Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international men's football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The national team is commonly referred to as La Celeste (The Sky Blue).
Regarded to be one of the greatest footballing nations of all time, Uruguay has won the Copa América 15 times being tied with Argentina for the most titles in the history of the tournament. Uruguay won their most recent title in 2011. Additionally, Uruguay are holders of four FIFA recognized World Championships. The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice, including when they hosted the first World Cup in 1930, defeating in the final Argentina, 4–2. Their second title came in 1950, upsetting in the final match host Brazil 2–1, which had the highest attendance for a football match ever. Uruguay has also won gold medals at the Olympic football tournament twice, in 1924 and 1928.
History
The golden era
Although the first match ever recorded by an Uruguayan side was played on 16 May 1901 against Argentina, this is not considered an official game due to the match not having been organized by Uruguay's Football Association but rather by Albion F.C. in its home field in Paso del Molino. The Uruguayan side had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional.[2] The match considered the first official game played by Uruguay was held in the same venue, on 20 July 1902 against Argentina.[3] Argentina defeated the Uruguayan side by 6–0 in front of 8,000 spectators.[4][5] Uruguay line-up was: Enrique Sardeson; Carlos Carve Urioste, Germán Arímalo; Miguel Nebel (c), Alberto Peixoto, Luis Carbone; Bolívar Céspedes, Gonzalo Rincón, Juan Sardeson, Ernesto Boutón Reyes, Carlos Céspedes.[7][8] 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,[9] and won every game, defeating Switzerland 3–0 in the gold medal match. In the 1928 Summer Olympics, Uruguay went to Amsterdam to defend their title, again winning the gold medal after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the replay of the final (the first match was a draw after extra time).
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 halftime 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.
1950–2009
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.[10]
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.
2010–present
In 2010, however, a new generation of footballers, led by Luis Suárez, Diego Forlán and Edinson Cavani, formed a team considered to be Uruguay's best in the last four decades, catching international attention after finishing fourth in the 2010 World Cup. Uruguay opened the tournament with a goalless draw against France, followed by defeats of South Africa (3–0) in and Mexico (1–0) respectively, finishing at the top of their group with seven points. In the second round, they played South Korea, defeating them 2–1 with star striker Luis Suárez scoring a brace and earning Uruguay a spot in the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970. Against Ghana, the match finished 1–1, forcing the game into extra-time. Both sides had their chances at extra time but Suárez blocked the ball with his hand in the penalty area, earning Suárez a red card and earning Uruguay universal scorn. Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent penalty, forcing the game to go into penalties where Uruguay would win 4–2, sending them into the last four. They played the Netherlands in the semi-finals but were beaten 3–2. For the third-place match, they played Germany, again losing 3–2. This placed Uruguay in fourth place for the tournament, their best result in 40 years. Diego Forlan was awarded the Player of The Tournament.
A year later, they won the Copa America for the first time in 16 years and broke the record for the most successful team in South America. Luis Suárez ended up as the Player of The Tournament. In the 2014 World Cup Uruguay was placed in Group D alongside Costa Rica, England, and Italy. They were upset by Costa Rica in the opening match, losing 3–1 despite taking the lead in the first half. They rebounded with a 2–1 victory over England, in which Suárez scored a brace right after coming back from an injury, and a 1–0 victory over Italy, placing them second in their group and earning a spot in the last 16. During the match against Italy, forward Luis Suárez bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on his left shoulder. Two days after the match, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned Suárez for nine international matches, the longest such ban in World Cup history, exceeding the eight-match ban handed to Italy's Mauro Tassotti for breaking the nose of Spain's Luis Enrique in 1994.[11][12][13] 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).[11][12][14] In the round of 16, Uruguay played Colombia but were beaten 2–0, eliminating them from the tournament.
At the 2015 and 2016 Copa América, Uruguay, missing banned striker Luis Suárez, were eliminated in the quarter-finals and group stages respectively. After a successful World Cup qualifying campaign, finishing second, Uruguay made it to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Uruguay won its group after three victories, and advanced to the quarter-finals after a 2–1 win over Portugal.[15][16] However, they were eliminated 2–0 in the quarter-finals by the eventual champions France.
At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Uruguay was drawn into Group H with Portugal, Ghana and South Korea. They started the tournament with a 0–0 draw against South Korea, before they fell to a 2–0 defeat to Portugal. Although despite a 0–2 victory against Ghana in their final group game, Uruguay was knocked out of the tournament in the group stages for the first time since 2002, on goals scored following South Korea’s shock 2–1 win against Portugal.[17]
Team image
Kits and crest
Between 1901 and 1910, Uruguay wore a variety of different shirts during its matches. The first shirt worn was the Albion F.C. one, in the unofficial debut of the national team v Argentina in 1901.[18] It was followed by a variety of shirts, including a solid green one and even a shirt with the colours of the flag of Artigas.
On 10 April 1910, now-defunct club River Plate defeated Argentine side Alumni 2–1, being the first time an Uruguayan team beat that legendary team. That day River Plate wore its alternate jersey, a light blue one due to the home jersey was similar to Alumni's.[19] 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.[20] The light blue (Celeste) jersey debuted in a Copa Lipton match v Argentina on 15 August 1910. Uruguay won 3–1.[21]
The red shirt that was used in some previous away strips was first used at the 1935 Copa América, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again (except for a 1962 FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia[22]) until 1991, when it was officially adopted as the away jersey.[23]
Uruguay displays four stars in its emblem. This is unique in world football as two of the stars represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are the only editions recognised by FIFA as senior World Championships.[24][25][26] In 2021, after a FIFA employee contacted PUMA about modifying the team's crest, FIFA reconfirmed and approved once again the use of all four stars on the shirt.[27]
Kit sponsorship
Kit supplier | Period |
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Adidas | 1974–1982 |
Le Coq Sportif | 1983–1986 |
Puma | 1987–1991 |
Ennerre | 1992–1998 |
Meta | 1999–2001 |
L-Sporto | 2002–2004 |
Uhlsport | 2004–2006 |
Puma | 2006–present |
Home 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.[30] The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[31]
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.
