Uruguay national football team
Nickname(s) | Los Charrúas La Celeste (The Sky Blue One) La Garra Charrúa |
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Association | Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF) | |||||||||||||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||||||||
Head coach | Óscar Tabárez | |||||||||||||
Captain | Diego Godín | |||||||||||||
Most caps | Diego Forlán (112) | |||||||||||||
Top scorer | Luis Suárez (43) | |||||||||||||
Home stadium | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | |||||||||||||
FIFA code | URU | |||||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||
Current | 11 1 (3 December 2015) | |||||||||||||
Highest | 1 (June 1930) | |||||||||||||
Lowest | 76 (December 1998) | |||||||||||||
First international | ||||||||||||||
Uruguay 2–3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)[1] |
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World Cup | ||||||||||||||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1930) | |||||||||||||
Best result | Champions, 1930 and 1950 | |||||||||||||
Copa America | ||||||||||||||
Appearances | 42 (First in 1916) | |||||||||||||
Best result | Champions, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995 and 2011 | |||||||||||||
Confederations Cup | ||||||||||||||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1997) | |||||||||||||
Best result | Fourth Place, 1997 and 2013 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Uruguayan 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 side is commonly referred to as La Celeste (The Sky Blue One) or Charrúas.
Uruguay are frequently South American champions, most recently having won the 2011 Copa América. Uruguay have won the Copa América a record 15 times. The team has twice won the FIFA World Cup, including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting hosts 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, 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 five nations with a currently smaller population than Uruguay's have ever participated in any World Cup: Northern Ireland (three times), Slovenia (twice), Wales, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Uruguay is also the smallest nation to win Olympic gold medals in any team sport.
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History
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,[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. 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 Olympics Games) until the creation of it own FIFA World Championship, the FIFA World Cup, in 1930.[4]
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.
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.[5]
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 Edison 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 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. Ghana nearly scored a winning goal but, to the outrage of the Ghanaians, Suárez purposely blocked the ball with his hand in the penalty area, earning him a red card. 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.
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.
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 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.[6][7][8] 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).[6][7][9] In the round of 16, Uruguay played Colombia but were beaten 2–0, eliminating them from 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 the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution, and had a capacity of 90,000 when first fully opened.[10] The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[11] 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
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 April 10, 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.[12]
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 (except for a 1962 FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia[13]) 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.[4]
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- (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 in the 1935 South American Championship final game vs. Argentina.[14]
Current team status
- 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings
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Group Stage
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Knockout Stage
Quarterfinals
- Recent games
- Previous game: Uruguay 3-0 Chile - 17 November 2015 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay - 2018 FIFA WCQ
- Next game: Brazil - Uruguay - 24 March 2016 Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil - 2018 FIFA WCQ
- see also: 2011–12 Uruguay national team results.
- see also: 2012–13 Uruguay national team results.
- see also: 2013–14 Uruguay national team results.
- see also: 2014–15 Uruguay national team results.
- see also: Results under head coach Óscar Tabárez
Players
Current squad
The following 24 players were called for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) against Ecuador on November 12 and Chile on November 17, 2015.
Caps and goals, correct on November 17, 2015 subsequent to the match against Chile.
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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 |
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GK | Rodrigo Muñoz | January 22, 1982 | 0 | 0 | Libertad | v. Colombia, October 13, 2015 |
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DF | José Giménez | January 20, 1995 | 21 | 3 | Atlético Madrid | v. Ecuador, November 12, 2015 INJ |
DF | Jorge Fucile | November 19, 1984 | 44 | 0 | Nacional | 2015 Copa América |
DF | Matías Aguirregaray | April 1, 1989 | 6 | 0 | Peñarol | 2015 Copa América PRE |
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MF | Cristian Rodríguez | September 30, 1985 | 89 | 9 | Independiente | v. Ecuador, November 12, 2015 |
MF | Guzmán Pereira | May 16, 1991 | 3 | 0 | Universidad de Chile | 2015 Copa América INJ |
MF | Walter Gargano | July 23, 1984 | 64 | 1 | Monterrey | 2015 Copa América PRE |
MF | Gastón Ramírez | December 2, 1990 | 34 | 0 | Southampton | v. Morocco, March 28, 2015 |
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FW | Jonathan Rodríguez | July 6, 1993 | 9 | 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | v. Ecuador, November 12, 2015 |
INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international football.
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | Won | Drawn* | Lost | GF | GA | Pld | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Pos |
1930 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | Qualified as Hosts | ||||||
1934 | Refuse to participate | Qualified as defending champions | |||||||||||||
1938 | |||||||||||||||
23x15px 1950 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | Qualified automatically*** | ||||||
1954 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
1958 | Did Not Qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2/3 | |||||||
1962 | Group Stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1/2 |
1966 | Quarter-Finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1/2 |
1970 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1/3 |
1974 | Group Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1/3 |
1978 | Did Not Qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2/3 | |||||||
1982 | Did Not Qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2/3 | |||||||
1986 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1/3 |
1990 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1/3 |
1994 | Did Not Qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3/5 | |||||||
1998 | Did Not Qualify | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7/9 | |||||||
2002 | Group Stage | 26th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 5/10 |
2006 | Did Not Qualify | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 5/10 | |||||||
2010 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2(1*) | 2 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 5/10 |
2014 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 5/9 |
2018 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2022 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 2 titles | 12/20 | 51 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 80 | 71 | 128 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 175 | 141 | 5/10 |
FIFA World Cup Interconfederations Qualification Games
FIFA World Cup Interconfederations Qualification Games Record | |||||||||
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Year | Against | Pld | Won | Drawn* | Lost | GF | GA | Dif | Result |
2002 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Q |
2006 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NQ |
2010 | Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Q |
2014 | Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Q |
Total | Various | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3/4 |
All Time Totals | Various | 136 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 186 | 144 | 42 | 9/15 |
- *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
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | Won | Drawn * | Lost | GF | GA | Squad |
1992 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
1997 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
1999 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
2001 | |||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2005 | |||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2013 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | Squad |
2017 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
2021 | To Be Determined | ||||||||
Total | Fourth Place | 2/11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | - |
South American Championship
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
South American Championship | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | Won | Drawn* | Lost | GS | GA |
1916 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
1917 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
23x15px 1919 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
1920 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
1921 | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
23x15px 1922 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1923 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
1924 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
1925 | Withdrew | |||||||
1926 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
1927 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
1929 | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
1935 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
1937 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
1939 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
1941 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
1942 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
1945 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
1946 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
1947 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 |
23x15px 1949 | Sixth Place | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
1953 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
1955 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
1956 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
1957 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 |
1959 | Sixth Place | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
1959 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
1963 | Withdrew | |||||||
1967 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Total | 11 Titles | 27/29 | 119 | 75 | 11 | 33 | 300 | 141 |
Copa América
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
Copa América | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1975 | Fourth Place | 4th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
1979 | Group Stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
1983 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
1987 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1989 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
1991 | Group Stage | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
1993 | Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
1995 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
1997 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
1999 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
2001 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
2004 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | |
2007 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
2011 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
2015 | Quarter-Finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
2016 | Qualified | ||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2023 | |||||||||
Total | 4 Titles | 15/15 | 74 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 95 | 72 |
Olympics record
Gold Silver Bronze
Olympics record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | Won | Drawn* | Lost | GS | GA | |
1908 | Did not participate | ||||||||
1912 | |||||||||
1920 | |||||||||
1924 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
1928 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |
1936 | Withdrew[15] | ||||||||
1948 to 1972 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
1976 | Withdrew[16] | ||||||||
1980 to 2008 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
2012 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2016 | To be determined | ||||||||
2020 | |||||||||
Total | 2 Gold Medal | 3/25 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 11 |
Pan American Games
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1951 to 1959 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1963 | Fourth Place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
1967 to 1971 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1975 | Preliminary Round | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1979 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1983 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1987 to 1995 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1999 | Preliminary Round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
2003 to 2007 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2011 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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 Championships: (2+2)[4]
- FIFA Confederations Cup:
- South American Championship / Copa América:
- Mundialito (1): 1980
Minor tournaments
†played consecutively with Taça do Atlantica in 1976 FIFA World Cup matches
Official matchesBelow is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams[17] Updated as September 8, 2015
RecordsAs of November 17, 2015.
World Cup winning captains
Most participations in the World Cups
Most Goals Scored in the World Cups
Most Games Played in the World Cups
Previous squadsCoachesCompetitive matches only
EmblemUruguay 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.[18] RivalriesArgentinaUruguay 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. BrazilUruguay has an old rivalry with their South American neighbors. Notes
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