bulgaria 1 – 1 Uruguay (Hanover, Germany; 19 June 1974) |
| Ghana |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Uruguay 1 – 1 Ghana (Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 2 June 2010) |
 Iran |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Uruguay 1 – 1 Iran (Hong Kong,  Hong Kong; 4 February 2003) |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Serbia and Montenegro 1 – 1 Uruguay (Belgrade,  Serbia; 27 May 2006) |
 Wales |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wales 0 – 0 Uruguay (Wrexham, Wales; 21 April 1986) |
 Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tunisia 0 – 0 Uruguay (Radès, Tunisia; 2 June 2006) |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Saudi Arabia 3 – 2 Uruguay (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 27 March 2002) |
 Algeria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | Algeria 1 – 0 Uruguay (Algiers, Algeria; 12 August 2009) |
 Guatemala |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | Guatemala 1 – 0 Uruguay (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 16 March 1988) |
 Georgia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | Georgia 2 – 0 Uruguay (Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 November 2006) |
| Total | 800 | 361 | 190 | 249 | 1258 | 983 | +275 |
Current team status
On 18 November 2009, Uruguay qualified successfully for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after a 2–1 win on aggregate against Costa Rica.[7] By Jun 28, 2010, it reached the quarterfinals and met Ghana. This game is notable for Suarez's last-minute handball, which resulted in him being sent off. Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent penalty and Uruguay won 4-2 on penalties. They defeated Ghana but lost in the Semi-Finals to the Netherlands on July 6th, 2010.
2010 FIFA World Cup
Qualification Standings
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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CONCACAF 4th place v CONMEBOL 5th place
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Costa Rica |
1–2 | Uruguay |
0–1 | 1–1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup
Group A
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| 11 June 2010 | ||
| South Africa |
1 – 1 | Mexico |
| Uruguay |
0 – 0 | France |
| 16 June 2010 | ||
| South Africa |
0 – 3 | Uruguay |
| 17 June 2010 | ||
| France |
0 – 2 | Mexico |
| 22 June 2010 | ||
| Mexico |
0 – 1 | Uruguay |
| France |
1 – 2 | South Africa |
Round of 16
| 26 June 2010 16:00 |
Uruguay |
2 – 1 | Korea Republic |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 30,597 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
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Suárez  8', 80' |
Report | Lee Chung-Yong 68' |
Quarter-finals
| 2 July 2010 20:30 |
Uruguay |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 84,017 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
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| Forlán 55' |
Report | Muntari 45+2' |
| Penalties | |||
| Forlán Victorino Scotti Pereira  Abreu |
4–2 | Gyan Appiah Mensah Adiyiah |
Semi-finals
| 6 July 2010 20:30 |
Uruguay |
2 – 3 | Netherlands |
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 62,479 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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| Forlán 41' M. Pereira 90+2' |
Report | van Bronckhorst 18' Sneijder 70'Robben 73' |
Third place play-off
| 10 July 2010 20:30 |
Uruguay |
2 – 3 | Germany |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 36,254 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
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| Cavani 28' Forlán 51' |
Report | Müller 19' Jansen 56'Khedira 82' |
Recent games
- Last game: Angola 0 – 2 Uruguay – Lisbon, Portugal – August 11, 2010 – F
- Next game: Chile – Uruguay – Santiago, Chile – November 17, 2010 – F
- see also: Uruguay national team 2008–09 results.
- see also: Uruguay national team 2009–10 results.
- see also: Uruguay national team 2010–11 results.
