Uruguay national football team

 Uruguay

Nickname(s)	Los Charrúas La Celeste (The Sky Blue One)
Association	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Óscar Tabárez
Captain	Luis Suárez
Most caps	Diego Forlán (112)
Top scorer	Luis Suárez (45)[1]
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
FIFA code	URU
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	9 (5 May 2016)
Highest	2 (July 2011)
Lowest	76 (December 1998)
Elo ranking
Current	12 (June 2015)
Highest	1 (Various dates 1920–31)
Lowest	46 (March 1980)
First international
Uruguay 2–3 Argentina  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)[2]
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	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 Olympic medal record Men's football[3] 1924 Paris Team 1928 Amsterdam Team 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. History Uruguay before its second official match (vs. Argentina), in 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. 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,[4] 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.[5] The team that beat Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup to win Uruguay's second 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. 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.[6] 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.[7][8][9] 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).[7][8][10] 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.[11] The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[12] 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 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.[13] 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[14]) 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.[5] 1901 ^(a) 1901–1910 ^(b) 1901–10 ^(b) 1901–10 ^(b) 1901–10 ^(b)(c) 1901–10 ^(b) 1910–present [13] 1935-2010 (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 in the 1935 South American Championship final game vs. Argentina.[15] Current team status 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Uruguay 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — MD11 MD15 3–0 3–0 MD13 MD8 1–0 MD18 MD9 2  Ecuador 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 2–1 — MD18 MD9 MD14 MD7 2–2 MD16 2–0 MD12 3  Argentina 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11 MD7 0–2 — MD13 MD12 1–1 MD10 MD17 2–0 MD16 4  Chile 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10 MD12 MD17 1–2 — 1–1 2–0 MD15 MD10 MD8 MD14 5  Colombia 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs MD10 3–1 0–1 MD11 — MD16 MD17 2–0 MD13 MD7 6  Brazil 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 2–2 MD15 MD11 MD18 MD8 — MD14 3–0 MD9 3–1 7  Paraguay 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 MD16 MD13 0–0 MD7 MD9 2–2 — MD11 2–1 MD18 8  Peru 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 MD14 MD8 MD9 3–4 MD18 MD12 1–0 — MD15 2–2 9  Bolivia 6 1 0 5 7 13 −6 3 0–2 MD10 MD14 MD16 2–3 MD17 MD12 MD7 — 4–2 10  Venezuela 6 0 1 5 7 17 −10 1 MD17 1–3 MD8 1–4 MD15 MD10 0–1 MD13 MD11 — Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: FIFA Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers 2016 Copa América Centenario Group Stage Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uruguay  v  Mexico 5 June 2016 16:00 (UTC−3) Uruguay  v  Mexico University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale Venezuela  v  Uruguay 9 June 2016 20:30 (UTC−3) Venezuela  v  Uruguay Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Uruguay  v  Jamaica 13 June 2016 16:00 (UTC−3) Uruguay  v  Jamaica Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara Recent games Previous game:  Uruguay -  Peru (1-0),29 March 2016 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay - 2018 FIFA WCQ Next game:  Uruguay -  Trinidad and Tobago - 27 May 2016 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay - Friendly 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 35 players were selected for the Copa America Centenario preliminary squad. Caps and goals, correct on March 30, 2016 subsequent to the match against Peru. 