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 Uruguay
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Charrúas
La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)
La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
AssociationAsociación Uruguaya
de Fútbol
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachUruguay Óscar Tabárez
CaptainDiego Lugano
Most capsDiego Forlán (79)
Top scorerHéctor Scarone (31)
Home stadiumEstadio Centenario
FIFA codeURU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current18
Highest6 (July 2010 - August 2010)
Lowest54 (December 1998)
First international
Unofficial: Uruguay 2–3 Argentina 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901[1]
Official: Uruguay Uruguay 0–6 Argentina 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902)[1]
Biggest win
Uruguay Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia 
(Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927)
Biggest defeat
Uruguay Uruguay 0–6 Argentina 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902)
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1930)
Best resultWinners, 1930 and 1950.
Copa América
Appearances40 (first in 1916)
Best resultWinners, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926,
1935, 1942, 1956, 1959,
1967, 1983, 1987, 1995.
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1997)
Best result4th, 1997
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football competition and it is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.

Uruguay is currently number eighteen in the FIFA world rankings, and is considered to be one the strongest teams in South America. Along with Argentina, Uruguay has won the most Copa América tournaments, with 14 titles each one. 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. They have won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. They also won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament among former World Cup champions (except England, substituted by the Netherlands) held in 1980 in Uruguay to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup. In total they have won 19 official titles (the record shared with Argentina for the most international titles held by a country): two times the FIFA World Cup, two times the Olympic Games medals, 14 times the Copa América and the only Mundialito ever held.

Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.5 million inhabitants.[2] Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup. (The second smallest country, by population, to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a total population of over 40 million people.)[3] Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals. In fact, only six nations with their current population smaller than Uruguay's have ever participated in any World Cup: Northern Ireland (3 times), Slovenia (twice), Wales, Kuwait, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Uruguay is also the smallest nation to win Olympic gold medals in any team sport.

The level of the Uruguay national team decreased in the seventies, as Uruguay has only qualified on four occasions in the last nine World Cups, although it has always remained a strong team in South America, having reached third place and fourth place in the last two Copa América tournaments respectively. However, the present generation of Uruguayan players is widely considered among the very best in their country in the last five decades and helped the National team finish fourth in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

History

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

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1930 World Cup-winning Uruguay squad

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

Uruguay again won the World Cup in 1950, beating hosts Brazil in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup History. The final was at the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil. Uruguay came from behind to beat the host nation in a match which would become known as the Maracanazo. Many Brazilians had to be treated for shock after the event, such was the surprise of Uruguay's victory.[5]

Since 1950, the national team has had mixed performances in the World Cup, achieving fourth place in 1954, 1970 and 2010, but failing to qualify on several occasions. A new generation headed by Francescoli emerged in the mid-1980s, which qualified for the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, reaching the second round. During the 2000s, the less successful generation of Recoba, Forlán and Montero among others qualified for the 2002 World Cup, but were unable to leave the group stage.

Nevertheless, during the same time period from the 1950s, Uruguay won the Copa America six times, most recently in 1995, when Uruguay also hosted the tournament. Each of the seven occasions when the Copa America has been hosted in Uruguay has resulted in the Uruguayan team winning the tournament.

Stadium

Since 1930, Uruguay have played their home games at the Estadio Centenario in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The stadium was built as a celebration of Uruguay centenary of the first constitution, and had a capacity of 90,000 when first fully opened.[6] The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[7] Crowds for Uruguay's home matches vary greatly depending on the importance of the match and the quality of the opposition. World Cup qualifying matches often attract crowds of between 60,000 and 70,000.

Kit evolution

Current Uruguay kits were adopted in 1910 as an homage to now-defunct River Plate F.C., one of the four great clubs of early Uruguayan football; the national team adopted the sky blue away jerseys of the club as their home jersey. The current Uruguayan "River" club, CA River Plate not to be confused with more famous Argentine club Club Atletico River Plate, uses home and away kits similar to those of the historic club.

The first international match involving an Uruguayan team took place in Montevideo in 1889, against the "Buenos Aires Team". The "Montevideo Team", the first team to represent Uruguay, was fielded by the still-active Montevideo Cricket Club, which does not participate in football today. The first official international match was played in Montevideo in 1901; on that occasion, the Uruguayan squad wore Montevideo club Albion FC's home kit: Albion was in fact the first domestic side to win a game outside Uruguay, a 1896 match against Argentine club Retiro in Buenos Aires.

Between 1901 and 1910, Uruguay wore a variety of different shirts during matches, including solid green and white tops, and even a shirt modeled from the Flag of Artigas. During games against Argentina, Uruguay would sport vertical blue and white stripes, while the Argentines would wear plain turquoise jerseys. After 1910, the two teams swapped styles, with Argentina adopting light blue and white striped shirts, and Uruguay wearing solid light blue shirts.

The red jersey that is used in today's away strip was first used at the 1935 Copa América, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again until 1991, when it was officially adopted as the away jersey.

Four stars appear above the team logo on the jersey. Two represent Uruguay's 1930 and 1950 World Cup victories, and the other two represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which at the time was the most important international football competition.

1889
(Montevideo C.C kit)
1901
(Albion F.C kit)
1901–1910
1901–1910
1901–1910
1901–1910
1901–1910
1910–present
1935 (+)

(+) Used as a home kit during the 1935 South American Championship, held in Perú.[8]

Competitive record

Minor tournaments

FIFA World Cup matches

World Cup matches (By team)
Total: 47 games played – 18 Wins – 12 Draws – 17 Losses – 76 Goals for – 65 Goals against
Team GP W D L GF GA Team GP W D L GF GA Team GP W D L GF GA
 France 3 1 2 0 2 1  Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 2 2  Colombia 1 1 0 0 2 1
 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 2 0 1 1 0 2  Senegal 1 0 1 0 3 3
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 3 1  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 2 5  Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 7 0  Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 8  Ghana 1 0 1 0 1 1
 England 2 1 1 0 4 2  Bolivia 1 1 0 0 8 0  Germany 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Mexico 2 1 1 0 1 0  Romania 1 1 0 0 4 0  Hungary 1 0 0 1 2 4
 Argentina 2 1 0 1 4 3  South Africa 1 1 0 0 3 0  Austria 1 0 0 1 1 3
 Brazil 2 1 0 1 3 4  Israel 1 1 0 0 2 0  Belgium 1 0 0 1 1 3
 Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 7 4  Czechoslovakia 1 1 0 0 2 0

Official matches

Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams[9]

Team
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Best Result
 Argentina 183 58 42 83 222 290 −68  Uruguay 5 – 0 Argentina 
(Guayaquil, Ecuador Ecuador; 16 December 1959)
 Chile 74 42 17 15 128 74 +54  Uruguay 6 - 0 Chile 
(Guayaquil, Ecuador Ecuador; 6 December 1947)
 Brazil 71 21 19 31 91 122 −31  Uruguay 6 - 0 Brazil 
(Valparaiso, Chile Chile; 18 September 1920)
 Paraguay 67 31 13 23 104 89 +15  Uruguay 6 – 1 Paraguay 
(Santiago, Chile Chile; 1 November 1926)
 Peru 62 33 16 13 98 52 +46  Uruguay 6 – 0 Peru 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 18 June 2008)
 Ecuador 41 29 9 3 104 34 +70  Uruguay 7 - 0 Ecuador 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 18 January 1942)
 Bolivia 39 27 7 5 95 20 +75  Uruguay 9 – 0 Bolivia 
(Lima, Peru Peru; 6 November 1927)
 Colombia 36 18 9 9 53 37 +16  Uruguay 7 – 0 Colombia 
(Santiago, Chile Chile; 28 January 1945)
 Venezuela 26 18 6 3 57 18 +39  Uruguay 5 – 0 Venezuela 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 23 May 1975)
 Mexico 19 5 7 7 23 26 −3  Mexico 1 – 3 Uruguay 
(Santiago, Chile Chile; 23 March 1952)
 England 10 4 3 3 13 10 +3  Uruguay 4 – 2 England 
(Basel, Switzerland Switzerland; 26 June 1954)
 Australia 9 4 1 4 8 6 +2  Uruguay 3 – 0 Australia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 25 November 2001)
 Costa Rica 8 6 2 0 15 8 +7  Uruguay 2 – 0 Costa Rica 
(Miami, United States United States; 4 February 1990)
 Spain 8 0 5 3 6 11 −5  Spain 0 – 0 Uruguay 
(São Paulo, Brazil Brazil; 9 July 1950)
(La Coruña, Spain Spain; 18 January 1995)
 Italy 7 2 3 2 7 7 0  Uruguay 2 – 0 Italy 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 3 January 1981)
 South Korea 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7  South Korea 0 – 2 Uruguay
(Seoul, South Korea South Korea; 24 March 2007)
 Israel 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9  Uruguay 4 – 1 Israel 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 26 May 2010)
 China 6 3 2 1 9 2 +7  China 0 – 4 Uruguay 
(Wuhan, China China; 12 October 2010)
 Netherlands 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2  Uruguay 2 – 0 Netherlands 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands; 30 May 1928)
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 30 December 1980)
 United States 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1  Uruguay 3 – 0 United States 
(Colombes, France France; 29 May 1924)
 East Germany 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3  Uruguay 3 – 0 East Germany 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 29 January 1985)
 Soviet Union 6 1 0 5 4 13 −9  Uruguay 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union 
(Mexico DF, Mexico Mexico; 14 June 1970)
 West Germany 6 0 2 4 4 14 −10  West Germany 3 – 3 Uruguay 
(Stuttgart, Germany Germany; 25 April 1990)
 Yugoslavia 5 3 0 2 16 6 +10  Yugoslavia 0 – 7 Uruguay 
(Colombes, France France; 26 May 1924)
 France 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3  France 1 – 5 Uruguay 
(Colombes, France France; 1 June 1924)
 Japan 5 2 1 1 12 8 +4  Japan 1 – 4 Uruguay 
(Tokyo, Japan Japan; 26 May 1985)
 Germany 5 1 0 4 8 15 −7  Germany 1 – 4 Uruguay 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands; 3 June 1928)
  Switzerland 4 3 1 0 13 4 +9  Uruguay 4 – 0 Switzerland 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 18 December 1980)
 Scotland 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6  Uruguay 7 – 0 Scotland 
(Basel, Switzerland Switzerland; 19 June 1954)
 Romania 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5  Uruguay 4 – 0 Romania 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 21 July 1930)
 Hungary 4 1 2 1 6 6 0  Uruguay 2 – 0 Hungary 
(Maldonado, Uruguay Uruguay; 17 February 2000)
 South Africa 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4  South Africa 0 – 3 Uruguay 
(Pretoria, South Africa South Africa; 16 June 2010)
 Indonesia 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6  Indonesia 1 – 7 Uruguay 
(Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia; 8 October 2010)
 Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3  Uruguay 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 8 May 1974)
 Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1  Uruguay 2 – 0 Czechoslovakia 
(Bern, Switzerland Switzerland; 16 June 1954)
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1  Uruguay 3 – 2 Sweden 
(São Paulo, Brazil Brazil; 13 July 1950)
 Haiti 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1  Haiti 0 – 1 Uruguay 
(Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Haiti; 23 March 1974)
 Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3  Northern Ireland 0 – 1 Uruguay 
(East Rutherford, United States United States; 21 May 2006)
 Finland 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7  Uruguay 6 – 0 Finland 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 8 December 1984)
 Libya 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2  Libya 2 – 3 Uruguay 
(Tripoli, Libya Libya; 11 February 2009)
 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 9 2 +7  Uruguay 7 – 0 New Zealand 
(Paysandu, Uruguay Uruguay; 25 June 1995)
 Norway 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1  Norway 0 – 1 Uruguay 
(Oslo, Norway Norway; 14 June 1972)
 Poland 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1  Uruguay 2 – 2 Poland 
(Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay; 16 February 1986)
 Estonia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1  Uruguay 3 – 0 Estonia 
(Rivera, Uruguay Uruguay; 23 June 2011)
 Jamaica 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1  Jamaica 0 – 3 Uruguay 
(Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica; 28 March 1974)
 Austria 2 1 0 1 3 3 0  Austria 0 – 2 Uruguay 
(Vienna, Austria Austria; 14 May 1964)
 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 2 2 0  Czech Republic 1 – 2 Uruguay 
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 15 December 1997)
 Honduras 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1  Uruguay 2 – 2 Honduras 
(Bogotá, Colombia Colombia; 29 July 2001)
 Portugal 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3  Portugal 1 – 1 Uruguay 
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil; 2 July 1972)
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4  Belgium 3 – 1 Uruguay 
(Verona, Italy Italy; 17 June 1990)
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6  Uruguay 1 – 2 Denmark 
(Ulsan, South Korea Korea Republic; 1 June 2002)
 Panama 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5  Uruguay 6 – 1 Panama 
(Santiago, Chile Chile; 6 April 1952)
 Canada 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2  Canada 1 – 3 Uruguay 
(Miami, United States United States; 2 February 1986)
 India 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2  India 1 – 3 Uruguay 
(Kolkata, India India; 25 February 1982)
 Angola 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2  Angola 0 – 2 Uruguay 
(Lisbon, Portugal Portugal; 11 August 2010)
 Egypt 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2  Egypt 0 – 2 Uruguay 
(Cairo, Egypt Egypt; 16 August 2006)
 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2  Slovenia 0 – 2 Uruguay 
(Koper, Slovenia Slovenia; 28 February 2001)
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2  United Arab Emirates 0 – 2 Uruguay 
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 13 December 1997)
 Turkey 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1  Turkey 2 – 3 Uruguay 
(Bochum, Germany Germany; 25 May 2008)
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1  Singapore 1 – 2 Uruguay 
(Singapore City, Singapore Singapore; 21 May 2002)
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1  Luxembourg 0 – 1 Uruguay 
(Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Luxemburg; 26 March 1980)
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1  Morocco 0 – 1 Uruguay 
(Casablanca, Morocco Morocco; 25 April 1964)
 Senegal 1 0 1 0 3 3 0  Senegal 3 – 3 Uruguay 
(Suwon, South Korea Korea Republic; 11 June 2002)
 Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Bulgaria 1 – 1 Uruguay 
(Hanover, Germany Germany; 19 June 1974)
 Ghana 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Uruguay 1 – 1 Ghana 
(Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Africa; 2 June 2010)
 Iran 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Uruguay 1 – 1 Iran 
(Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hong Kong; 4 February 2003)
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 1 0 1 1 0  Serbia and Montenegro 1 – 1 Uruguay 
(Belgrade, Serbia Serbia; 27 May 2006)
 Wales 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  Wales 0 – 0 Uruguay 
(Wrexham, Wales Wales; 21 April 1986)
 Tunisia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0  Tunisia 0 – 0 Uruguay 
(Radès, Tunisia Tunisia; 2 June 2006)
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1  Saudi Arabia 3 – 2 Uruguay 
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia; 27 March 2002)
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1  Algeria 1 – 0 Uruguay 
(Algiers, Algeria Algeria; 12 August 2009)
 Guatemala 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1  Guatemala 1 – 0 Uruguay 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala; 16 March 1988)
 Georgia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2  Georgia 2 – 0 Uruguay 
(Tbilisi, Georgia (country) Georgia; 15 November 2006)
Total 809 364 193 253 1276 993 +283