Brazil
Uruguay has an old rivalry with their South American neighbors. Their best known match was played at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil where Uruguay won 2–1 in front of almost 200,000 spectators at the Maracanã Stadium, thus winning the competition and earning their second World Cup title.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2022
1 February 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 4–1 | Venezuela | Montevideo, Uruguay |
20:00 UTC−3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Brazil) |
24 March 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 1–0 | Peru | Montevideo, Uruguay |
20:30 UTC−3 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
29 March 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Chile | 0–2 | Uruguay | Santiago, Chile |
20:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina) |
2 June 2022 Friendly | Mexico | 0–3 | Uruguay | Glendale, United States |
19:00 UTC−7 | Report | Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 57,735 Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica) |
5 June 2022 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Uruguay | Kansas City, United States |
17:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,569 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico) |
11 June 2022 Friendly | Uruguay | 5–0 | Panama | Montevideo, Uruguay |
17:00 UTC−3 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile) |
27 September 2022 Friendly | Canada | 0–2 | Uruguay | Bratislava, Slovakia |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Tehelné pole Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia) |
24 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup | Uruguay | 0–0 | South Korea | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
16:00 AST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 41,663 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
28 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup | Portugal | 2–0 | Uruguay | Lusail, Qatar |
22:00 AST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium Attendance: 88,668 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
2 December 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup | Ghana | 0–2 | Uruguay | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
18:00 AST (UTC+3) | Report |
| Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 43,443 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
2023
28 March 2023 Friendly | South Korea | v | Uruguay | Seoul, South Korea |
--:-- UTC+9 | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium |
Coaching staff
Current personnel
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Diego Alonso |
Assistant coaches | Darío Rodríguez Diego Raimondi |
Goalkeeping coach | Carlos Nicola |
Fitness coach | Óscar Ortega Guillermo Souto |
Physiologists | Bruno Mazziotti Guilherme Rodrigues |
Coaching history
- Juan López (1946–1955)
- Juan Carlos Corazzo (1955)
- Hugo Bagnulo (1955–1957)
- Juan López (1957–1959)
- Héctor Castro (1959)
- Juan Carlos Corazzo (1959–1961)
- Enrique Fernández (1961–1962)
- Juan Carlos Corazzo (1962–1964)
- Rafael Milans (1964–1965)
- Ondino Viera (1965–1967)
- Enrique Fernández (1967–1969)
- Juan Hohberg (1969–1970)
- Hugo Bagnulo (1970–1973)
- Roberto Porta (1974)
- Juan Alberto Schiaffino (1974–1975)
- José María Rodríguez (1975–1977)
- Juan Hohberg (1977)
- Raúl Bentancor (1977–1979)
- Roque Máspoli (1979–1982)
- Omar Borrás (1982–1987)
- Roberto Fleitas (1987–1988)
- Óscar Tabárez (1988–1990)
- Luis Cubilla (1990–1993)
- Ildo Maneiro (1993–1994)
- Héctor Núñez (1994–1996)
- Juan Ahuntchaín (1996–1997)
- Roque Máspoli (1997–1998)
- Víctor Púa (1998–2000)
- Daniel Passarella (2000–2001)
- Víctor Púa (2001–2003)
- Gustavo Ferrín (2003)
- Juan Ramón Carrasco (2003–2004)
- Jorge Fossati (2004–2006)
- Gustavo Ferrín (2006)
- Óscar Tabárez (2006–2021)[32]
- Diego Alonso (2021–present)
Players
Current squad
The following 26 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[33]
Caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2022, after the match against Ghana.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Fernando Muslera | 16 June 1986 | 133 | 0 | Galatasaray |
12 | GK | Sebastián Sosa | 19 August 1986 | 1 | 0 | UNAM |
23 | GK | Sergio Rochet | 23 March 1993 | 11 | 0 | Nacional |
2 | DF | José Giménez | 20 January 1995 | 81 | 8 | Atlético Madrid |
3 | DF | Diego Godín (captain) | 16 February 1986 | 161 | 8 | Vélez Sarsfield |
4 | DF | Ronald Araújo | 7 March 1999 | 12 | 0 | Barcelona |
13 | DF | Guillermo Varela | 24 March 1993 | 12 | 0 | Flamengo |
16 | DF | Mathías Olivera | 31 October 1997 | 11 | 0 | Napoli |
17 | DF | Matías Viña | 9 November 1997 | 28 | 0 | Bournemouth |
19 | DF | Sebastián Coates | 7 October 1990 | 49 | 1 | Sporting CP |
22 | DF | Martín Cáceres | 7 April 1987 | 116 | 4 | LA Galaxy |
26 | DF | José Luis Rodríguez | 14 March 1997 | 0 | 0 | Vasco da Gama |
5 | MF | Matías Vecino | 24 August 1991 | 65 | 4 | Lazio |
6 | MF | Rodrigo Bentancur | 25 June 1997 | 54 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
7 | MF | Nicolás de la Cruz | 1 June 1997 | 19 | 2 | River Plate |
10 | MF | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | 1 June 1994 | 42 | 10 | Flamengo |
14 | MF | Lucas Torreira | 11 February 1996 | 40 | 0 | Galatasaray |
15 | MF | Federico Valverde | 22 July 1998 | 47 | 4 | Real Madrid |
25 | MF | Manuel Ugarte | 11 April 2001 | 6 | 0 | Sporting CP |
8 | FW | Facundo Pellistri | 20 December 2001 | 10 | 0 | Manchester United |
9 | FW | Luis Suárez | 24 January 1987 | 137 | 68 | Grêmio |
11 | FW | Darwin Núñez | 24 June 1999 | 16 | 3 | Liverpool |
18 | FW | Maxi Gómez | 14 August 1996 | 29 | 4 | Trabzonspor |
20 | FW | Facundo Torres | 13 April 2000 | 10 | 0 | Orlando City |
21 | FW | Edinson Cavani | 14 February 1987 | 136 | 58 | Valencia |
24 | FW | Agustín Canobbio | 1 October 1998 | 4 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Guillermo de Amores | 19 October 1994 | 0 | 0 | Sporting Gijón | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
GK | Santiago Mele | 6 September 1997 | 0 | 0 | Unión Santa Fe | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
GK | Gastón Olveira | 21 April 1993 | 0 | 0 | Olimpia | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
GK | Martín Campaña | 29 May 1989 | 9 | 0 | Al-Batin | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
GK | Nicolás Vikonis | 6 April 1984 | 0 | 0 | Mazatlán | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