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club GK Fernando Muslera June 16, 1986 79 0 Galatasaray GK Martín Silva March 25, 1983 7 0 Vasco da Gama GK Martín Campaña May 29, 1989 0 0 Independiente GK Rodrigo Muñoz January 22, 1982 0 0 Libertad GK Gastón Guruceaga March 15, 1995 0 0 Peñarol DF Maxi Pereira June 8, 1984 110 3 Porto DF Diego Godín February 16, 1986 97 7 Atlético Madrid DF Álvaro Pereira November 28, 1985 78 7 Getafe DF Jorge Fucile November 19, 1984 46 0 Nacional DF José María Giménez January 20, 1995 25 3 Atlético Madrid DF Mauricio Victorino October 11, 1982 23 0 Nacional DF Sebastián Coates October 7, 1990 22 0 Sporting DF Gastón Silva March 5, 1994 2 0 Torino DF Emiliano Velázquez April 30, 1994 1 0 Getafe DF Guillermo Varela March 24, 1993 0 0 Manchester United MF Cristian Rodríguez September 30, 1985 91 9 Independiente MF Egidio Arévalo Ríos January 1, 1982 77 0 Atlas MF Álvaro González October 29, 1984 62 3 Atlas MF Nicolás Lodeiro March 21, 1989 44 3 Boca Juniors MF Gastón Ramírez December 2, 1990 34 0 Middlesbrough MF Carlos Sánchez December 2, 1984 16 0 Monterrey MF Mathías Corujo May 8, 1986 12 0 Universidad de Chile MF Giorgian De Arrascaeta May 1, 1994 7 1 Cruzeiro MF Camilo Mayada January 8, 1991 4 0 River Plate MF Guzmán Pereira May 16, 1991 3 0 Universidad de Chile MF Nahitan Nández December 28, 1995 3 0 Peñarol MF Matías Vecino August 24, 1991 2 0 Fiorentina MF Brian Lozano February 23, 1994 2 0 América MF Diego Laxalt February 7, 1993 0 0 Genoa FW Luis Suárez January 24, 1987 84 45 Barcelona FW Edinson Cavani February 14, 1987 80 30 Paris Saint-Germain FW Cristhian Stuani December 10, 1986 27 5 Middlesbrough FW Abel Hernández August 8, 1990 25 10 Hull City FW Diego Rolán March 24, 1993 18 3 Bordeaux FW Michael Santos March 13, 1993 2 0 River Plate 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 DF Diego Polenta February 6, 1992 0 0 Nacional v.  Peru, March 29, 2016 DF Martín Cáceres April 7, 1987 69 3 Juventus v.  Chile, November 17, 2015 ^INJ DF Matías Aguirregaray April 1, 1989 6 0 Peñarol 2015 Copa América ^PRE MF Walter Gargano July 23, 1984 64 1 Monterrey 2015 Copa América ^PRE 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 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 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 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 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 Year Round Position GP Won Drawn* Lost GS GA 1916 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 06 01 1917 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 09 00 1919 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 1 0 07 04 1920 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 09 02 1921 Third Place 3rd 3 1 0 2 03 04 1922 Third Place 3rd 4 2 1 1 03 01 1923 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 06 01 1924 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 08 01 1925 Withdrew 1926 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 17 02 1927 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 15 03 1929 Third Place 3rd 3 1 0 2 04 06 1935 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 06 01 1937 Third Place 3rd 5 2 0 3 11 14 1939 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 13 05 1941 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 10 01 1942 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 21 02 1945 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 0 3 14 06 1946 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 11 09 1947 Third Place 3rd 7 5 0 2 21 08 1949 Sixth Place 6th 7 2 1 4 14 20 1953 Third Place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 06 1955 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 1 2 12 12 1956 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 09 03 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 01 1963 Withdrew 1967 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 02 Total 11 Titles 27/29 119 75 11 33 300 141 Copa América      Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place   Copa América 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 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[16] 1948 to 1972 Did not Qualify 1976 Withdrew[17] 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 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 Cup: Champions (2): 1930, 1950 Fourth Place (3): 1954, 1970, 2010 FIFA Confederations Cup: Fourth Place (2): 1997, 2013 South American Championship / Copa América: Champions (15): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942,[lower-alpha 1] 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 Runners-up (6): 1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989, 1999 Third Place (8): 1921, 1922, 1929, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1957, 2004 Fourth Place (3): 1989, 2001, 2007 Summer Olympics: Gold medal (2): 1924, 1928 Mundialito (1): 1980 Minor tournaments Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1905 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 1906 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 1906 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1907 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1907 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1908 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 