KEY: F = Friendly match; WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification; WC2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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| 2006 | ||||||
| 1 | May 21 | East Rutherford, United States |
Northern Ireland |
1–0 | Estoyanoff | Friendly |
| 2 | May 23 | Los Angeles, United States |
Romania |
2–0 | Vargas (2) | Friendly |
| 3 | May 27 | Belgrade, Serbia |
Serbia and Montenegro |
1–1 | Godin | Friendly |
| 4 | May 30 | Radès, Tunisia |
Libya |
2–1 | Vigneri, Abreu | 2006 LG Cup |
| 5 | June 2 | Radès, Tunisia |
Tunisia |
0–0 | 2006 LG Cup | |
| 6 | August 16 | El Cairo, Egypt |
Egypt |
2–0 | Godin, own goal | Friendly |
| 7 | September 28 | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
0–1 | Friendly | |
| 8 | October 18 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Venezuela |
4–0 | Godin, Sánchez, Abreu, Blanco | Friendly |
| 9 | November 15 | Tbilisi, Georgia |
Georgia |
0–2 | Friendly | |
| 2007 | ||||||
| 10 | February 6 | Cúcuta, Colombia |
Colombia |
3–1 | Abreu (2), Vargas | Friendly |
| 11 | March 24 | Seoul, Korea Republic |
Korea Republic |
2–0 | Bueno (2) | Friendly |
| 12 | June | Sydney, Australia |
Australia |
2–1 | Forlán, Recoba | Friendly |
| 13 | June 26 | Mérida, Venezuela |
Peru |
0–3 | Copa América 2007 | |
| 14 | June 30 | San Cristóbal, Venezuela |
Bolivia |
1–0 | Sánchez | Copa América 2007 |
| 15 | July 3 | Mérida, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
0–0 | Copa América 2007 | |
| 16 | July 7 | San Cristóbal, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
4–1 | Forlán (2), García, Rodríguez | Copa América 2007 |
| 17 | July 10 | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Brazil |
2–2 | Forlán, Abreu | Copa América 2007 |
| 18 | July 14 | Caracas, Venezuela |
Mexico |
1–3 | Abreu | Copa América 2007 |
| 19 | September 12 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
South Africa |
0–0 | Friendly | |
| 20 | October 13 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Bolivia |
5–0 | Suárez, Forlán, Abreu, Sánchez, Bueno | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21 | October 17 | Asunción, Paraguay |
Paraguay |
0–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 22 | November 17 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Chile |
2–2 | Suárez, Abreu | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23 | November 21 | São Paulo, Brazil |
Brazil |
1–2 | Abreu | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2008 | ||||||
| 24 | February 6 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Colombia |
2–2 | Cavani, Suárez | Friendly |
| 25 | May 25 | Bochum, Germany |
Turkey |
3–2 | Suárez (2), Rodríguez | Friendly |
| 26 | May 28 | Oslo, Norway |
Norway |
2–2 | Suárez, Eguren | Friendly |
| 27 | June 14 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Venezuela |
1–1 | Lugano | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 28 | June 18 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Peru |
6–0 | Forlán (3), Bueno (2), Abreu | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29 | August 20 | Sapporo, Japan |
Japan |
3–1 | Eguren, González, Abreu | Friendly |
| 30 | September 6 | Bogotá, Colombia |
Colombia |
1–0 | Eguren | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 31 | September 10 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Ecuador |
0–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 32 | October 11 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Argentina |
1–2 | Lugano | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 33 | October 14 | La Paz, Bolivia |
Bolivia |
2–2 | Bueno, Abreu | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 34 | November 19 | Saint-Denis, France |
France |
0–0 | Friendly | |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 35 | February 11 | Tripoli, Libya |
Libya |
3–2 | Eguren, Martínez, Á. Pereira | Friendly |
| 36 | March 28 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Paraguay |
2–0 | Forlán, Lugano | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 37 | April 1 | Santiago Chile |
Chile |
0–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 38 | June 6 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Brazil |
0–4 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 39 | June 9 | Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
2–2 | Suárez, Forlán | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 40 | August 12 | Algiers, Algeria |
Algeria |
0–1 | Friendly | |
| 41 | September 5 | Lima, Peru |
Peru |
0–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 42 | September 9 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Colombia |
3–1 | Suárez, Scotti, Eguren | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 43 | October 10 | Quito, Ecuador |
Ecuador |
2–1 | Suárez, Forlán | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 44 | October 14 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Argentina |
0–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 45 | November 14 | San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
1–0 | Lugano | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 46 | November 18 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Costa Rica |
1–1 | Abreu | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 47 | March 3 | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Switzerland |
3–1 | Forlán, Suárez, Cavani | Friendly |
| 48 | May 26 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Israel |
4–1 | Forlán, Á. Pereira, Abreu (2) | Friendly |
| 49 | June 11 | Cape Town, South Africa |
France |
0–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | |
| 50 | June 16 | Pretoria, South Africa |
South Africa |
3–0 | Forlán (2), Á. Pereira | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 51 | June 22 | Rustenburg, South Africa |
Mexico |
1–0 | Suárez | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 52 | June 26 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Korea Republic |
2–1 | Suárez (2) | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 53 | July 2 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Ghana |
1–1 | Forlán | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 54 | July 6 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Netherlands |
2–3 | Forlán, M. Pereira | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 55 | July 10 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Germany |
2–3 | Cavani, Forlán | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 56 | August 11 | Lisbon, Portugal |
Angola |
2–0 | Cavani, Hernández | Friendly |
| 57 | November 17 | Santiago, Chile |
Chile |
Friendly | ||
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Angola on August 11, 2010[8].
Caps and goals as of August 11, 2010.
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Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past 12 months.
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Records
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World Cup winning captains
| Year | Name | Caps | Goals |
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| 1930 | José Nasazzi | 51 | 0 |
| 1950 | Obdulio Varela | 45 | 9 |
Coaches
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Trivia
- Uruguay and Argentina hold the record for the most international matches played between two countries.[9] The two teams have faced each other 161 times since 1901. The first match against Argentina was the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom and Ireland.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Uruguay population data from World Bank, World Development Indicators". google.com. http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:URY&dl=en&hl=en&q=population+of+uruguay. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ At the time of their respective first World Cup wins, Uruguay's population (1930) was about 2 million, Argentina's (1978) was about 28 million.
- ↑ "Football's debt to Uruguay". BBC Sport. 2002-04-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/uruguay/newsid_1907000/1907148.stm. Retrieved 15 October 2006.
- ↑ "Football, football, football". UruguayNow. http://www.uruguaynow.com/uruguayan_football.php. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ↑ FIFA World Cup Origin, FIFA Media Release. Retrieved on 16 October 2006.
- ↑ "Head-to-Head Search". FIFA. 2010-07-27.
- ↑ "First winners hold on". ESPN. 2009-11-18. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=284579&cc=5739. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ↑ "Uruguay sets 20 players for Angola friendly". tenfieldigital.com.uy. Tenfield. August 6, 2010. http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/TenfielDigital/servlet/hntdide?0,0,5%2F,1,66895,1,0,0. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ↑ Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1901–2001. RSSSF.
- ↑ Although Canada and the United States played two internationals in 1885 and 1889, neither match is considered official; Canada did not play an official international until 1904 and the USA did not play one until 1916.
External links
- RSSSF archive of results 1902–
- The Official Uruguay football association website
- Stats and Analytics of Uruguay's National Team at Footbalistic
- Uruguayan Players in the world
| Preceded by Inaugural Champions |
Champions of the World 1930 (1st title) |
Succeeded by 1934 Italy |
| Preceded by 1938 Italy |
Champions of the World 1950 (2nd title) |
Succeeded by 1954 West Germany |
| Preceded by 1920 Belgium |
Olympic Football 1924 (1st title) 1928 (2nd title) |
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| Preceded by Inaugural Champions |
Champions of South America 1916 (1st title) 1917 (2nd title) |
Succeeded by 1919 Brazil |
| Preceded by 1919 Brazil |
Champions of South America 1920 (3rd title) |
Succeeded by 1921 Argentina |
| Preceded by 1922 Brazil |
Champions of South America 1923 (4th title) 1924 (5th title) |
Succeeded by 1925 Argentina |
| Preceded by 1925 Argentina |
Champions of South America 1926 (6th title) |
Succeeded by 1927 Argentina |
| Preceded by 1929 Argentina |
Champions of South America 1935 (7th title) |
Succeeded by 1937 Argentina |
| Preceded by 1941 Argentina |
Champions of South America 1942 (8th title) |
Succeeded by 1945 Argentina |
| Preceded by 1955 Argentina |
Champions of South America 1956 (9th title) |
Succeeded by 1957 Argentina |
| Preceded by 1959 Argentina |
Champions of South America 1959 (10th title) |
Succeeded by 1963 Bolivia |
| Preceded by 1963 Bolivia |
Champions of South America 1967 (11th title) |
Succeeded by 1975 Peru |
| Preceded by 1979 Paraguay |
Champions of South America 1983 (12th title) 1987 (13th title) |
Succeeded by 1989 Brazil |
| Preceded by 1993 Argentina |
Champions of South America 1995 (14th title) |
Succeeded by 1997 Brazil |
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