DF | Giovanni González | 20 September 1994 | 16 | 0 | Mallorca | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Joaquín Piquerez | 24 August 1998 | 7 | 0 | Palmeiras | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Damián Suárez | 27 April 1988 | 7 | 0 | Getafe | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Sebastián Cáceres | 18 August 1999 | 2 | 0 | América | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Bruno Méndez | 10 September 1999 | 2 | 0 | Corinthians | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Agustín Rogel | 17 October 1997 | 1 | 0 | Hertha BSC | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Gastón Álvarez | 24 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | Getafe | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Santiago Bueno | 9 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | Girona | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Leandro Cabrera | 17 June 1991 | 0 | 0 | Espanyol | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Alfonso Espino | 5 January 1992 | 0 | 0 | Cádiz | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Lucas Olaza | 21 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | Real Valladolid | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Federico Pereira | 24 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Emanuel Gularte | 30 September 1997 | 0 | 0 | Puebla | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
MF | Mauro Arambarri | 30 September 1995 | 12 | 0 | Getafe | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Fernando Gorriarán | 27 November 1994 | 7 | 0 | UANL | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | César Araújo | 2 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | Orlando City | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Maximiliano Araújo | 15 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | Puebla | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Felipe Carballo | 4 October 1996 | 0 | 0 | Grêmio | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Fabricio Díaz | 3 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Rodrigo Zalazar | 12 August 1999 | 0 | 0 | Schalke 04 | v. Canada, 27 September 2022 PRE |
MF | Gastón Pereiro | 11 June 1995 | 13 | 5 | Nacional | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
MF | Santiago Rodríguez | 8 January 2000 | 0 | 0 | Montevideo City Torque | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
MF | Juan Manuel Sanabria | 29 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | Atlético San Luis | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
FW | Jonathan Rodríguez | 6 July 1993 | 29 | 3 | América | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Agustín Álvarez Martínez | 19 May 2001 | 4 | 1 | Sassuolo | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Diego Rossi | 5 March 1998 | 4 | 1 | Fenerbahçe | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | David Terans | 11 June 1994 | 2 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Brian Ocampo | 25 June 1999 | 1 | 0 | Cádiz | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Martín Satriano | 20 February 2001 | 1 | 0 | Empoli | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Thiago Borbas | 7 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | Red Bull Bragantino | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Nicolás López | 1 October 1993 | 0 | 0 | UANL | 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Federico Martínez | 28 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | Nacional | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
PRE Preliminary squad |
Player records
- As of 2 December 2022, after the match against Ghana[34]
- Players in bold are still active with Uruguay.
Most capped players
| Top goalscorers
|
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
1934 | Refused to participate | Qualified as defending champions | |||||||||||||||
1938 | Refused to participate | ||||||||||||||||
1950 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | Squad | Qualified automatically | |||||||
1954 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | |||||||
1958 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
1962 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
1966 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
1970 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
1974 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
1978 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
1982 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
1986 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
1990 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
1994 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
1998 | 7th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||
2002 | Group stage | 26th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 5th | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 14 | |
2006 | Did not qualify | 5th | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 29 | |||||||||
2010 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | Squad | 5th | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 21 | |
2014 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 5th | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | |
2018 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad | 2nd | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | |
2022 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 3rd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 14/22 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 89 | 76 | — | — | 172 | 77 | 46 | 49 | 240 | 186 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Copa América
South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1916 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad |
1917 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Squad |
1919 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad |
1920 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | Squad |
1921 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
1922 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Squad |
1923 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad |
1924 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | Squad |
1925 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1926 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | Squad |
1927 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad |
1929 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
1935 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad |
1937 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | Squad |
1939 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squad |
1941 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Squad |
1942 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | Squad |
1945 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | Squad |
1946 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | Squad |
1947 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | Squad |
1949 | Sixth place | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | Squad |
1953 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
1955 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | Squad |
1956 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