2 2 1908 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1908 Copa Premier Honor Argentino Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1909 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1909 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 2 2 1909 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 3 1910 Copa Centenario de la Revolución de Mayo Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 4 1910 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1 1910 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 7 3 1911 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 0 1911 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 2 3 1911 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 1911 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 4 1 1912 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 0 1912 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 0 1912 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 3 3 1912 Copa Montevideo Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 3 1913 Copa Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña Runners-up 2nd 2 0 1 1 2 3 1913 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 4 1913 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1913 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1915 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 2 3 1915 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1915 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 0 1916 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1916 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 3 1916 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1 1916 Copa Círculo de la Empresa Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 5 8 1917 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1 1917 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1918 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 4 2 1918 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners-up 2nd 2 0 1 1 1 2 1918 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 1 1 1918 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 1919 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 4 1 1919 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1 1919 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1 1919 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 6 1919 Copa Círculo de Prensa Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 4 2 1920 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 0 1920 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 1 1920 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1 1922 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1922 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1922 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 2 2 1923 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 1923 Copa Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 2 2 1923 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Runners-up 2nd 2 0 1 1 2 4 1924 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 4 1924 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 0 1925 Copa Bossio Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 3 1 1927 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1 1927 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1928 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1 1928 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 2 2 1929 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1 1929 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 1930 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 1 1 1931 Taça Rio Branco Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 1932 Taça Rio Branco Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1935 Copa Héctor Gómez Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 1 1 1935 Copa Juan Mignaburu Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 3 Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1936 Copa Juan Mignaburu Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1 1936 Copa Héctor Gómez Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1 1937 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 3 1937 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 5 1938 Copa Juan Mignaburu Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 1 1938 Copa Héctor Gómez Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 2 3 1940 Taça Rio Branco Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 4 1940 Copa Héctor Gómez Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 0 1940 Copa Juan Mignaburu Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 5 1942 