Current team status

On 18 November 2009, Uruguay qualified successfully for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after a 2–1 win on aggregate against Costa Rica.[10] By June 28, 2010, it reached the quarterfinals and met Ghana. This game is notable for Suarez's last-minute handball, which resulted in him being sent off. Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent penalty and Uruguay won 4-2 on penalties. They defeated Ghana but lost in the Semi-Finals to the Netherlands on July 6, 2010.

2011 Copa América Group C

Main article: 2011 Copa América
Main article: 2011 Copa América Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Uruguay 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Peru 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 4 –3 0
Uruguay 1–1 Peru
Suárez 45+1' Report Guerrero 23'
Uruguay 1–1 Chile
Á. Pereira 53' Report Sánchez 64'
Uruguay 1–0 Mexico
Á. Pereira 14' Report

Quarterfinals

Main article: 2011 Copa América knockout stage § Quarterfinals
Argentina v Uruguay

Recent games

KEY: CA = Copa América.

Players

Current squad

The following 23 international players were named for the 2011 Copa América in Argentina.[11]

Caps and goals as of July 16, 2011.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Fernando Muslera (1986-06-16) June 16, 1986 (age 38) 24 0 Italy Lazio
12 1GK Juan Castillo (1978-04-17) April 17, 1978 (age 46) 13 0 Chile Colo-Colo
23 1GK Martín Silva (1983-03-25) March 25, 1983 (age 41) 1 0 Paraguay Olimpia
2 2DF Diego Lugano (captain) (1980-11-02) November 2, 1980 (age 44) 61 4 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3 2DF Diego Godín (1986-02-16) February 16, 1986 (age 38) 46 3 Spain Atlético Madrid
4 2DF Sebastián Coates (1990-10-07) October 7, 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Uruguay Nacional
6 2DF Mauricio Victorino (1982-10-11) October 11, 1982 (age 42) 19 0 Brazil Cruzeiro
16 2DF Maxi Pereira (1984-06-08) June 8, 1984 (age 40) 57 1 Portugal Benfica
19 2DF Andrés Scotti (1975-12-14) December 14, 1975 (age 49) 33 1 Chile Colo-Colo
22 2DF Martín Cáceres (1987-04-07) April 7, 1987 (age 37) 31 1 Spain Sevilla
5 3MF Walter Gargano (1984-07-27) July 27, 1984 (age 40) 39 1 Italy Napoli
7 3MF Cristian Rodríguez (1985-09-30) September 30, 1985 (age 39) 42 3 Portugal Porto
8 3MF Sebastián Eguren (1981-01-08) January 8, 1981 (age 43) 39 6 Spain Sporting de Gijón
11 3MF Álvaro Pereira (1985-01-28) January 28, 1985 (age 39) 31 5 Portugal Porto
14 3MF Nicolás Lodeiro (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 35) 11 1 Netherlands Ajax
15 3MF Diego Pérez (1980-05-18) May 18, 1980 (age 44) 68 1 Italy Bologna
17 3MF Egidio Arévalo Ríos (1982-09-27) September 27, 1982 (age 42) 24 0 Mexico Tijuana
20 3MF Álvaro González (1984-10-29) October 29, 1984 (age 40) 16 0 Italy Lazio
9 4FW Luis Suárez (1987-01-24) January 24, 1987 (age 37) 46 18 England Liverpool
10 4FW Diego Forlán (1979-05-19) May 19, 1979 (age 45) 80 29 Spain Atlético Madrid
13 4FW Sebastián Abreu (1976-10-17) October 17, 1976 (age 48) 66 26 Brazil Botafogo
18 4FW Abel Hernández (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 34) 6 2 Italy Palermo
21 4FW Edinson Cavani (1987-02-14) February 14, 1987 (age 37) 30 9 Italy Napoli

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rodrigo Muñoz (1982-01-22) January 22, 1982 (age 42) 0 0 Paraguay Olimpia v.  Germany (May 29, 2011)
DF Jorge Fucile (1984-11-19) November 19, 1984 (age 40) 33 0 Portugal Porto v.  Estonia (June 23, 2011)
DF Carlos Valdez (1983-05-02) May 2, 1983 (age 41) 20 0 Uruguay Peñarol v.  Angola (August 11, 2010) (withdrew due to injury)
MF Gastón Ramírez (1990-12-02) December 2, 1990 (age 34) 6 0 Italy Bologna v.  Estonia (June 23, 2011)
MF Álvaro Fernández (1985-10-11) October 11, 1985 (age 39) 11 0 United States Seattle Sounders v.  Netherlands (June 8, 2011) (withdrew due to injury)
MF Ignacio González (1982-05-14) May 14, 1982 (age 42) 18 1 Spain Valencia v.  Indonesia (October 8, 2010) (withdrew due to injury)
FW Sebastián Fernández (1985-05-23) May 23, 1985 (age 39) 13 1 Spain Málaga v.  Estonia (June 23, 2011)

Records

*Currently playing

World Cup winning captains

Year Name Caps Goals
1930 José Nasazzi 51 0
1950 Obdulio Varela 45 9

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 Gold 1905 Copa Lipton - Champions
Silver 1906 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Silver 1906 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Silver 1907 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Silver 1907 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Silver 1908 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Silver 1908 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Gold 1908 Copa Premio Honor Argentino - Champions
Silver 1909 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Silver 1909 Copa Premio Honor Argentino - Runners-up
Silver 1909 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Silver 1910 Copa Centenario de la Revolución de Mayo - Runners-up
Gold 1910 Copa Lipton - Champions
Gold 1910 Copa Premio Honor Argentino - Champions
Gold 1911 Copa Lipton - Champions
Silver 1911 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Silver 1911 Copa Premio Honor Argentino - Runners-up
Gold 1911 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Champions
Gold 1912 Copa Lipton - Champions
Gold 1912 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Champions
Gold 1912 Copa Newton - Champions
Silver 1912 Copa Montevideo - Runners-up
Silver 1913 Copa Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña - Runners-up
Silver 1913 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Gold 1913 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Champions
Gold 1913 Copa Newton - Champions
1915–1916 Uruguay Jorge Pacheco
Uruguay Alfredo Foglino		 11 4 0 7 18 20 36.36 Silver 1915 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Runners-up
Silver 1915 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Gold 1915 Copa Newton - Champions
Silver 1916 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Silver 1916 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Gold 1916 South American Championship - Champions
Silver 1916 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Runners-up
Silver 1916 Copa Círculo de la Empresa - Runners-up
1917–1919 Uruguay Ramón Platero 17 10 4 3 31 15 58.82 Silver 1917 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Gold 1917 Copa Newton - Champions
Gold 1917 South American Championship - Champions
Gold 1918 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Champions
Silver 1918 Copa Premio Honor Argentino - Runners-up
Silver 1918 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Silver 1918 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Gold 1919 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Champions
Gold 1919 Copa Lipton - Champions
Gold 1919 Copa Newton - Champions
Silver 1919 South American Championship - Runners-up
1919–1920 Uruguay Severino Castillo 4 4 0 0 15 4 100.00 Gold 1919 Copa Premio Honor Argentino - Champions
Gold 1919 Copa Círculo de Prensa - Champions
Gold 1920 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Champions
Gold 1920 Copa Newton
1920–1922 Uruguay Ernesto Figoli 9 5 1 3 14 7 55.56 Gold 1920 South American Championship - Champions
Bronze 1921 South American Championship - Third Place
Gold 1922 Copa pitote - Champions
Gold 1922 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Champions
1922–1923 Uruguay Pedro Olivieri 6 2 3 1 5 3 33.33 Bronze 1922 South American Championship - Third Place
Gold 1922 Copa Newton - Champions
Gold 1923 Copa Lipton - Champions
1923–1924 Uruguay Leonardo De Lucca 6 3 1 2 8 9 50.00 Silver 1923 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo - Runners-up
Gold 1923 South American Championship - Champions
Silver 1924 Copa Newton - Runners-up
1924 Uruguay Ernesto Figoli (2nd time) 5 5 0 0 20 2 100.00 Gold 1924 Olympics - Champions
1924–1925 Uruguay Ernesto Meliante 8 5 2 1 11 2 62.50 Gold 1924 South American Championship - Champions
Gold 1925 Copa Bossio - Champions
1926 Uruguay Andrés Mazali
Uruguay Ernesto Figoli (3rd time)		 4 4 0 0 17 2 100.00 Gold 1926 South American Championship - Champions
1927–1928 Argentina José Lago Millán
Uruguay Luis Grecco		 6 3 0 3 16 5 50.00 Silver 1927 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Silver 1927 South American Championship - Runners-up
Gold 1927 Copa Lipton - Champions
Silver 1928 Copa Newton - Runners-up
1928 Uruguay Primo Giannoti 5 4 1 0 12 5 80.00 Gold 1928 Olympics - Champions
1928–1932 Uruguay Alberto Suppici 12 6 2 4 24 16 50.00 Silver 1928 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Gold 1929 Copa Newton - Champions
Gold 1929 Copa Lipton - Champions
Bronze 1929 South American Championship - Third Place
Gold 1930 FIFA World Cup - Champions
Silver 1931 Taça Rio Branco - Runners-up
Silver 1932 Taça Rio Branco - Runners-up
1932–1935 Uruguay Raúl Blanco 4 3 0 1 7 2 75.00 Silver 1935 Copa Héctor Gómez - Runners-up
Gold 1935 South American Championship - Champions
1935–1941 Uruguay Alberto Suppici (2nd time) 24 11 1 12 47 46 45.83 Silver 1935 Copa Juan Mignaburu - Runners-up
Silver 1936 Copa Juan Mignaburu - Runners-up
Gold 1936 Copa Héctor Gómez - Champions
Bronze 1937 South American Championship - Third Place
Silver 1937 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Silver 1937 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Silver 1938 Copa Juan Mignaburu - Runners-up
Silver 1938 Copa Héctor Gómez - Runners-up
Silver 1939 South American Championship - Runners-up
Gold 1940 Taça Rio Branca - Champions
Gold 1940 Copa Héctor Gómez - Champions
Silver 1940 Copa Juan Mignaburu - Runners-up
Silver 1941 South American Championship - Runners-up
1941–1942 Uruguay Pedro Cea 1 0 0 1 1 4 0.00 Silver 1942 Copa Newton - Runners-up
1942–1945 Uruguay José Nasazzi 16 10 3 3 41 15 62.50 Gold 1942 South American Championship - Champions
Silver 1942 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
Gold 1943 Copa Juan Mignaburu - Champions
Silver 1943 Copa Héctor Gómez - Runners-up
1945 South American Championship - Fourth Place
Silver 1945 Copa Lipton - Runners-up
1945–1946 Uruguay Aníbal Tejada 3 1 1 1 7 10 33.33 Silver 1945 Copa Newton - Runners-up
Gold 1946 Taça Rio Branco - Champions
1946 Uruguay Guzmán Vila Gomensoro 5 2 0 3 11 9 40.00 1946 South American Championship - Fourth Place