1957 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | Squad |
1959 | Sixth place | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | Squad |
1959 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | Squad |
1963 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1967 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | Squad |
1975 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
1979 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
1983 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
1987 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad |
1989 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | Squad |
1991 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
1993 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
1995 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
1997 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
1999 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad |
2001 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
2004 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Squad |
2007 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
2011 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
2015 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
2016 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad |
2019 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
2021 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Squad | |
2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 15 Titles | 45/47 | 206 | 112 | 38 | 56 | 410 | 222 | — |
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | 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 | |||||||||
Total | Fourth place | 2/10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | — |
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1985 | Runners-up | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2022 | |||||||||
Total | Runners-up | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Olympic Games
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1900 | Did not participate | ||||||||
1904 | |||||||||
1908 | |||||||||
1912 | |||||||||
1920 | |||||||||
1924 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | Squad |
1928 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | Squad |
1936 | Withdrew[35] | ||||||||
1948 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1952 | |||||||||
1956 | |||||||||
1960 | |||||||||
1964 | |||||||||
1968 | |||||||||
1972 | |||||||||
1976 | Withdrew[36] | ||||||||
1980 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1984 | |||||||||
1988 | |||||||||
Since 1992 | See Uruguay national under-23 football team | ||||||||
Total | 2 Gold medals | 3/19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | — |
Pan American Games
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1951 | Did not participate | |||||||
1955 | ||||||||
1959 | ||||||||
1963 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
1967 | Did not participate | |||||||
1971 | ||||||||
1975 | Preliminary round | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1979 | Did not enter | |||||||
1983 | Gold medal | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1987 | Did not participate | |||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1995 | ||||||||
Since 1999 | See Uruguay national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 1 Gold medal | 3/12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
Head-to-head record
Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams.[37] Updated as of 2 December 2022.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Best result |
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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 | 202 | 59 | 49 | 94 | 234 | 325 | −91 | 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 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 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 110 | 35 | +75 | 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 | 78 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 98 | 142 | −44 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Brazil (Valparaíso, Chile; 18 September 1920) |
Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bulgaria 1 – 1 Uruguay (Hanover, West Germany; 19 June 1974) |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | Uruguay 4 – 0 Cameroon (Tehran, Iran; 13 August 2003) |
Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | Canada 1 – 3 Uruguay (Miami, United States; 2 February 1986) |
Chile | 85 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 147 | 86 | +61 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Chile (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 6 December 1947) |
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Uruguay women s national football team The Uruguay national football team Spanish Seleccion de futbol de Uruguay represents Uruguay in international men s football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association the governing body for football in Uruguay The national team is commonly referred to as La Celeste The Sky Blue UruguayNickname s La Celeste The Sky Blue Los Charruas The Charruas AssociationUruguayan Football AssociationConfederationCONMEBOL South America Head coachDiego AlonsoCaptainDiego GodinMost capsDiego Godin 161 Top scorerLuis Suarez 68 Home stadiumEstadio CentenarioFIFA codeURUFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent16 2 22 December 2022 1 Highest2 June 2012 Lowest76 December 1998 First international Uruguay 0 6 Argentina Montevideo Uruguay 20 July 1902 note 1 Biggest win Uruguay 9 0 Bolivia Lima Peru 6 November 1927 Biggest defeat Uruguay 0 6 Argentina Montevideo Uruguay 20 July 1902 World CupAppearances14 first in 1930 Best resultChampions 1930 1950 Copa AmericaAppearances45 first in 1916 Best resultChampions 1916 1917 1920 1923 1924 1926 1935 1942 1956 1959 1967 1983 1987 1995 2011 CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of ChampionsAppearances1 first in 1985 Best resultRunners up 1985 FIFA Confederations CupAppearances2 first in 1997 Best resultFourth place 1997 2013 Medal record FIFA World Cup1930 Uruguay Team1950 Brazil TeamCopa America1916 Argentina Team1917 Uruguay Team1920 Chile Team1923 Uruguay Team1924 Uruguay Team1926 Chile Team1935 Peru Team1942 Uruguay Team1956 Uruguay Team1959 Ecuador Team1967 Uruguay Team1983 South America Team1987 Argentina Team1995 Uruguay Team2011 Argentina Team1919 Brazil Team1927 Peru Team1939 Peru Team1941 Chile Team1989 Brazil Team1999 Paraguay Team1921 Argentina Team1922 Brazil Team1929 Argentina Team1937 Argentina Team1947 Colombia Team1953 Peru Team1957 Peru Team2004 Peru TeamOlympic Games note 2 1924 Paris Team1928 Amsterdam TeamRegarded to be one of the greatest footballing nations of all time Uruguay has won the Copa America 15 times being tied with Argentina for the most titles in the history of the tournament Uruguay won their most recent title in 2011 Additionally