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 4 1942 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 1 1 1943 Copa Juan Mignaburu Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 3 3 1943 Copa Héctor Gómez Runners-up 2nd 1 1 0 0 0 1 1945 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 2 2 1945 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 2 6 1946 Taça Rio Branco Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 4 1947 Taça Rio Branco Runners-up 2nd 2 0 1 1 2 3 1948 Taça Rio Branco Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3 1950 Copa Trompowski Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 2 3 1950 Taça Rio Branco Runners-up 2nd 3 1 0 2 6 7 1956 Taça do Atlântico Third-Place 3rd 2 0 0 2 1 4 1957 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 0 0 1957 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 1 1 1960 Taça do Atlântico Third-Place 3rd 3 2 0 1 3 5 1957 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 3 1963 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 3 2 1965 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 2 1 0 1 5 2 1965 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 1 1 1966 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3 1967 Taça Rio Branco Champions 1st 3 0 3 0 3 3 1968 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 Taça Rio Branco Runners-up 2nd 2 0 0 2 0 6 1968 Copa Newton Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1 1971 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 5 1972 Brazilian Independence Cup Final Round 8th 3 0 1 2 1 3 1973 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 1 1 1973 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 1 1 1975 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 2 1 0 1 1 1 1975 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 1 1975 Copa Newton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 2 3 1976 Copa Lipton† Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 4 1976 Taça Rio Branco† Runners-up 2nd 2 0 0 2 2 4 1976 Copa Newton† Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 3 1976 Taça do Atlântico Fourth-Place 4th 6 0 1 5 5 14 1977 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 3 2 1976–77 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 3 0 1979 Copa Juan Pinto Duran Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2 1980-81 Mundialito Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 6 1 1981 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1 1982 Nehru Cup Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 7 3 1983 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 3 0 1984 Copa William Poole Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1985 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 1 1985 Kirin Cup Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 18 10 1985 Artemio Franchi Trophy Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 1986 Miami Cup Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 4 2 1988 Copa Jiménez de Quesada Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1988 Copa Boquerón Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 4 1988 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 4 2 1988 Copa MUFP Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 0 1990 Marlboro Cup Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 0 1992 Copa Lipton Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 0 0 1994 Copa Parra del Riego Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 1995 Copa El Inca Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 1 0 2002 Phillips Cup Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 0 2002 Tiger Beer Challenge Trophy Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 2 1 2003 Carlsberg Cup Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 4 1 2003 LG Cup Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 9 2 2006 LG Cup Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1 2008 Kirin Challenge Cup Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 1 2011 Copa Confraternidad Antel Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 3 1 2011 Copa 100 Años del Banco de Seguros del Estado Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 0 Total - 69 Titles 197 78 52 67 276 256 †played consecutively with Taça do Atlantica in 1976 FIFA World Cup matches World Cup matches (By team) Total: 51 games played – 20 Wins – 12 Draws – 19 Losses – 80 Goals for – 71 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  Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 2 2  Colombia 2 1 0 1 2 3  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  Italy 3 1 1 1 1 2  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  South Korea 2 2 0 0 3 1  Bolivia 1 1 0 0 8 0  Germany 1 0 0 1 2 3  Scotland 2 1 1 0 7 0  Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 8  Ghana 1 0 1 0 1 1  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 Official matches Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams[18] Updated as March 29, 2016 Team GP W D L GF GA GD Best Result  Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1  Algeria 1 – 0 Uruguay  (Algiers, Algeria; 12 August 2009)  Angola 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2  Angola 0 – 2 Uruguay  (Lisbon, Portugal; 11 August 2010)  Argentina 170 50 41 79 201 275 −74  Uruguay 5 – 0 Argentina  (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959)  Australia 9 4 1 4 8 6 +2  Uruguay 3 – 0 Australia  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 25 November 2001)  Austria 3 1 1 1 4 4 0  Austria 0 – 2 Uruguay  (Vienna, Austria; 14 May 1964)  Belgium 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4  Belgium 3 – 1 Uruguay  (Verona, Italy; 17 June 1990)  Bolivia 41 27 7 7 100 28 +72  Uruguay 9 – 0 Bolivia  (Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – 2 Uruguay  (Cochin, India; 18 January 2001)  Brazil 74 20 20 34 96 131 −35  Uruguay 6 – 0 Brazil  (Valparaíso, Chile; 18 September 1920)  Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Bulgaria 1 – 1 Uruguay  (Hanover, Germany; 19 June 1974)  Canada 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2  Canada 1 – 3 Uruguay  (Miami, United States; 2 February 1986)  Chile 77 42 18 17 136 78 +58  Uruguay 6 – 0 Chile  (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 6 December 1947)  China PR 5 3 2 0 9 1 +8  China PR 0 – 4 Uruguay  (Wuhan, China; 12 October 2010)  Colombia 40 19 9 12 57 45 +12  Uruguay 7 – 0 Colombia  (Santiago, Chile; 28 January 1945)  Costa Rica 11 6 3 2 19 15 +4  Uruguay 2 – 0 Costa Rica  (Miami, United States; 4 February 1990)  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3  Uruguay 2 – 0 Czechoslovakia  (Bern, Switzerland; 16 June 1954)  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 2 2 0  Czech Republic 1 – 2 Uruguay  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 15 December 1997)  Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6  Uruguay 1 – 2 Denmark  (Ulsan, Korea Republic; 1 June 2002)  East Germany 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3  Uruguay 3 – 0 East Germany  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 29 January 1985)  Ecuador 44 28 10 6 105 39 +66  Uruguay 7 – 0 Ecuador  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 January 1942)  Egypt 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2  Egypt 0 – 2 Uruguay  (Cairo, Egypt; 16 August 2006)  England 11 5 3 3 15 11 +4  Uruguay 4 – 2 England  (Basel, Switzerland; 26 June 1954)  Estonia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1  Uruguay 3 – 0 Estonia  (Rivera, Uruguay; 23 June 2011)  France 8 3 4 1 8 4 +4  France 1 – 5 Uruguay  (Colombes, France; 1 June 1924)  Finland 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7  Uruguay 6 – 0 Finland  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 8 December 1984)  Georgia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2  Georgia 2 – 0 Uruguay  (Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 November 2006)  Germany 5 1 0 4 8 15 −7  Germany 1 – 4 Uruguay  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3 June 1928)  Ghana 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Uruguay 1 – 1 Ghana  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 2 June 2010)  Guatemala 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4  Uruguay 5 – 1 Guatemala  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 6 June 2015)  Haiti 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1  Haiti 0 – 1 Uruguay  (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 23 March 1974)  Honduras 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1  Uruguay 2 – 2 Honduras  (Bogotá, Colombia; 29 July 2001)  Hungary 3 0 2 1 4 6 -2  Uruguay 2 – 0 Hungary  (Maldonado, Uruguay; 17 February 2000)  Iceland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1  Uruguay 2 – 1 Iceland  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 10 January 2001)  India 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2  India 1 – 3 Uruguay  (Kolkata, India; 25 February 1982)  Indonesia 2 2 0 0 10 3 +7  Indonesia 1 – 7 Uruguay  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 8 October 2010)  Iran 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Uruguay 1 – 1 Iran  (Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 4 February 2003)  Iraq 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3  Iraq 2 – 5 Uruguay  (Tehran, Iran; 15 August 2003)  Israel 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9  Uruguay 4 – 1 Israel  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 26 May 2010)  Italy 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2  Uruguay 2 – 0 Italy  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 3 January 1981)  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2  Jamaica 0 – 3 Uruguay  (Kingston, Jamaica; 28 March 1974)  Japan 6 4 1 1 18 11 +7  Japan 1 – 4 Uruguay  (Tokyo, Japan; 26 May 1985)  Jordan 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5  Jordan 0 – 5 Uruguay  (Amman, Jordan; 13 November 2011)  Libya 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2  Libya 2 – 3 Uruguay  (Tripoli, Libya; 11 February 2009)  Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1  Luxembourg 0 – 1 Uruguay  (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; 26 March 1980)  Malta 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6  Malta 0 – 6 Uruguay  (Osaka, Japan; 1 June 1985)  Mexico 19 5 7 7 23 26 −3  Mexico 1 – 3 Uruguay  (Santiago, Chile; 23 March 1952)  Morocco 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2  Morocco 0 – 1 Uruguay  (Casablanca, Morocco; 25 April 1964)  Netherlands 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2  Uruguay 2 – 0 Netherlands  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 30 May 1928) (Montevideo, Uruguay; 30 December 1980)  New Zealand 2 1 1 0 9 2 +7  Uruguay 7 – 0 New Zealand  (Paysandú, Uruguay; 25 June 1995)  Nigeria 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1  Nigeria 1 – 2 Uruguay  (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; 20 June 2013)  Norway 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1  Norway 0 – 1 Uruguay  (Oslo, Norway; 14 June 1972)  Northern Ireland 4 2 0 2 2 4 −2  Northern Ireland 0 – 1 Uruguay  (East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States; 21 May 2006)  Oman 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3  Oman 0 – 3 Uruguay  (Muscat, Oman; 13 October 2014)  Panama 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6  Uruguay 6 – 1 Panama  (Santiago, Chile; 6 April 1952)  Paraguay 72 29 18 25 108 93 +15  Uruguay 6 – 1 Paraguay  (Santiago, Chile; 1 November 1926)  Peru 63 36 13 14 106 56 +50  Uruguay 6 – 0 Peru  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 June 2008)  Poland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1  Poland 1 – 3 Uruguay  (Gdańsk, Poland; 14 November 2012)  Portugal 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3  Portugal 1 – 1 Uruguay  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2 July 1972)  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3  Uruguay 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 8 May 1974)  Romania 5 2 2 1 8 3 +5  Uruguay 4 – 0 Romania  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 21 July 1930)  Russia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Russia 1 – 1 Uruguay  (Moscow, Russia; 25 May 2012)  Saar 1 1 0 0 1 7 6  Saar 1 – 7 Uruguay  (Saarbrücken, Germany; 5 June 1954)  Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1  Saudi Arabia 3 – 2 Uruguay  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 27 March 2002)  Scotland 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6  Uruguay 7 – 0 Scotland  (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954)  Senegal 1 0 1 0 3 3 0  Senegal 3 – 3 Uruguay  (Suwon, Korea Republic; 11 June 2002)  Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Serbia and Montenegro 1 – 1 Uruguay  (Belgrade, Serbia; 27 May 2006)  Singapore 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1  Singapore 1 – 2 Uruguay  (Singapore City, Singapore; 21 May 2002)  Slovenia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4  Slovenia 0 – 2 Uruguay  (Koper, Slovenia; 28 February 2001)  South Africa 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4  South Africa 0 – 3 Uruguay  (Pretoria, South Africa; 16 June 2010)  South Korea 7 6 1 0 12 4 +8  South Korea 0 – 2 Uruguay (Seoul, South Korea; 24 March 2007)  Soviet Union 7 1 0 6 4 14 −10  Uruguay 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union  (Mexico DF, Mexico; 14 June 1970)  Spain 10 0 5 5 8 16 −8  Spain 0 – 0 Uruguay  (São Paulo, Brazil; 9 July 1950) (La Coruña, Spain; 18 January 1995)  Sweden 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3  Uruguay 3 – 2 Sweden  (São Paulo, Brazil; 13 July 1950)   Switzerland 4 3 1 0 13 4 +9  Uruguay 4 – 0 Switzerland   (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 December 1980)  Tahiti 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8  Tahiti 0 – 8 Uruguay  (Recife, Brazil; 23 June 2013)  Tunisia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  Tunisia 0 – 0 Uruguay  (Radès, Tunisia; 2 June 2006)  Turkey 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1  Turkey 2 – 3 Uruguay  (Bochum, Germany; 25 May 2008)  United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2  United Arab Emirates 0 – 2 Uruguay  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 13 December 1997)  Ukraine 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1  Ukraine 2 – 3 Uruguay  (Kharkiv, Ukraine; 2 September 2011)  United States 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1  Uruguay 3 – 0 United States  (Colombes, France; 29 May 1924)  Venezuela 28 17 7 4 57 21 +36  Uruguay 5 – 0 Venezuela  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 23 May 1975)  Wales 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  Wales 0 – 0 Uruguay  (Wrexham, Wales; 21 April 1986)  West Germany 6 0 2 4 4 14 −10  West Germany 3 – 3 Uruguay  (Stuttgart, Germany; 25 April 1990)  Yugoslavia 5 2 0 3 15 7 +8  Yugoslavia 0 – 7 Uruguay  (Colombes, France; 26 May 1924) Total (83) 855 377 208 270 1369 1058 +311 Records As of March 29, 2016. Most caps # Name Career Caps Goals 1 Diego Forlán 2002–2014 112 36 2 Maxi Pereira 2005– 110 3 3 Diego Godín 2005– 97 7 4 Diego Lugano 2003–2014 95 9 5 Cristian Rodríguez 2005– 91 9 6 Diego Pérez 2001–2014 89 2 7 Luis Suárez 2007– 84 45 8 Edinson Cavani 2008– 80 30 9 Fernando Muslera 2009– 79 0 10 Rodolfo Rodríguez 1976–1986 78 0 Alvaro Pereira 2008- 78 7 Top goalscorers # Player Career Goals Caps 1 Luis Suárez (list) 2007– 45 84 2 Diego Forlán 2002–2014 36 112 3 Héctor Scarone 1917–1930 31 52 4 Edinson Cavani 2008– 30 80 5 Ángel Romano 1913–1927 28 69 6 Óscar Míguez 1950–1958 27 39 7 Sebastián Abreu 1996–2012 26 70 8 Pedro Petrone 1923–1930 24 29 9 Carlos Aguilera 1982–1997 22 64 Fernando Morena 1971–1983 22 53 World Cup winning captains Year Name Caps Goals 1930 José Nasazzi 41 0 1950 Obdulio Varela 45 9 Most participations in the World Cups Name Participations World Cups Pedro Rocha 4 1962-1974 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz 3 1966-1974 Julio César Cortés 3 1962-1970 William Martínez 3 1950-1954, 1962 Víctor Espárrago 3 1966-1974 Luis Cubilla 3 1962,1970-1974 Diego Forlán 3 2002, 2010-2014 Most Goals Scored in the World Cups Name Goals World Cups Oscar Míguez 8 (5-3) 1950-1954 Diego Forlán 6 (1-5-0) 2002, 2010-2014 Pedro Cea 5 1930 Juan Schiaffino 5 (3-2) 1950-1954, Luis Suárez 5 (3-2) 2010-2014 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 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz 13 (4-6-3) 1966-1974 Egidio Arévalo Ríos 11 (7-4) 2010-2014 Fernando Muslera 11 (7-4) 2010-2014 Julio César Cortés 11 (1-4-6) 1962-1966-1970 Edinson Cavani 10 (6-4) 2010-2014 Diego Forlán 10 (1-7-2) 2002, 2010-2014 Maximiliano Pereira 10 (7-3) 2010-2014 Pedro Rocha 10 (2-4-1-3) 1962-1974 Luis Ubina 10 (4-6) 1966-1970 Previous squads FIFA World Cup 1930 FIFA World Cup squad 1950 FIFA World Cup squad 1954 FIFA World Cup squad 1962 FIFA World Cup squad 1966 FIFA World Cup squad 1970 FIFA World Cup squad 1974 FIFA World Cup squad 1986 FIFA World Cup squad 1990 FIFA World Cup squad 2002 FIFA World Cup squad 2010 FIFA World Cup squad 2014 FIFA World Cup squad Copa América 1987 Copa América squad 1989 Copa América squad 1991 Copa América squad 1993 Copa América squad 1995 Copa América squad 1997 Copa América squad 1999 Copa América squad 2001 Copa América squad 2004 Copa América squad 2007 Copa América squad 2011 Copa América squad 2015 Copa América squad Coaches Competitive matches only Years Coach P W D L GF GA Win % Tournaments 1902–1914 Selection committee 30 10 7 13 45 46 33.33 1905 Copa Lipton – Champions 1906 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1906 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1907 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1907 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1908 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1908 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1908 Copa Premio Honor Argentino – Champions 1909 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1909 Copa Premio Honor Argentino – Runners-up 1909 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1910 Copa Centenario de la Revolución de Mayo – Runners-up 1910 Copa Lipton – Champions 1910 Copa Premio Honor Argentino – Champions 1911 Copa Lipton – Champions 1911 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1911 Copa Premio Honor Argentino – Runners-up 1911 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Champions 1912 Copa Lipton – Champions 1912 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Champions 1912 Copa Newton – Champions 1912 Copa Montevideo – Runners-up 1913 Copa Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña – Runners-up 1913 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1913 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Champions 1913 Copa Newton – Champions 1915–1916 Jorge Pacheco Alfredo Foglino 11 4 0 7 18 20 36.36 1915 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Runners-up 1915 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1915 Copa Newton – Champions 1916 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1916 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1916 South American Championship – Champions 1916 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Runners-up 1916 Copa Círculo de la Empresa – Runners-up 1917–1919 Ramón Platero 17 10 4 3 31 15 58.82 1917 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1917 Copa Newton – Champions 1917 South American Championship – Champions 1918 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Champions 1918 Copa Premio Honor Argentino – Runners-up 1918 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1918 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1919 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Champions 1919 Copa Lipton – Champions 1919 Copa Newton – Champions 1919 South American Championship – Runners-up 1919–1920 Severino Castillo 4 4 0 0 15 4 100.00 1919 Copa Premio Honor Argentino – Champions 1919 Copa Círculo de Prensa – Champions 1920 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Champions 1920 Copa Newton 1920–1922 Ernesto Figoli 9 5 1 3 14 7 55.56 1920 South American Championship – Champions 1921 South American Championship – Third Place 1922 Copa pitote – Champions 1922 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Champions 1922–1923 Pedro Olivieri 6 2 3 1 5 3 33.33 1922 South American Championship – Third Place 1922 Copa Newton – Champions 1923 Copa Lipton – Champions 1923–1924 Leonardo De Lucca 6 3 1 2 8 9 50.00 1923 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo – Runners-up 1923 South American Championship – Champions 1924 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1924 Ernesto Figoli (2nd time) 5 5 0 0 20 2 100.00 1924 Olympics – Champions 1924–1925 Ernesto Meliante 8 5 2 1 11 2 62.50 1924 South American Championship – Champions 1925 Copa Bossio – Champions 1926 Andrés Mazali Ernesto Figoli (3rd time) 4 4 0 0 17 2 100.00 1926 South American Championship – Champions 1927–1928 José Lago Millán Luis Grecco 6 3 0 3 16 5 50.00 1927 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1927 South American Championship – Runners-up 1927 Copa Lipton – Champions 1928 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1928 Primo Giannoti 5 4 1 0 12 5 80.00 1928 Olympics – Champions 1928–1932 Alberto Suppici 12 6 2 4 24 16 50.00 1928 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1929 Copa Newton – Champions 1929 Copa Lipton – Champions 1929 South American Championship – Third Place 1930 FIFA World Cup – Champions 1931 Taça Rio Branco – Runners-up 1932 Taça Rio Branco – Runners-up 1932–1935 Raúl Blanco 4 3 0 1 7 2 75.00 1935 Copa Héctor Gómez – Runners-up 1935 South American Championship – Champions 1935–1941 Alberto Suppici (2nd time) 24 11 1 12 47 46 45.83 1935 Copa Juan Mignaburu – Runners-up 1936 Copa Juan Mignaburu – Runners-up 1936 Copa Héctor Gómez – Champions 1937 South American Championship – Third Place 1937 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1937 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1938 Copa Juan Mignaburu – Runners-up 1938 Copa Héctor Gómez – Runners-up 1939 South American Championship – Runners-up 1940 Taça Rio Branca – Champions 1940 Copa Héctor Gómez – Champions 1940 Copa Juan Mignaburu – Runners-up 1941 South American Championship – Runners-up 1941–1942 Pedro Cea 1 0 0 1 1 4 0.00 1942 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1942–1945 José Nasazzi 16 10 3 3 41 15 62.50 1942 South American Championship – Champions 1942 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1943 Copa Juan Mignaburu – Champions 1943 Copa Héctor Gómez – Runners-up 1945 South American Championship – Fourth Place 1945 Copa Lipton – Runners-up 1945–1946 Aníbal Tejada 3 1 1 1 7 10 33.33 1945 Copa Newton – Runners-up 1946 Taça Rio Branco – Champions 1946 Guzmán Vila Gomensoro 5 2 0 3 11 9 40.00 1946 South American Championship – Fourth Place 1988–1990 Óscar Tabárez (1st time) 34 17 8 9 50 28 50.00 1989 Copa América – Runners-up 2006– Óscar Tabárez (2nd time) 102 48 29 25 176 111 47.52 2007 Copa América – Fourth Place 2010 FIFA World Cup – Fourth Place 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 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.[19] Rivalries Argentina 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. 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