Trivia

  • Uruguay and Argentina hold the record for the most international matches played between two countries. The two teams have faced each other 198 times since 1901.[1] The first match against Argentina was the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom and Ireland.[12]

Notes

1.^ The match between Uruguay and Argentina on 16 May 1901 was organized by Uruguayan club Albion, from whom the team, reinforced with players from rival club Nacional, was selected. The match ended 2–3 in favor of the Argentines. However, since clubs are not allowed to organize official international matches, the match is not considered official.[13]

Refererences

  1. ^ a b Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902-2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Uruguay population data from World Bank, World Development Indicators". google.com. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  3. ^ At the time of their respective first World Cup victory in 1930, Uruguay's population was about 2 million. During 1978, Argentina had about 28 million habitants.
  4. ^ "Football's debt to Uruguay". BBC Sport. 8 April 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Football, football, football". UruguayNow. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  6. ^ Goldblatt, David (2008). The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer. Penguin. p. 249. ISBN 1-59448-296-9.
  7. ^ FIFA World Cup Origin, FIFA Media Release. Retrieved on 16 October 2006.
  8. ^ Cuando Uruguay jugó un Sudamericano vestido de rojo Template:Es icon
  9. ^ "Head-to-Head Search". FIFA. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  10. ^ "First winners hold on". ESPN. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Tabárez dio la lista: Fucile, Ramírez y "Seba" Fernández desafectados". Ovación. Retrieved 28 June 2011. (Spanish). The team had started with 26 players. On June, 28 Jorge Fucile, Gastón Ramírez and Sebastián Fernández was withdrew to conform the final squad for 23 players.
  12. ^ Although Canada and the United States played two internationals in 1885 and 1889, neither match is considered official; Canada did not play an official international until 1904 and the USA did not play one until 1916.
  13. ^ "FIFA/IFFHS: Reasons for excluding or including full A internationals (1901-1910)". IFFHS. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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