Uruguay are holders of four FIFA recognized World Championships The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice including when they hosted the first World Cup in 1930 defeating in the final Argentina 4 2 Their second title came in 1950 upsetting in the final match host Brazil 2 1 which had the highest attendance for a football match ever Uruguay has also won gold medals at the Olympic football tournament twice in 1924 and 1928 Contents 1 History 1 1 The golden era 1 2 1950 2009 1 3 2010 present 2 Team image 2 1 Kits and crest 2 1 1 Kit sponsorship 2 2 Home stadium 2 3 Rivalries 2 3 1 Argentina 2 3 2 Brazil 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2022 3 2 2023 4 Coaching staff 4 1 Current personnel 4 2 Coaching history 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Player records 6 1 Most capped players 6 2 Top goalscorers 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup 7 2 Copa America 7 3 FIFA Confederations Cup 7 4 CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of Champions 7 5 Olympic Games 7 6 Pan American Games 8 Head to head record 9 Honours 9 1 Senior Team 9 1 1 Titles 9 1 2 Awards 9 1 3 South American Tournaments 9 1 4 Friendlies 9 2 Pan American Team 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksHistory EditThe golden era Edit Uruguay before its first official match v Argentina 20 July 1902 The team that won its second gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics Although the first match ever recorded by an Uruguayan side was played on 16 May 1901 against Argentina this is not considered an official game due to the match not having been organized by Uruguay s Football Association but rather by Albion F C in its home field in Paso del Molino The Uruguayan side had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional 2 The match considered the first official game played by Uruguay was held in the same venue on 20 July 1902 against Argentina 3 Argentina defeated the Uruguayan side by 6 0 in front of 8 000 spectators 4 5 Uruguay line up was Enrique Sardeson Carlos Carve Urioste German Arimalo Miguel Nebel c Alberto Peixoto Luis Carbone Bolivar Cespedes Gonzalo Rincon Juan Sardeson Ernesto Bouton Reyes Carlos Cespedes 7 8 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 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 9 and won every game defeating Switzerland 3 0 in the gold medal match In the 1928 Summer Olympics Uruguay went to Amsterdam to defend their title again winning the gold medal after defeating Argentina 2 1 in the replay of the final the first match was a draw after extra time The team that beat Argentina in the final match of the 1930 FIFA World Cup to win Uruguay s first FIFA World Cup Following the double Olympic triumph Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the first World Cup held in 1930 the centenary of Uruguay s first constitution During the World Cup Uruguay won all its matches and converted a 1 2 halftime 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 1950 2009 Edit The team that beat Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup to win Uruguay s second FIFA World Cup Uruguay again won the World Cup in 1950 beating hosts Brazil in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history The decisive match was at the Maracana 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 10 Rodolfo Rodriguez raises the Mundialito trophy won in January 1981 After their fourth place finish in the 1954 World Cup the team had mixed performances and after the fourth place finish in 1970 their dominance quality and performance dropped They were no longer a world football power and failed to qualify for the World Cup on five occasions in the last nine competitions They reached an all time low and at one time ranked 76th in the FIFA World Rankings 2010 present Edit In 2010 however a new generation of footballers led by Luis Suarez Diego Forlan and Edinson Cavani formed a team considered to be Uruguay s best in the last four decades catching international attention after finishing fourth in the 2010 World Cup Uruguay opened the tournament with a goalless draw against France followed by defeats of South Africa 3 0 in and Mexico 1 0 respectively finishing at the top of their group with seven points In the second round they played South Korea defeating them 2 1 with star striker Luis Suarez scoring a brace and earning Uruguay a spot in the quarter finals for the first time since 1970 Against Ghana the match finished 1 1 forcing the game into extra time Both sides had their chances at extra time but Suarez blocked the ball with his hand in the penalty area earning Suarez a red card and earning Uruguay universal scorn Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent penalty forcing the game to go into penalties where Uruguay would win 4 2 sending them into the last four They played the Netherlands in the semi finals but were beaten 3 2 For the third place match they played Germany again losing 3 2 This placed Uruguay in fourth place for the tournament their best result in 40 years Diego Forlan was awarded the Player of The Tournament Uruguay v Saudi Arabia match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia A year later they won the Copa America for the first time in 16 years and broke the record for the most successful team in South America Luis Suarez ended up as the Player of The Tournament In the 2014 World Cup Uruguay was placed in Group D alongside Costa Rica England and Italy They were upset by Costa Rica in the opening match losing 3 1 despite taking the lead in the first half They rebounded with a 2 1 victory over England in which Suarez scored a brace right after coming back from an injury and a 1 0 victory over Italy placing them second in their group and earning a spot in the last 16 During the match against Italy forward Luis Suarez bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on his left shoulder Two days after the match the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned Suarez 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 11 12 13 Suarez 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 11 12 14 In the round of 16 Uruguay played Colombia but were beaten 2 0 eliminating them from the tournament At the 2015 and 2016 Copa America Uruguay missing banned striker Luis Suarez were eliminated in the quarter finals and group stages respectively After a successful World Cup qualifying campaign finishing second Uruguay made it to the 2018 World Cup in Russia Uruguay won its group after three victories and advanced to the quarter finals after a 2 1 win over Portugal 15 16 However they were eliminated 2 0 in the quarter finals by the eventual champions France At the 2022 FIFA World Cup Uruguay was drawn into Group H with Portugal Ghana and South Korea They started the tournament with a 0 0 draw against South Korea before they fell to a 2 0 defeat to Portugal Although despite a 0 2 victory against Ghana in their final group game Uruguay was knocked out of the tournament in the group stages for the first time since 2002 on goals scored following South Korea s shock 2 1 win against Portugal 17 Team image EditKits and crest Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uruguay national football team 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 its matches The first shirt worn was the Albion F C one in the unofficial debut of the national team v Argentina in 1901 18 It was followed by a variety of shirts including a solid green one and even a shirt with the colours of the flag of Artigas On 10 April 1910 now defunct club River Plate defeated Argentine side Alumni 2 1 being the first time an Uruguayan team beat that legendary team That day River Plate wore its alternate jersey a light blue one due to the home jersey was similar to Alumni s 19 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 Hector Gomez 20 The light blue Celeste jersey debuted in a Copa Lipton match v Argentina on 15 August 1910 Uruguay won 3 1 21 The red shirt that was used in some previous away strips was first used at the 1935 Copa America held in Santa Beatriz in Peru which Uruguay won It was not worn again except for a 1962 FIFA World Cup match against Colombia 22 until 1991 when it was officially adopted as the away jersey 23 Uruguay displays four stars in its emblem This is unique in world football as two of the stars represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics which are the only editions recognised by FIFA as senior World Championships 24 25 26 In 2021 after a FIFA employee contacted PUMA about modifying the team s crest FIFA reconfirmed and approved once again the use of all four stars on the shirt 27 1901 note 3 1902 03 note 4 1905 07 note 5 1908 10 note 6 1910 present note 7 Kit sponsorship Edit Kit supplier PeriodAdidas 1974 1982Le Coq Sportif 1983 1986Puma 1987 1991Ennerre 1992 1998Meta 1999 2001L Sporto 2002 2004Uhlsport 2004 2006Puma 2006 present Uruguay national team fans at 2014 FIFA World Cup Home stadium Edit 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 30 The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup including the final which was watched by a crowd of 93 000 31 Rivalries Edit Argentina Edit Main article Argentina Uruguay football rivalry Uruguay has a long standing rivalry with Argentina that came into existence when they beat their South American neighbors 4 2 in the first World Cup final held in Montevideo in 1930 Brazil Edit Main article Brazil Uruguay football rivalry Uruguay has an old rivalry with their South American neighbors Their best known match was played at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil where Uruguay won 2 1 in front of almost 200 000 spectators at the Maracana Stadium thus winning the competition and earning their second World Cup title Results and fixtures EditMain article Uruguay national football team results 2020 present The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Win Draw Loss 2022 Edit Uruguay v Venezuela 1 February 2022 2022 02 01 2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationUruguay 4 1 VenezuelaMontevideo Uruguay20 00 UTC 3 Bentancur 1 De Arrascaeta 23 Cavani 45 Suarez 53 pen Report Josef Martinez 65 Stadium Estadio Centenario Attendance 55 000Referee Bruno Arleu de Araujo Brazil Uruguay v Peru 24 March 2022 2022 03 24 2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationUruguay 1 0 PeruMontevideo Uruguay20 30 UTC 3 De Arrascaeta 42 Report Stadium Estadio Centenario Referee Anderson Daronco Brazil Chile v Uruguay 29 March 2022 2022 03 29 2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationChile 0 2 UruguaySantiago Chile20 30 UTC 3 Report Suarez 79 Valverde 90 Stadium Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Referee Patricio Loustau Argentina Mexico v Uruguay 2 June 2022 FriendlyMexico 0 3 UruguayGlendale United States19 00 UTC 7 Report Vecino 35 Cavani 46 54 Stadium State Farm Stadium Attendance 57 735Referee Juan Calderon Costa Rica United States v Uruguay 5 June 2022 FriendlyUnited States 0 0 UruguayKansas City United States17 00 UTC 5 Report Stadium Children s Mercy Park Attendance 19 569Referee Adonai Escobedo Mexico Uruguay v Panama 11 June 2022 FriendlyUruguay 5 0 PanamaMontevideo Uruguay17 00 UTC 3 Cavani 39 48 pen De la Cruz 58 Gomez 68 Rossi 77 Report Stadium Estadio Centenario Referee Cristian Garay Chile Iran v Uruguay 23 September 2022 2022 09 23 FriendlyIran 1 0 UruguaySankt Polten Austria18 00 UTC 2 Taremi 79 Report Stadium NV Arena Referee Walter Altmann Austria Canada v Uruguay 27 September 2022 2022 09 27 FriendlyCanada 0 2 UruguayBratislava Slovakia18 00 UTC 2 Report De la Cruz 6 Nunez 34 Stadium Tehelne pole Referee Peter Kraľovic Slovakia Uruguay v South Korea 24 November 2022 2022 11 24 2022 FIFA World CupUruguay 0 0 South KoreaAl Rayyan Qatar16 00 AST UTC 3 Report Stadium Education City Stadium Attendance 41 663Referee Clement Turpin France Portugal v Uruguay 28 November 2022 2022 11 28 2022 FIFA World CupPortugal 2 0 UruguayLusail Qatar22 00 AST UTC 3 Fernandes 54 90 3 pen Report Stadium Lusail Iconic Stadium Attendance 88 668Referee Alireza Faghani Iran Ghana v Uruguay 2 December 2022 2022 12 02 2022 FIFA World CupGhana 0 2 UruguayAl Wakrah Qatar18 00 AST UTC 3 Report De Arrascaeta 26 32 Stadium Al Janoub Stadium Attendance 43 443Referee Daniel Siebert Germany 2023 Edit Japan v Uruguay 24 March 2023 2023 03 24 FriendlyJapan v UruguayTokyo Japan UTC 9 Stadium Japan National Stadium South Korea v Uruguay 28 March 2023 2023 03 28 FriendlySouth Korea v UruguaySeoul South Korea UTC 9 Stadium Seoul World Cup StadiumCoaching staff EditCurrent personnel Edit Position NameHead coach Diego AlonsoAssistant coaches Dario Rodriguez Diego RaimondiGoalkeeping coach Carlos NicolaFitness coach oscar Ortega Guillermo SoutoPhysiologists Bruno Mazziotti Guilherme RodriguesCoaching history Edit Juan Lopez 1946 1955 Juan Carlos Corazzo 1955 Hugo Bagnulo 1955 1957 Juan Lopez 1957 1959 Hector Castro 1959 Juan Carlos Corazzo 1959 1961 Enrique Fernandez 1961 1962 Juan Carlos Corazzo 1962 1964 Rafael Milans 1964 1965 Ondino Viera 1965 1967 Enrique Fernandez 1967 1969 Juan Hohberg 1969 1970 Hugo Bagnulo 1970 1973 Roberto Porta 1974 Juan Alberto Schiaffino 1974 1975 Jose Maria Rodriguez 1975 1977 Juan Hohberg 1977 Raul Bentancor 1977 1979 Roque Maspoli 1979 1982 Omar Borras 1982 1987 Roberto Fleitas 1987 1988 oscar Tabarez 1988 1990 Luis Cubilla 1990 1993 Ildo Maneiro 1993 1994 Hector Nunez 1994 1996 Juan Ahuntchain 1996 1997 Roque Maspoli 1997 1998 Victor Pua 1998 2000 Daniel Passarella 2000 2001 Victor Pua 2001 2003 Gustavo Ferrin 2003 Juan Ramon Carrasco 2003 2004 Jorge Fossati 2004 2006 Gustavo Ferrin 2006 oscar Tabarez 2006 2021 32 Diego Alonso 2021 present Players EditCurrent squad Edit The following 26 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup 33 Caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2022 after the match against Ghana No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Fernando Muslera 1986 06 16 16 June 1986 age 36 133 0 Galatasaray12 1 GK Sebastian Sosa 1986 08 19 19 August 1986 age 36 1 0 UNAM23 1 GK Sergio Rochet 1993 03 23 23 March 1993 age 29 11 0 Nacional2 2 DF Jose Gimenez 1995 01 20 20 January 1995 age 28 81 8 Atletico Madrid3 2 DF Diego Godin captain 1986 02 16 16 February 1986 age 36 161 8 Velez Sarsfield4 2 DF Ronald Araujo 1999 03 07 7 March 1999 age 23 12 0 Barcelona13 2 DF Guillermo Varela 1993 03 24 24 March 1993 age 29 12 0 Flamengo16 2 DF Mathias Olivera 1997 10 31 31 October 1997 age 25 11 0 Napoli17 2 DF Matias Vina 1997 11 09 9 November 1997 age 25 28 0 Bournemouth19 2 DF Sebastian Coates 1990 10 07 7 October 1990 age 32 49 1 Sporting CP22 2 DF Martin Caceres 1987 04 07 7 April 1987 age 35 116 4 LA Galaxy26 2 DF Jose Luis Rodriguez 1997 03 14 14 March 1997 age 25 0 0 Vasco da Gama5 3 MF Matias Vecino 1991 08 24 24 August 1991 age 31 65 4 Lazio6 3 MF Rodrigo Bentancur 1997 06 25 25 June 1997 age 25 54 1 Tottenham Hotspur7 3 MF Nicolas de la Cruz 1997 06 01 1 June 1997 age 25 19 2 River Plate10 3 MF Giorgian de Arrascaeta 1994 06 01 1 June 1994 age 28 42 10 Flamengo14 3 MF Lucas Torreira 1996 02 11 11 February 1996 age 26 40 0 Galatasaray15 3 MF Federico Valverde 1998 07 22 22 July 1998 age 24 47 4 Real Madrid25 3 MF Manuel Ugarte 2001 04 11 11 April 2001 age 21 6 0 Sporting CP8 4 FW Facundo Pellistri 2001 12 20 20 December 2001 age 21 10 0 Manchester United9 4 FW Luis Suarez 1987 01 24 24 January 1987 age 36 137 68 Gremio11 4 FW Darwin Nunez 1999 06 24 24 June 1999 age 23 16 3 Liverpool18 4 FW Maxi Gomez 1996 08 14 14 August 1996 age 26 29 4 Trabzonspor20 4 FW Facundo Torres 2000 04 13 13 April 2000 age 22 10 0 Orlando City21 4 FW Edinson Cavani 1987 02 14 14 February 1987 age 35 136 58 Valencia24 4 FW Agustin Canobbio 1998 10 01 1 October 1998 age 24 4 0 Athletico ParanaenseRecent call ups Edit The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past twelve months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Guillermo de Amores 1994 10 19 19 October 1994 age 28 0 0 Sporting Gijon 2022 FIFA World Cup PREGK Santiago Mele 1997 09 06 6 September 1997 age 25 0 0 Union Santa Fe 2022 FIFA World Cup PREGK Gaston Olveira 1993 04 21 21 April 1993 age 29 0 0 Olimpia 2022 FIFA World Cup PREGK Martin Campana 1989 05 29 29 May 1989 age 33 9 0 Al Batin v Chile 29 March 2022 PREGK Nicolas Vikonis 1984 04 06 6 April 1984 age 38 0 0 Mazatlan v Chile 29 March 2022 PREDF Giovanni Gonzalez 1994 09 20 20 September 1994 age 28 16 0 Mallorca 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Joaquin Piquerez 1998 08 24 24 August 1998 age 24 7 0 Palmeiras 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Damian Suarez 1988 04 27 27 April 1988 age 34 7 0 Getafe 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Sebastian Caceres 1999 08 18 18 August 1999 age 23 2 0 America 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Bruno Mendez 1999 09 10 10 September 1999 age 23 2 0 Corinthians 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Agustin Rogel 1997 10 17 17 October 1997 age 25 1 0 Hertha BSC 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Gaston Alvarez 2000 03 24 24 March 2000 age 22 0 0 Getafe 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Santiago Bueno 1998 11 09 9 November 1998 age 24 0 0 Girona 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Leandro Cabrera 1991 06 17 17 June 1991 age 31 0 0 Espanyol 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Alfonso Espino 1992 01 05 5 January 1992 age 31 0 0 Cadiz 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Lucas Olaza 1994 07 21 21 July 1994 age 28 0 0 Real Valladolid 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Federico Pereira 2000 02 24 24 February 2000 age 22 0 0 Liverpool Montevideo 2022 FIFA World Cup PREDF Emanuel Gularte 1997 09 30 30 September 1997 age 25 0 0 Puebla v Chile 29 March 2022 PREMF Mauro Arambarri 1995 09 30 30 September 1995 age 27 12 0 Getafe 2022 FIFA World Cup PREMF Fernando Gorriaran 1994 11 27 27 November 1994 age 28 7 0 UANL 2022 FIFA World Cup PREMF Cesar Araujo 2001 04 02 2 April 2001 age 21 0 0 Orlando City 2022 FIFA World Cup PREMF Maximiliano Araujo 2000 02 15 15 February 2000 age 22 0 0 Puebla 2022 FIFA World Cup PREMF Felipe Carballo 1996 10 04 4 October 1996 age 26 0 0 Gremio 2022 FIFA World Cup PREMF Fabricio Diaz 2003 02 03 3 February 2003 age 20 0 0 Liverpool Montevideo 2022 FIFA World Cup PREMF Rodrigo Zalazar 1999 08 12 12 August 1999 age 23 0 0 Schalke 04 v Canada 27 September 2022 PREMF Gaston Pereiro 1995 06 11 11 June 1995 age 27 13 5 Nacional v Chile 29 March 2022 PREMF Santiago Rodriguez 2000 01 08 8 January 2000 age 23 0 0 Montevideo City Torque v Chile 29 March 2022 PREMF Juan Manuel Sanabria 2000 03 29 29 March 2000 age 22 0 0 Atletico San Luis v Chile 29 March 2022 PREFW Jonathan Rodriguez 1993 07 06 6 July 1993 age 29 29 3 America 2022 FIFA World Cup PREFW Agustin Alvarez Martinez 2001 05 19 19 May 2001 age 21 4 1 Sassuolo 2022 FIFA World Cup PREFW Diego Rossi 1998 03 05 5 March 1998 age 24 4 1 Fenerbahce 2022 FIFA World Cup PREFW David Terans 1994 06 11 11 June 1994 age 28 2 0 Athletico Paranaense 2022 FIFA World Cup PREFW Brian Ocampo 1999 06 25 25 June 1999 age 23 1 0 Cadiz 2022 FIFA World Cup PREFW Martin Satriano 2001 02 20 20 February 2001 age 21 1 0 Empoli 2022 FIFA World Cup PREFW Thiago Borbas 2002 04 07 7 April 2002 age 20 0 0 Red Bull Bragantino 2022 FIFA World Cup PREFW Nicolas Lopez 1993 10 01 1 October 1993 age 29 0 0 UANL 2022 FIFA World Cup PREFW Federico Martinez 1996 02 28 28 February 1996 age 26 1 0 Nacional v Chile 29 March 2022 PREPRE Preliminary squadCOV Withdrew from squad due to COVID 19INJ InjuredPlayer records EditMain article List of Uruguay international footballers As of 2 December 2022 after the match against Ghana 34 Players in bold are still active with Uruguay Most capped players Edit Rank Player Caps Goals Career1 Diego Godin 161 8 2005 present2 Luis Suarez 137 68 2007 present3 Edinson Cavani 136 58 2008 present4 Fernando Muslera 133 0 2009 present5 Maxi Pereira 125 3 2005 20186 Martin Caceres 116 4 2007 present7 Diego Forlan 112 36 2002 20148 Cristian Rodriguez 110 11 2003 20189 Diego Lugano 95 9 2003 201410 Egidio Arevalo 90 0 2006 2017 Top goalscorers Edit Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career1 Luis Suarez list 68 137 0 5 2007 present2 Edinson Cavani 58 136 0 43 2008 present3 Diego Forlan 36 112 0 32 2002 20144 Hector Scarone 31 51 0 61 1917 19305 Angel Romano 28 69 0 41 1913 19276 oscar Miguez 27 39 0 69 1950 19587 Sebastian Abreu 26 70 0 37 1996 20128 Pedro Petrone 24 28 0 86 1923 19309 Fernando Morena 22 53 0 42 1971 1983Carlos Aguilera 22 64 0 34 1982 1997Competitive record EditMain article Uruguay national football team records and statistics FIFA World Cup Edit Main article Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil FIFA World Cup record Qualification recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 3 Squad Qualified as hosts 1934 Refused to participate Qualified as defending champions 1938 Refused to participate 1950 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 15 5 Squad Qualified automatically 1954 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 16 9 Squad Qualified as defending champions 1958 Did not qualify 2nd 4 2 1 1 4 6 1962 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad 1st 2 1 1 0 3 2 1966 Quarter finals 7th 4 1 2 1 2 5 Squad 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2 1970 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 4 5 Squad 1st 4 3 1 0 5 0 1974 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad 1st 4 2 1 1 6 2 1978 Did not qualify 2nd 4 1 2 1 5 4 1982 2nd 4 1 2 1 5 5 1986 Round of 16 16th 4 0 2 2 2 8 Squad 1st 4 3 0 1 6 4 1990 16th 4 1 1 2 2 5 Squad 1st 4 3 0 1 7 2 1994 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 2 2 10 7 1998 7th 16 6 3 7 18 21 2002 Group stage 26th 3 0 2 1 4 5 Squad 5th 20 8 6 6 22 14 2006 Did not qualify 5th 20 7 7 6 24 29 2010 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 11 8 Squad 5th 20 7 7 6 30 21 2014 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad 5th 18 8 5 5 30 25 2018 Quarter finals 5th 5 4 0 1 7 3 Squad 2nd 18 9 4 5 32 20 2022 Group stage 20th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 3rd 18 8 4 6 22 22 2026 To be determined To be determinedTotal 2 Titles 14 22 59 25 13 21 89 76 172 77 46 49 240 186 Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot out Copa America Edit Main article Uruguay at the Copa America South American Championship Copa America recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1916 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 6 1 Squad 1917 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 9 0 Squad 1919 Runners up 2nd 4 2 1 1 7 5 Squad 1920 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 9 2 Squad 1921 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad 1922 Third place 3rd 4 2 1 1 3 1 Squad 1923 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 6 1 Squad 1924 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 8 1 Squad 1925 Withdrew 1926 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 17 2 Squad 1927 Runners up 2nd 3 2 0 1 15 3 Squad 1929 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad 1935 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 6 1 Squad 1937 Third place 3rd 5 2 0 3 11 14 Squad 1939 Runners up 2nd 4 3 0 1 13 5 Squad 1941 Runners up 2nd 4 3 0 1 10 1 Squad 1942 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 21 2 Squad 1945 Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 14 6 Squad 1946 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 11 9 Squad 1947 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 21 8 Squad 1949 Sixth place 6th 7 2 1 4 14 20 Squad 1953 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 6 Squad 1955 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 12 12 Squad 1956 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 3 Squad 1957 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 15 12 Squad 1959 Sixth place 6th 6 2 0 4 15 14 Squad 1959 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 13 1 Squad 1963 Withdrew 1967 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 2 Squad1975 Fourth place 4th 2 1 0 1 1 3 Squad1979 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad1983 Champions 1st 8 5 2 1 12 6 Squad 1987 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 2 0 Squad 1989 Runners up 2nd 7 4 0 3 11 3 Squad 1991 Group stage 5th 4 1 3 0 4 3 Squad 1993 Quarter finals 6th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad 1995 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 4 Squad 1997 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 2 Squad 1999 Runners up 2nd 6 1 2 3 4 9 Squad 2001 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 7 7 Squad 2004 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 12 10 Squad 2007 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 8 9 Squad 2011 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 3 Squad 2015 Quarter finals 7th 4 1 1 2 2 3 Squad 2016 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad 2019 Quarter finals 6th 4 2 2 0 7 2 Squad 2021 5th 5 2 2 1 4 2 Squad 2024 QualifiedTotal 15 Titles 45 47 206 112 38 56 410 222 FIFA Confederations Cup Edit FIFA Confederations Cup recordYear Round Position Pld W D L 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 qualifyTotal Fourth place 2 10 10 5 1 4 22 13 CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of Champions Edit CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of Champions recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1985 Runners up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 2 1993 Did not qualify 2022Total Runners up 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2Olympic Games Edit Olympic Games recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1900 Did not participate 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 Gold medal 1st 5 5 0 0 20 2 Squad 1928 Gold medal 1st 5 4 1 0 12 5 Squad 1936 Withdrew 35 1948 Did not qualify 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 Withdrew 36 1980 Did not qualify 1984 1988Since 1992 See Uruguay national under 23 football teamTotal 2 Gold medals 3 19 10 9 1 0 32 7 Pan American Games Edit Pan American Games recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1951 Did not participate 1955 1959 1963 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 4 6 1967 Did not participate 1971 1975 Preliminary round 11th 2 0 1 1 1 2 1979 Did not enter 1983 Gold medal 1st 4 4 0 0 5 1 1987 Did not participate 1991 1995Since 1999 See Uruguay national under 23 football teamTotal 1 Gold medal 3 12 10 5 1 4 10 9Head to head record EditBelow is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams 37 Updated as of 2 December 2022 Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record Team Pld 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 202 59 49 94 234 325 91 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 4 1 1 2 5 6 1 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 46 30 8 8 110 35 75 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 78 20 20 38 98 142 44 Uruguay 6 0 Brazil Valparaiso Chile 18 September 1920 Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 Bulgaria 1 1 Uruguay Hanover West Germany 19 June 1974 Cameroon 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 Uruguay 4 0 Cameroon Tehran Iran 13 August 2003 Canada 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 Canada 1 3 Uruguay Miami United States 2 February 1986 Chile 85 48 19 18 147 86 61 Uruguay 6 0 Chile Guayaquil Ecuador 6 December 1947 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |