Uruguay national football team - wikipedia Uruguay national football team This article is about the men 's team. For the women 's team, see Uruguay women 's national football team. Uruguay Nickname ( s ) La Celeste ( The Sky Blues ) `` Los Charrúas '' Association AUF Confederation CONMEBOL ( South America ) Head coach Óscar Tabárez Captain Diego Godín Most caps Maxi Pereira ( 125 ) Top scorer Luis Suárez ( 53 ) Home stadium Estadio Centenario, Montevideo FIFA code URU First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 14 3 ( 7 June 2018 ) Highest 2 ( July 2011 ) Lowest 55 ( December 1998 ) Elo ranking Current 7 4 ( 9 July 2018 ) Highest 1 ( Various dates 1920 -- 31 ) Lowest 48 ( 5 September 1979 ) First international Uruguay 2 -- 3 Argentina ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 16 May 1901 ) 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 13 ( first in 1930 ) Best result Champions ( 1930, 1950 ) Copa América Appearances 45 ( first in 1916 ) Best result Champions ( 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 ) Confederations Cup Appearances 2 ( first in 1997 ) Best result Fourth Place ( 1997, 2013 ) Medal record Olympic medal record Men 's football Olympic games 1924 Paris Team 1928 Amsterdam Team Website auf.com.uy The Uruguay 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 team is commonly referred to as La Celeste ( The Sky Blue ). The Uruguayan team won the 2011 Copa América. They have won the Copa América 15 times, being the team that has won the tournament on most occasions. The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice, including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts, defeating Argentina 4 -- 2 in the final. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting host 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 recognized by FIFA as World Championships, 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 six FIFA member nations with a currently smaller population than Uruguay 's have ever qualified to any World Cup : Northern Ireland ( three times ), Slovenia ( twice ), Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Iceland. Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Kits 3.1 Kit sponsorship 4 Recent results and fixtures 4.1 2017 4.2 2018 5 Coaching staff 6 Players 6.1 Current squad 6.2 Recent call - ups 7 Competitive record 7.1 FIFA World Cup 7.2 FIFA World Cup Interconfederations Qualification Games 7.3 FIFA Confederations Cup 7.4 South American Championship 7.5 Copa América 7.6 Olympics record 7.7 Pan American Games 8 Honours 8.1 Friendlies 8.2 FIFA World Cup matches 8.3 Official matches 9 Records 9.1 Most capped players 9.2 Top goalscorers 9.3 World Cup winning captains 9.4 Most participations in the World Cups 9.5 Most goals scored in the World Cups 9.6 Most games played in the World Cups 10 Previous squads 11 Management 12 Emblem 13 Rivalries 13.1 Argentina 13.2 Brazil 14 Notes 15 References 16 External links History Uruguay before its first match ( official ) v Argentina, 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, 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 ). 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 Olympic Games ) until the creation of its own FIFA World Championship, the FIFA World Cup, in 1930. 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 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. 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 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. Rodolfo Rodríguez 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. 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 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. Diego Forlan was awarded the Player of The Tournament. Uruguay - 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 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. Suárez was also banned from taking part in any football - related activity ( including entering any stadium ) for four months and fined CHF 100,000 ( approx. £ 65,700 / € 82,000 / US $ 119,000 ). 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. 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. The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000. 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 10 April 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. The red jersey 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 ) 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. 1901 1901 -- 1910 1901 -- 10 1901 -- 10 1901 -- 10 1901 -- 10 1910 -- present 1992 -- 2010 ( away ) Albion F.C kit. Diverse uniforms worn until 1910 when the light blue color was definitely adopted. Based in the Flag of Artigas. Introduced as the away jersey due to the 1935 South American Championship final game vs. Argentina. Kit sponsorship Kit supplier Period Adidas 1974 -- 1982 Le Coq Sportif 1983 -- 1986 Puma 1987 -- 1991 Enerre 1992 -- 1998 Meta 1999 -- 2001 L - Sporto 2002 -- 2004 Uhlsport 2004 -- 2006 Puma 2006 -- present Recent results and fixtures 2017 Uruguay v Argentina 31 August 2017 2018 WCQ Uruguay 0 -- 0 Argentina show Montevideo, Uruguay 20 : 00 UYT ( UTC − 3 ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Stadium : Estadio Centenario Attendance : 55,000 Referee : Víctor Carrillo ( Peru ) Paraguay v Uruguay 5 September 2017 2018 WCQ Paraguay 1 -- 2 Uruguay show Asunción, Paraguay 20 : 00 PYT ( UTC − 4 ) Á. Romero 88 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Valverde 76 ' Gómez 80 ' ( o.g. ) Stadium : Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance : 35,000 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Venezuela v Uruguay 5 October 2017 2018 WCQ Venezuela 0 -- 0 Uruguay show San Cristóbal, Venezuela 17 : 00 VET ( UTC − 4 ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Stadium : Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Attendance : 32,100 Referee : Anderson Daronco ( pt ) ( Brazil ) Uruguay v Bolivia 10 October 2017 2018 WCQ Uruguay 4 -- 2 Bolivia show Montevideo, Uruguay 20 : 30 UYT ( UTC − 3 ) Cáceres 39 ' Cavani 42 ' Suárez 60 ', 76 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Silva 24 ' ( o.g. ) Godín 79 ' ( o.g. ) Stadium : Estadio Centenario Attendance : 60,000 Referee : Ricardo Marques ( Brazil ) Poland v Uruguay 10 November 2017 Friendly Poland 0 -- 0 Uruguay show Warsaw, Poland 20 : 45 CEST ( UTC + 2 ) Report Stadium : PGE Narodowy Attendance : 56,147 Referee : István Vad ( Hungary ) Austria v Uruguay 14 November 2017 Friendly Austria 2 -- 1 Uruguay show Vienna, Austria 20 : 45 CEST ( UTC + 2 ) Sabitzer 5 ' Schaub 87 ' Report Cavani 10 ' Stadium : Ernst - Happel - Stadion Attendance : 11,700 Referee : Tamás Bognár ( Hungary ) 2018 Uruguay v Czech Republic 23 March 2018 2018 China Cup Uruguay 2 -- 0 Czech Republic show Nanning, China 19 : 35 CST ( UTC + 8 ) Suárez 10 ' ( pen. ) Cavani 37 ' Report Stadium : Guangxi Sports Center Referee : Saoud Al - Athbah ( Qatar ) Uruguay v Wales 26 March 2018 2018 China Cup Uruguay 1 -- 0 Wales show Nanning, China 19 : 35 CST ( UTC + 8 ) Cavani 49 ' Stadium : Guangxi Sports Center Attendance : 41,056 Referee : Salman Ahmad Falahi ( Qatar ) Uruguay v Uzbekistan 7 June 2018 Friendly Uruguay 3 -- 0 Uzbekistan show Montevideo, Uruguay 20 : 10 UYT ( UTC -- 3 ) De Arrascaeta 32 ' Suárez 54 ' ( pen. ) Giménez 73 ' Report Stadium : Estadio Centenario Referee : Raphael Claus ( Brazil ) Egypt v Uruguay 15 June 2018 2018 WC GS Egypt 0 -- 1 Uruguay show Yekaterinburg, Russia 17 : 00 YEKT ( UTC + 5 ) Report Giménez 90 ' Stadium : Ekaterinburg Arena Attendance : 27,015 Referee : Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands ) Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 20 June 2018 2018 WC GS Uruguay 1 -- 0 Saudi Arabia show Rostov - on - Don, Russia 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Suárez 23 ' Report Stadium : Rostov Arena Attendance : 42,678 Referee : Clément Turpin ( France ) Uruguay v Russia 25 June 2018 2018 WC GS Uruguay 3 -- 0 Russia show Samara, Russia 18 : 00 SAMT ( UTC + 4 ) Suárez 10 ' Cheryshev 23 ' ( o.g. ) Cavani 90 ' Report Stadium : Cosmos Arena Attendance : 41,970 Referee : Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal ) Uruguay v Portugal 30 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 30 ) 2018 WC Round of 16 Uruguay 2 -- 1 Portugal show Sochi, Russia 21 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Cavani 7 ', 62 ' Report Pepe 55 ' Stadium : Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance : 44,287 Referee : César Arturo Ramos ( Mexico ) Uruguay v France 6 July 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 06 ) 2018 WC QF Uruguay 0 -- 2 France show Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 17 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Report Varane 40 ' Griezmann 61 ' Stadium : Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance : 43,319 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Mexico v Uruguay 7 September 2018 Friendly Mexico Uruguay show Houston, United States 21 : 00 CDT ( UTC − 6 ) Report Stadium : NRG Stadium v Uruguay 11 September 2018 Friendly Uruguay show United States Coaching staff Position Name Head Coach Óscar Tabárez Assistant Coach Mario Rebollo Assistant Coach Goalkeeping Coach Celso Otero Fitness Coach José Oscar Herrera Players Current squad The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2018, subsequent to the match against France. No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK Fernando Muslera ( 1986 - 06 - 16 ) 16 June 1986 ( age 32 ) 102 0 Galatasaray 12 1GK Martín Campaña ( 1989 - 05 - 29 ) 29 May 1989 ( age 29 ) 0 Independiente 23 1GK Martín Silva ( 1983 - 03 - 25 ) 25 March 1983 ( age 35 ) 11 0 Vasco da Gama 2DF José Giménez ( 1995 - 01 - 20 ) 20 January 1995 ( age 23 ) 46 6 Atlético Madrid 2DF Diego Godín ( captain ) ( 1986 - 02 - 16 ) 16 February 1986 ( age 32 ) 122 8 Atlético Madrid 2DF Guillermo Varela ( 1993 - 03 - 24 ) 24 March 1993 ( age 25 ) 5 0 Peñarol 13 2DF Gastón Silva ( 1994 - 03 - 05 ) 5 March 1994 ( age 24 ) 17 0 Independiente 16 2DF Maxi Pereira ( 1984 - 06 - 08 ) 8 June 1984 ( age 34 ) 125 Porto 19 2DF Sebastián Coates ( 1990 - 10 - 07 ) 7 October 1990 ( age 27 ) 31 Sporting CP 22 2DF Martín Cáceres ( 1987 - 04 - 07 ) 7 April 1987 ( age 31 ) 81 Lazio 5 3MF Carlos Sánchez ( 1984 - 12 - 02 ) 2 December 1984 ( age 33 ) 38 Santos 6 3MF Rodrigo Bentancur ( 1997 - 06 - 25 ) 25 June 1997 ( age 21 ) 12 0 Juventus 7 3MF Cristian Rodríguez ( 1985 - 09 - 30 ) 30 September 1985 ( age 32 ) 109 11 Peñarol 8 3MF Nahitan Nández ( 1995 - 12 - 28 ) 28 December 1995 ( age 22 ) 17 0 Boca Juniors 10 3MF Giorgian De Arrascaeta ( 1994 - 06 - 01 ) 1 June 1994 ( age 24 ) 16 Cruzeiro 14 3MF Lucas Torreira ( 1996 - 02 - 11 ) 11 February 1996 ( age 22 ) 8 0 Arsenal 15 3MF Matías Vecino ( 1991 - 08 - 24 ) 24 August 1991 ( age 26 ) 27 Internazionale 17 3MF Diego Laxalt ( 1993 - 02 - 07 ) 7 February 1993 ( age 25 ) 10 0 Genoa 9 4FW Luis Suárez ( 1987 - 01 - 24 ) 24 January 1987 ( age 31 ) 103 53 Barcelona 11 4FW Cristhian Stuani ( 1986 - 10 - 12 ) 12 October 1986 ( age 31 ) 43 5 Girona 18 4FW Maxi Gómez ( 1996 - 08 - 14 ) 14 August 1996 ( age 21 ) 7 0 Celta 20 4FW Jonathan Urretaviscaya ( 1990 - 03 - 19 ) 19 March 1990 ( age 28 ) 5 0 Monterrey 21 4FW Edinson Cavani ( 1987 - 02 - 14 ) 14 February 1987 ( age 31 ) 105 45 Paris Saint - Germain 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 Esteban Conde ( 1983 - 03 - 04 ) 4 March 1983 ( age 35 ) 0 Nacional v. Bolivia, 10 October 2017 DF Mauricio Lemos ( 1995 - 12 - 28 ) 28 December 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 Sassuolo 2018 China Cup DF Federico Ricca ( 1994 - 12 - 01 ) 1 December 1994 ( age 23 ) 0 Málaga 2018 China Cup MF Nicolás Lodeiro ( 1989 - 03 - 21 ) 21 March 1989 ( age 29 ) 53 Seattle Sounders 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Gastón Ramírez ( 1990 - 12 - 02 ) 2 December 1990 ( age 27 ) 43 0 Sampdoria 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Federico Valverde ( 1998 - 07 - 22 ) 22 July 1998 ( age 20 ) Real Madrid 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Gastón Pereiro ( 1995 - 06 - 11 ) 11 June 1995 ( age 23 ) 0 PSV 2018 China Cup MF Álvaro González ( 1984 - 10 - 29 ) 29 October 1984 ( age 33 ) 73 Nacional v. Austria, 17 November 2017 MF Egidio Arévalo Ríos ( 1982 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1982 ( age 36 ) 90 0 Unattached v. Bolivia, 10 October 2017 MF Mathías Corujo ( 1986 - 05 - 08 ) 8 May 1986 ( age 32 ) 22 Peñarol v. Bolivia, 10 October 2017 FW Sebastián Fernández ( 1985 - 05 - 23 ) 23 May 1985 ( age 33 ) 14 Nacional v. Paraguay, 5 September 2017 FW Abel Hernández ( 1990 - 08 - 08 ) 8 August 1990 ( age 28 ) 29 11 CSKA Moscow v. Argentina, 31 August 2017 FW Diego Rolán ( 1993 - 03 - 24 ) 24 March 1993 ( age 25 ) 25 Leganés v. Argentina, 31 August 2017 Withdrew due to injury. Preliminary squad. Retired from international football. Competitive record FIFA World Cup Main article : Uruguay at the 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 WCQP Pld Won Drawn Lost GF GA Pos 1930 Champions 1st 0 0 15 Qualified as Hosts 1934 Refused to participate Qualified as defending champions 1938 Refused to participate 1950 Champions 1st 0 15 5 Qualified automatically 1954 Fourth Place 4th 5 0 16 9 Qualified as defending champions 1958 Did not qualify 1958 6 2 / 3 1962 Group Stage 13th 0 6 1962 0 1 / 2 1966 Quarter - finals 7th 5 1966 0 0 11 1 / 2 1970 Fourth Place 4th 6 5 1970 0 5 0 1 / 3 Group Stage 13th 0 6 6 1 / 3 1978 Did not qualify 1978 5 2 / 3 1982 1982 5 5 2 / 3 1986 Round of 16 16th 0 8 1986 0 6 1 / 3 1990 16th 5 1990 0 7 1 / 3 1994 Did not qualify 1994 8 10 7 3 / 5 1998 1998 16 6 7 18 21 7 / 9 2002 Group Stage 26th 0 5 2002 20 8 6 6 22 14 5 / 10 2006 Did not qualify 2006 20 7 7 6 24 29 5 / 10 Fourth Place 4th 7 11 8 20 7 7 6 30 21 5 / 10 2014 Round of 16 12th 0 6 2014 18 8 5 5 30 25 5 / 9 2018 Quarter - finals 5th 5 0 7 2018 18 9 5 32 20 2 / 10 2022 To be determined 2022 2026 2026 Total 2 Titles 13 / 23 56 24 12 20 87 74 Total 154 69 42 43 218 164 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 0 Q 2006 Australia 0 0 NQ Costa Rica 0 Q 2014 Jordan 0 5 0 5 Q Total Various 8 11 8 3 / 4 Totals Various 154 69 42 43 218 164 54 10 / 16 * 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 0 8 6 Squad 1999 Did not qualify 2001 2003 2005 2009 2013 Fourth Place 4th 5 14 7 Squad 2017 Did not qualify 2021 To be determined Total Fourth Place 2 / 11 10 5 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 0 06 01 1917 Champions 1st 0 0 09 00 1919 Runners - up 2nd 0 07 04 1920 Champions 1st 0 09 02 1921 Third Place 3rd 0 03 04 1922 Third Place 3rd 03 01 1923 Champions 1st 0 0 06 01 1924 Champions 1st 0 08 01 1925 Withdrew 1926 Champions 1st 0 0 17 02 1927 Runners - up 2nd 0 15 03 1929 Third Place 3rd 0 04 06 1935 Champions 1st 0 0 06 01 1937 Third Place 3rd 5 0 11 14 1939 Runners - up 2nd 0 13 05 1941 Runners - up 2nd 0 10 01 1942 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 21 02 1945 Fourth Place 4th 6 0 14 06 1946 Fourth Place 4th 5 0 11 09 1947 Third Place 3rd 7 5 0 21 08 1949 Sixth Place 6th 7 14 20 1953 Third Place 3rd 6 15 06 1955 Fourth Place 4th 5 12 12 1956 Champions 1st 5 0 09 03 1957 Third Place 3rd 6 0 15 12 1959 Sixth Place 6th 6 0 15 14 1959 Champions 1st 0 13 01 1963 Withdrew 1967 Champions 1st 5 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 D * GS GA Fourth Place 4th 0 1979 Group Stage 6th 5 5 Champions 1st 8 5 12 6 Champions 1st 0 0 0 1989 Runners - up 2nd 7 0 11 1991 Group Stage 5th 0 1993 Quarter - finals 6th 5 5 1995 Champions 1st 6 0 11 1997 Group Stage 9th 0 1999 Runners - up 2nd 6 9 2001 Fourth Place 4th 6 7 7 Third Place 3rd 6 12 10 2007 Fourth Place 4th 6 8 9 2011 Champions 1st 6 0 9 2015 Quarter - finals 7th 2016 Group Stage 11th 0 2019 Qualified 2023 Total 4 Titles 16 / 16 77 33 23 21 99 76 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 1928 Gold medal 1st 5 0 12 5 1936 Withdrew 1948 to 1972 Did not qualify 1976 Withdrew 1980 to 2008 Did not qualify 2012 Group Stage 9th 0 2016 Did not qualify 2020 To be determined Total 2 Gold Medal 3 / 25 13 10 34 11 Pan American Games Pan American Games record Year Round Position GP D * GS GA 1951 to 1959 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1963 Fourth Place 4th 0 6 1967 to 1971 Did not enter - - - - - - - Preliminary Round 11th 0 1979 Did not enter - - - - - - - Champions 1st 0 0 5 1987 to 1995 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1999 Preliminary Round 9th 0 9 2003 to 2007 Did not enter - - - - - - - 2011 Third Place 3rd 5 6 8 2015 Champions 1st 5 0 8 Total 2 Titles 6 / 16 24 11 10 26 28 Honours Note : The list above is for Senior and Olympic teams. FIFA World Cup : Champions : 1930, 1950 Fourth Place : 1954, 1970, 2010 FIFA Confederations Cup : Fourth Place : 1997, 2013 South American Championship / Copa América : Champions ( 15 ) : 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 Runners - up : 1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989, 1999 Third Place : 1921, 1922, 1929, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1957, 2004 Fourth Place : 1989, 2001, 2007 Summer Olympics : Gold medal : 1924, 1928 Friendlies show Year Round Position GP D * GS GA 1905 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 0 0 1906 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1906 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1907 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1907 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1908 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1908 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1908 Copa Premier Honor Argentino Champions 1st 0 0 0 1909 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1909 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1909 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1910 Copa Centenario de la Revolución de Mayo Runners - up 2nd 0 1910 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 1910 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Champions 1st 0 7 1911 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 0 1911 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1911 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1911 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 0 1912 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 0 1912 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 0 0 0 1912 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 1912 Copa Montevideo Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1913 Copa Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña Runners - up 2nd 0 1913 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1913 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 0 0 0 1913 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 0 1915 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1915 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1915 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 0 1916 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1916 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1916 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1916 Copa Círculo de la Empresa Runners - up 2nd 0 5 8 1917 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1917 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 0 1918 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 0 1918 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners - up 2nd 0 1918 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1918 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1919 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 0 0 1919 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 1919 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 1919 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners - up 2nd 0 0 6 1919 Copa Círculo de Prensa Champions 1st 0 0 1920 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 0 0 0 1920 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 1920 Copa Premio Honor Argentino Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1922 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 0 1922 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Champions 1st 0 0 0 1922 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 1923 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 0 0 1923 Copa Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Champions 1st 0 0 1923 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo Runners - up 2nd 0 1924 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1924 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 0 1925 Copa Bossio Champions 1st 5 1927 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1927 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 0 1928 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1928 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1929 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 1929 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 0 0 1930 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 1931 Taça Rio Branco Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1932 Taça Rio Branco Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1935 Copa Héctor Gómez Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1935 Copa Juan Mignaburu Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 show Year Round Position GP D * GS GA 1936 Copa Juan Mignaburu Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1936 Copa Héctor Gómez Champions 1st 0 0 1937 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1937 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 5 1938 Copa Juan Mignaburu Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1938 Copa Héctor Gómez Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1940 Taça Rio Branco Champions 1st 0 5 1940 Copa Héctor Gómez Champions 1st 0 0 0 1940 Copa Juan Mignaburu Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 5 1942 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1942 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1943 Copa Juan Mignaburu Champions 1st 0 0 1943 Copa Héctor Gómez Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1945 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1945 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 6 1946 Taça Rio Branco Champions 1st 0 5 1947 Taça Rio Branco Runners - up 2nd 0 1948 Taça Rio Branco Champions 1st 0 5 1950 Copa Trompowski Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1950 Taça Rio Branco Runners - up 2nd 0 6 7 1956 Taça do Atlântico Third - Place 3rd 0 0 1957 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 0 1957 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 1960 Taça do Atlântico Third - Place 3rd 0 5 1957 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1963 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 0 1965 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 0 5 1965 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 0 1966 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 0 5 1967 Taça Rio Branco Champions 1st 0 0 1968 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 Taça Rio Branco Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 6 1968 Copa Newton Champions 1st 0 0 1971 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Runners - up 2nd 0 5 1972 Brazilian Independence Cup Final Round 8th 0 1973 Copa Lipton Champions 1st 0 0 1973 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1975 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 0 1975 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 0 0 1975 Copa Newton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1976 Copa Lipton † Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1976 Taça Rio Branco † Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1976 Copa Newton † Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1976 Taça do Atlântico Fourth - Place 4th 6 0 5 5 14 1977 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 0 1976 -- 77 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 0 0 1979 Copa Juan Pinto Duran Runners - up 2nd 0 1980 -- 81 Mundialito Champions 1st 0 0 6 1981 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 0 1982 Nehru Cup Champions 1st 0 7 1983 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 0 0 1984 Copa William Poole Champions 1st 0 0 0 1985 Copa Artigas Champions 1st 0 0 1985 Kirin Cup Runners - up 2nd 6 18 10 1985 Artemio Franchi Trophy Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 1986 Miami Cup Champions 1st 0 1988 Copa Jiménez de Quesada Runners - up 2nd 0 0 1988 Copa Boquerón Runners - up 2nd 0 1988 Copa Juan Pinto Durán Champions 1st 0 1988 Copa MUFP Champions 1st 0 0 0 1990 Marlboro Cup Champions 1st 0 0 0 1992 Copa Lipton Runners - up 2nd 0 0 0 0 1994 Copa Parra del Riego Champions 1st 0 0 0 1995 Copa El Inca Champions 1st 0 0 0 2002 Phillips Cup Champions 1st 0 0 0 2002 Tiger Beer Challenge Trophy Champions 1st 0 0 2003 Carlsberg Cup Champions 1st 0 2003 LG Cup Champions 1st 0 0 9 2006 LG Cup Champions 1st 0 2008 Kirin Challenge Cup Champions 1st 0 0 2011 Copa Confraternidad Antel Champions 1st 0 0 2011 Copa 100 Años del Banco de Seguros del Estado Champions 1st 0 0 0 2018 China Cup Champions 1st 0 0 0 Tota ' - 70 Titles 199 80 52 67 279 256 † played consecutively with Taça do Atlantica in 1976 FIFA World Cup matches World Cup matches ( By team ) Total : 56 games played -- 24 Wins -- 12 Draws -- 20 Losses -- 87 Goals for -- 74 Goals against Team GP GF GA Team GP GF GA Team GP GF GA France Soviet Union 0 Bolivia 0 0 8 0 Sweden 0 6 Spain 0 0 Peru 0 0 0 West Germany 0 6 South Korea 0 0 Senegal 0 0 England 0 6 Netherlands 0 0 5 Bulgaria 0 0 Italy Portugal 0 0 Ghana 0 0 Scotland 0 7 0 Egypt 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 Mexico 0 0 Romania 0 0 0 Hungary 0 0 Argentina 0 South Africa 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 Brazil 0 Israel 0 0 0 Belgium 0 0 Yugoslavia 0 7 Czechoslovakia 0 0 0 Costa Rica 0 0 Denmark 0 0 8 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 Russia 0 0 0 Colombia 0 Official matches Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams Updated as of 6 July 2018. show Team GP GF GA GD Best Result Algeria 0 0 0 − 1 Algeria 1 -- 0 Uruguay ( Algiers, Algeria ; 12 August 2009 ) Angola 0 0 0 + 2 Angola 0 -- 2 Uruguay ( Lisbon, Portugal ; 11 August 2010 ) Argentina 172 50 42 80 201 276 − 75 Uruguay 5 -- 0 Argentina ( Guayaquil, Ecuador ; 16 December 1959 ) Australia 9 8 6 + 2 Uruguay 3 -- 0 Australia ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 25 November 2001 ) Austria 5 6 - 1 Austria 0 -- 2 Uruguay ( Vienna, Austria ; 14 May 1964 ) Belgium 0 0 5 − 4 Belgium 3 -- 1 Uruguay ( Verona, Italy ; 17 June 1990 ) Bolivia 42 28 7 7 104 30 + 74 Uruguay 9 -- 0 Bolivia ( Lima, Peru ; 6 November 1927 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 − 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 -- 2 Uruguay ( Cochin, India ; 18 January 2001 ) Brazil 75 20 20 35 97 135 − 38 Uruguay 6 -- 0 Brazil ( Valparaíso, Chile ; 18 September 1920 ) Bulgaria 0 0 0 Bulgaria 1 -- 1 Uruguay ( Hanover, West Germany ; 19 June 1974 ) Canada 0 0 + 2 Canada 1 -- 3 Uruguay ( Miami, United States ; 2 February 1986 ) Chile 78 42 18 18 137 81 + 56 Uruguay 6 -- 0 Chile ( Guayaquil, Ecuador ; 6 December 1947 ) China PR 5 0 9 + 8 China PR 0 -- 4 Uruguay ( Wuhan, China ; 12 October 2010 ) Colombia 41 19 10 12 59 47 + 12 Uruguay 7 -- 0 Colombia ( Santiago, Chile ; 28 January 1945 ) Costa Rica 11 6 19 15 + 4 Uruguay 2 -- 0 Costa Rica ( Miami, United States ; 4 February 1990 ) Czechoslovakia 0 8 5 + 3 Uruguay 2 -- 0 Czechoslovakia ( Bern, Switzerland ; 16 June 1954 ) Czech Republic 0 + 2 Czech Republic 0 -- 2 Uruguay ( Nanning, China ; 23 March 2018 ) Denmark 0 0 8 − 6 Uruguay 1 -- 2 Denmark ( Ulsan, Korea Republic ; 1 June 2002 ) East Germany 6 7 − 3 Uruguay 3 -- 0 East Germany ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 29 January 1985 ) Ecuador 45 29 10 6 107 40 + 67 Uruguay 7 -- 0 Ecuador ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 18 January 1942 ) Egypt 0 0 0 + 3 Egypt 0 -- 2 Uruguay ( Cairo, Egypt ; 16 August 2006 ) England 11 5 15 11 + 4 Uruguay 4 -- 2 England ( Basel, Switzerland ; 26 June 1954 ) Estonia 0 + 1 Uruguay 3 -- 0 Estonia ( Rivera, Uruguay ; 23 June 2011 ) France 9 8 6 + 2 France 1 -- 5 Uruguay ( Colombes, France ; 1 June 1924 ) Finland 0 0 8 + 7 Uruguay 6 -- 0 Finland ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 8 December 1984 ) Georgia 0 0 0 − 2 Georgia 2 -- 0 Uruguay ( Tbilisi, Georgia ; 15 November 2006 ) Germany 5 0 8 15 − 7 Germany 1 -- 4 Uruguay ( Amsterdam, Netherlands ; 3 June 1928 ) Ghana 0 0 0 Uruguay 1 -- 1 Ghana ( Johannesburg, South Africa ; 2 July 2010 ) Guatemala 0 0 5 + 4 Uruguay 5 -- 1 Guatemala ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 6 June 2015 ) Haiti 0 0 + 1 Haiti 0 -- 1 Uruguay ( Port - au - Prince, Haiti ; 23 March 1974 ) Honduras 0 − 1 Uruguay 2 -- 2 Honduras ( Bogotá, Colombia ; 29 July 2001 ) Hungary 0 6 − 2 Uruguay 2 -- 0 Hungary ( Maldonado, Uruguay ; 17 February 2000 ) Iceland 0 0 + 1 Uruguay 2 -- 1 Iceland ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 10 January 2001 ) India 0 0 + 2 India 1 -- 3 Uruguay ( Kolkata, India ; 25 February 1982 ) Indonesia 0 11 5 + 6 Indonesia 1 -- 7 Uruguay ( Jakarta, Indonesia ; 8 October 2010 ) Iran 0 0 0 Uruguay 1 -- 1 Iran ( Hong Kong, Hong Kong ; 4 February 2003 ) Iraq 0 0 5 + 3 Iraq 2 -- 5 Uruguay ( Tehran, Iran ; 15 August 2003 ) Israel 6 15 6 + 9 Uruguay 4 -- 1 Israel ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 26 May 2010 ) Italy 11 11 12 - 1 Uruguay 2 -- 0 Italy ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 3 January 1981 ) Jamaica 0 7 + 5 Jamaica 0 -- 3 Uruguay ( Kingston, Jamaica ; 28 March 1974 ) Japan 6 18 11 + 7 Japan 1 -- 4 Uruguay ( Tokyo, Japan ; 26 May 1985 ) Jordan 0 5 0 + 5 Jordan 0 -- 5 Uruguay ( Amman, Jordan ; 13 November 2011 ) Libya 0 0 5 + 2 Libya 2 -- 3 Uruguay ( Tripoli, Libya ; 11 February 2009 ) Luxembourg 0 0 0 + 1 Luxembourg 0 -- 1 Uruguay ( Esch - sur - Alzette, Luxembourg ; 26 March 1980 ) Malaysia 0 0 6 0 + 6 Malaysia 0 -- 6 Uruguay ( Osaka, Japan ; 1 June 1985 ) Mexico 20 5 7 8 24 29 − 5 Mexico 1 -- 3 Uruguay ( Santiago, Chile ; 23 March 1952 ) Morocco 0 0 0 + 2 Morocco 0 -- 1 Uruguay ( Casablanca, Morocco ; 25 April 1964 ) Netherlands 6 9 7 + 2 Uruguay 2 -- 0 Netherlands ( Amsterdam, Netherlands ; 30 May 1928 ) ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 30 December 1980 ) New Zealand 0 9 + 7 Uruguay 7 -- 0 New Zealand ( Paysandú, Uruguay ; 25 June 1995 ) Nigeria 0 0 + 1 Nigeria 1 -- 2 Uruguay ( Salvador, Bahia, Brazil ; 20 June 2013 ) Norway 0 + 1 Norway 0 -- 1 Uruguay ( Oslo, Norway ; 14 June 1972 ) Northern Ireland 0 − 2 Northern Ireland 0 -- 1 Uruguay ( East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States ; 21 May 2006 ) Oman 0 0 0 + 3 Oman 0 -- 3 Uruguay ( Muscat, Oman ; 13 October 2014 ) Panama 0 0 7 + 6 Uruguay 6 -- 1 Panama ( Santiago, Chile ; 6 April 1952 ) Paraguay 74 31 18 25 114 94 + 20 Uruguay 6 -- 1 Paraguay ( Santiago, Chile ; 1 November 1926 ) Peru 64 36 13 15 107 58 + 50 Uruguay 6 -- 0 Peru ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 18 June 2008 ) Poland 5 + 1 Poland 1 -- 3 Uruguay ( Gdańsk, Poland ; 14 November 2012 ) Portugal 5 − 2 Portugal 1 -- 2 Uruguay ( Sochi, Russia ; 30 June 2018 ) Republic of Ireland 7 6 + 1 Uruguay 2 -- 0 Republic of Ireland ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 8 May 1974 ) Romania 5 8 + 5 Uruguay 4 -- 0 Romania ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 21 July 1930 ) Russia 0 + 3 Russia 0 -- 3 Uruguay ( Samara, Russia ; 25 June 2018 ) Saar 0 0 7 + 6 Saar 1 -- 7 Uruguay ( Saarbrücken, Germany ; 5 June 1954 ) Saudi Arabia 0 Saudi Arabia 0 -- 1 Uruguay ( Rostov, Russia ; 20 June 2018 ) Scotland 10 + 6 Uruguay 7 -- 0 Scotland ( Basel, Switzerland ; 19 June 1954 ) Senegal 0 0 0 Senegal 3 -- 3 Uruguay ( Suwon, Korea Republic ; 11 June 2002 ) Serbia and Montenegro 0 0 0 Serbia and Montenegro 1 -- 1 Uruguay ( Belgrade, Serbia ; 27 May 2006 ) Singapore 0 0 + 1 Singapore 1 -- 2 Uruguay ( Singapore City, Singapore ; 21 May 2002 ) Slovenia 0 0 0 + 4 Slovenia 0 -- 2 Uruguay ( Koper, Slovenia ; 28 February 2001 ) South Africa 0 7 + 4 South Africa 0 -- 3 Uruguay ( Pretoria, South Africa ; 16 June 2010 ) South Korea 7 6 0 12 + 8 South Korea 0 -- 2 Uruguay ( Seoul, South Korea ; 24 March 2007 ) Soviet Union 7 0 6 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 ) ( A Coruña, Spain ; 18 January 1995 ) Sweden 0 6 − 3 Uruguay 3 -- 2 Sweden ( São Paulo, Brazil ; 13 July 1950 ) Switzerland 0 13 + 9 Uruguay 4 -- 0 Switzerland ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 18 December 1980 ) Tahiti 0 0 8 0 + 8 Tahiti 0 -- 8 Uruguay ( Recife, Brazil ; 23 June 2013 ) Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 + 2 Uruguay 3 -- 1 Trinidad and Tobago ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 28 May 2016 ) Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 Tunisia 0 -- 0 Uruguay ( Radès, Tunisia ; 2 June 2006 ) Turkey 0 0 + 1 Turkey 2 -- 3 Uruguay ( Bochum, Germany ; 25 May 2008 ) United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 + 2 United Arab Emirates 0 -- 2 Uruguay ( Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; 13 December 1997 ) Ukraine 0 0 + 1 Ukraine 2 -- 3 Uruguay ( Kharkiv, Ukraine ; 2 September 2011 ) United States 6 8 7 + 1 Uruguay 3 -- 0 United States ( Colombes, France ; 29 May 1924 ) Uzbekistan 0 0 0 + 3 Uruguay 3 -- 0 Uzbekistan ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 7 June 2018 ) Venezuela 31 18 8 5 60 22 + 38 Uruguay 5 -- 0 Venezuela ( Montevideo, Uruguay ; 23 May 1975 ) Wales 0 0 + 1 Uruguay 1 -- 0 Wales ( Nanning, China ; 26 March 2018 ) West Germany 6 0 14 − 10 West Germany 3 -- 3 Uruguay ( Stuttgart, West Germany ; 25 April 1990 ) Yugoslavia 5 0 15 7 + 8 Yugoslavia 0 -- 7 Uruguay ( Colombes, France ; 26 May 1924 ) Total ( 86 ) 882 390 212 280 1408 1090 + 318 Uruguay 9 -- 0 Bolivia ( Lima, Peru ; 6 November 1927 ) Records As of 6 July 2018. Most capped players # Name Career Caps Goals Maxi Pereira 2005 -- 2018 125 Diego Godín 2005 -- 122 8 Diego Forlán 2002 -- 2014 112 36 Cristian Rodríguez 2003 -- 109 11 5 Edinson Cavani 2008 -- 105 45 6 Luis Suárez 2007 -- 103 53 7 Fernando Muslera 2009 -- 102 0 8 Diego Lugano 2003 -- 2014 95 9 9 Egidio Arévalo Ríos 2006 -- 2017 90 0 10 Diego Pérez 2001 -- 2014 89 Top goalscorers # Player Career Goals Caps Luis Suárez ( list ) 2007 -- 53 103 Edinson Cavani 2008 -- 45 105 Diego Forlán 2002 -- 2014 36 112 Héctor Scarone 1917 -- 1930 31 52 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 Career Caps Goals 1930 José Nasazzi 1923 -- 1937 41 0 1950 Obdulio Varela 1939 -- 1954 45 9 Most participations in the World Cups Name Participations World Cups Pedro Rocha 1962 -- 1974 William Martínez 1950 -- 1954, 1962 Julio César Cortés 1962 -- 1970 Víctor Espárrago 1966 -- 1974 Luis Cubilla 1962, 1970 -- 1974 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz 1966 -- 1974 Diego Forlán 2002, 2010 -- 2014 Martín Cáceres 2010 -- 2018 Edinson Cavani 2010 -- 2018 Diego Godín 2010 -- 2018 Fernando Muslera 2010 -- 2018 Maxi Pereira 2010 -- 2018 Martín Silva 2010 -- 2018 Luis Suárez 2010 -- 2018 Most goals scored in the World Cups Name Goals World Cups Oscar Míguez 8 ( 5 -- 3 ) 1950 -- 1954 Luis Suárez 7 ( 3 -- 2 -- 2 ) 2010 -- 2018 Diego Forlán 6 ( 1 -- 5 -- 0 ) 2002, 2010 -- 2014 Edinson Cavani 5 ( 1 -- 1 -- 3 ) 2010 -- 2018 Pedro Cea 5 1930 Juan Schiaffino 5 ( 3 -- 2 ) 1950 -- 1954 Carlos Borges 1954 Alcides Ghiggia 1950 Peregrino Anselmo 1930 Juan Hohberg 1954 Most games played in the World Cups Name Games World Cups Fernando Muslera 16 ( 7 -- 4 -- 5 ) 2010 -- 2018 Edinson Cavani 14 ( 6 -- 4 -- 4 ) 2010 -- 2018 Diego Godín 14 ( 5 -- 4 -- 5 ) 2010 -- 2018 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz 13 ( 4 -- 6 -- 3 ) 1966 -- 1974 Luis Suárez 13 ( 6 -- 2 -- 5 ) 2010 -- 2018 Egidio Arévalo Ríos 11 ( 7 -- 4 ) 2010 -- 2014 Julio César Cortés 11 ( 1 -- 4 -- 6 ) 1962 -- 1970 Martín Cáceres 11 ( 2 -- 4 -- 5 ) 2010 -- 2018 Diego Forlán 10 ( 1 -- 7 -- 2 ) 2002, 2010 -- 2014 Maxi Pereira 10 ( 7 -- 3 -- 0 ) 2010 -- 2018 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 2018 FIFA World Cup squad Copa América 1983 Copa América squad 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 Copa América Centenario squad Management This section needs additional citations for verification. 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( January 2011 ) Competitive matches only as of 14 June 2016 show Years Coach GF GA Win % Tournaments 1902 -- 1914 Selection committee 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7001450000000000000 ♠ 45 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 7001333300000000000 ♠ 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 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7001363600000000000 ♠ 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 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7001588200000000000 ♠ 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 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7002100000000000000 ♠ 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 Fígoli 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7001555600000000000 ♠ 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 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7001333300000000000 ♠ 33.33 1922 South American Championship -- Third Place 1922 Copa Newton -- Champions 1923 Copa Lipton -- Champions 1923 -- 1924 Leonardo De Lucca 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50.00 1923 Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo -- Runners - up 1923 South American Championship -- Champions 1924 Copa Newton -- Runners - up 1924 Ernesto Fígoli ( 2nd time ) 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7002100000000000000 ♠ 100.00 1924 Olympics -- Champions 1924 -- 1925 Ernesto Meliante 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7001625000000000000 ♠ 62.50 1924 South American Championship -- Champions 1925 Copa Bossio -- Champions 1926 Andrés Mazali Ernesto Fígoli ( 3rd time ) 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7002100000000000000 ♠ 100.00 1926 South American Championship -- Champions 1927 -- 1928 José Lago Millán Luis Grecco 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7001500000000000000 ♠ 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 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7001800000000000000 ♠ 80.00 1928 Olympics -- Champions 1928 -- 1932 Alberto Suppici 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7001500000000000000 ♠ 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 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7001750000000000000 ♠ 75.00 1935 Copa Héctor Gómez -- Runners - up 1935 South American Championship -- Champions 1935 -- 1941 Alberto Suppici ( 2nd time ) 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 7001458300000000000 ♠ 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 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0.00 1942 Copa Newton -- Runners - up 1942 -- 1945 José Nasazzi 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7001625000000000000 ♠ 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 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7001333300000000000 ♠ 33.33 1945 Copa Newton -- Runners - up 1946 Taça Rio Branco -- Champions 1946 Guzmán Vila Gomensoro 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40.00 1946 South American Championship -- Fourth Place 1988 -- 1990 Óscar Tabárez ( 1st time ) 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50.00 1989 Copa América -- Runners - up 2006 -- Óscar Tabárez ( 2nd time ) 7002133000000000000 ♠ 133 7001660000000000000 ♠ 66 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7002225000000000000 ♠ 225 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 7001496200000000000 ♠ 49.62 2007 Copa América -- Fourth Place 2010 FIFA World Cup -- Fourth Place 2011 Copa América -- Champions 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 national team fans at 2014 FIFA World Cup 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. Rivalries Argentina 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. As a response, the following day saw an angry mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires. Brazil Uruguay has an old rivalry with their South American neighbors. Their best known match was played at the 1950 World Cup which was held in Brazil where they defeated the host with the result 2 - 1 in front of almost 200 000 spectators at the Maracanã Stadium, thus winning the competition and earning their second World Cup title. Notes Jump up ^ Although the first match ever recorded by both, Argentina and Uruguay sides, was played on 16 May 1901, this is not considered an official game due to the match not being organized by Uruguay 's Football Association but by Albion FC in its home field, `` Paso del Molino ''. The Uruguayan team had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional. Argentina won the match by 3 - 2. Jump up ^ Extra edition References Jump up ^ `` Historia del Fútbol Uruguayo '' at Deportes en Uruguay Jump up ^ `` Historias, curiosidades y estadísticas de la Selección, tras sus `` primeros '' 900 partidos ``, El Gráfico, 4 July 2012 Jump up ^ Pelayes, Héctor Darío ( 24 September 2010 ). `` ARGENTINA - URUGUAY Matches 1902 -- 2009 ''. RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2010. Jump up ^ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team 's record, nor are caps awarded. Jump up ^ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team 's record, nor are caps awarded. Jump up ^ `` Football 's debt to Uruguay ''. BBC Sport. 8 April 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2011. ^ Jump up to : ( 1 ) Archived 11 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Football, football, football ''. UruguayNow. Retrieved 13 May 2010. ^ Jump up to : De Menezes, Jack ( 26 June 2014 ). `` Luis Suarez banned : Fifa hand striker record nine - game ban AND a four month football ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini in biggest ever World Cup suspension ''. The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Luis Suárez banned for four months for biting in World Cup game ''. The Guardian. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` FIFA Suspends and Fines Suarez for 9 Games and 4 Months After Biting Player ''. ABC News. 26 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Luis Suárez suspended for nine matches and banned for four months from any football - related activity ''. FIFA. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014. Jump up ^ David Goldblatt ( 2008 ). The Ball Is Round : A Global History of Soccer. Penguin. p. 249. ISBN 1 - 59448 - 296 - 9. Jump up ^ FIFA World Cup Origin, FIFA Media Release. Retrieved on 16 October 2006. ^ Jump up to : `` La historia de la Celeste '' at Montevideo Wanderers website Jump up ^ `` Historical football kits : 1962 World Cup '' at Historical Kits website Jump up ^ `` '' Camisetas alternativas ``, La Selección website ''. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Southamerican Championship 1935 ''. Rsssf.com. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` Games of the XXI. Olympiad -- Football Qualifying Tournament ''. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` Head - to - Head Search ''. Jump up ^ Uruguay -- Record International Players Jump up ^ Orígenes de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 11 November 2012. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uruguay national football team. Official website FIFA profile RSSSF archive of results 1902 -- Titles Achievements Preceded by Inaugural Champions FIFA World Cup Champions 1930 ( 1st title ) Succeeded by 1934 Italy Preceded by 1938 Italy FIFA World Cup Champions 1950 ( 2nd title ) Succeeded by 1954 West Germany Preceded by 1920 Belgium Olympic Football Champions 1924 ( 1st title ) 1928 ( 2nd title ) Succeeded by 1936 Italy Preceded by Inaugural Champions South American Championship Winners 1916 ( 1st title ) 1917 ( 2nd title ) Succeeded by 1919 Brazil Preceded by 1919 Brazil South American Championship Winners 1920 ( 3rd title ) Succeeded by 1921 Argentina Preceded by 1922 Brazil South American Championship Winners 1923 ( 4th title ) 1924 ( 5th title ) Succeeded by 1925 Argentina Preceded by 1925 Argentina South American Championship Winners 1926 ( 6th title ) Succeeded by 1927 Argentina Preceded by 1929 Argentina South American Championship Winners 1935 ( 7th title ) Succeeded by 1937 Argentina Preceded by 1941 Argentina South American Championship Winners 1942 ( 8th title ) Succeeded by 1945 Argentina Preceded by 1955 Argentina South American Championship Winners 1956 ( 9th title ) Succeeded by 1957 Argentina Preceded by 1959 Argentina South American Championship Winners 1959 ( 10th title ) Succeeded by 1963 Bolivia Preceded by 1963 Bolivia South American Championship Winners 1967 ( 11th title ) Succeeded by 1975 Peru Preceded by 1979 Paraguay Copa América Champions 1983 ( 12th title ) 1987 ( 13th title ) Succeeded by 1989 Brazil Preceded by 1993 Argentina Copa América Champions 1995 ( 14th title ) Succeeded by 1997 Brazil Preceded by 2007 Brazil Copa América Champions 2011 ( 15th title ) Succeeded by 2015 Chile FIFA World Cup champions 1930 : Uruguay 1934 : Italy 1938 : Italy 1950 : Uruguay 1954 : West Germany 1958 : Brazil 1962 : Brazil 1966 : England 1970 : Brazil 1974 : West Germany 1978 : Argentina 1982 : Italy 1986 : Argentina 1990 : West Germany 1994 : Brazil 1998 : France 2002 : Brazil 2006 : Italy 2010 : Spain 2014 : Germany 2018 : France Copa América -- Champions 1916 : Uruguay 1917 : Uruguay 1919 : Brazil 1920 : Uruguay 1921 : Argentina 1922 : Brazil 1923 : Uruguay 1924 : Uruguay 1925 : Argentina 1926 : Uruguay 1927 : Argentina 1929 : Argentina 1935 : Uruguay 1937 : Argentina 1939 : Peru 1941 : Argentina 1942 : Uruguay 1945 : Argentina 1946 : Argentina 1947 : Argentina 1949 : Brazil 1953 : Paraguay 1955 : Argentina 1956 : Uruguay 1957 : Argentina 1959 : Argentina 1959 : Uruguay 1963 : Bolivia 1967 : Uruguay 1975 : Peru 1979 : Paraguay 1983 : Uruguay 1987 : Uruguay 1989 : Brazil 1991 : Argentina 1993 : Argentina 1995 : Uruguay 1997 : Brazil 1999 : Brazil 2001 : Colombia 2004 : Brazil 2007 : Brazil 2011 : Uruguay 2015 : Chile 2016 : Chile Summer Olympics football men 's tournament winners 1900 : Upton Park ( Great Britain ) ( GBR ) 1904 : Galt ( Canada ) ( CAN ) 1908 : Great Britain ( GBR ) 1912 : Great Britain ( GBR ) 1920 : Belgium ( BEL ) 1924 : Uruguay ( URU ) 1928 : Uruguay ( URU ) 1936 : Italy ( ITA ) 1948 : Sweden ( SWE ) 1952 : Hungary ( HUN ) 1956 : Soviet Union ( URS ) 1960 : Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 1964 : Hungary ( HUN ) 1968 : Hungary ( HUN ) 1972 : Poland ( POL ) 1976 : East Germany ( GDR ) 1980 : Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 1984 : France ( FRA ) 1988 : Soviet Union ( URS ) 1992 : Spain ( ESP ) 1996 : Nigeria ( NGR ) 2000 : Cameroon ( CMR ) 2004 : Argentina ( ARG ) 2008 : Argentina ( ARG ) 2012 : Mexico ( MEX ) 2016 : Brazil ( BRA ) Uruguay squads Uruguay FIFA World Cup squads Uruguay squad -- 1930 FIFA World Cup winners ( 1st title ) MF Andrade FW Anselmo GK Ballestrero FW Calvo GK Capuccini FW Castro FW Cea FW Dorado DF Fernández MF Gestido FW Iriarte DF Mascheroni MF Melogno DF Nasazzi ( c ) FW Petrone MF Píriz DF Recoba MF Riolfo FW Saldombide FW Scarone DF Tejera FW Urdinarán Coach : Suppici Uruguay squad -- 1950 FIFA World Cup winners ( 2nd title ) GK Máspoli GK Paz DF Gambetta DF J. González DF M. González DF Martínez DF Tejera DF Vilches MF Ortuño MF Pini MF Rodríguez Andrade MF Varela ( c ) FW Britos FW Burgueño FW Ghiggia FW Míguez FW Morán FW Pérez FW Rijo FW Romero FW Schiaffino FW Vidal Coach : López Uruguay squad -- 1954 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Máspoli 2 Santamaría 3 Martínez 4 Rodríguez Andrade 5 Varela ( c ) 6 Leopardi 7 Abbadie 8 Hohberg 9 Míguez 10 Schiaffino 11 Borges 12 Maceiras 13 Davoine 14 Tejera 15 Rivera 16 Carballo 17 Cruz 18 Souto 19 Ambrois 20 Méndez 21 Pérez 22 Castro Coach : López Uruguay squad -- 1962 FIFA World Cup 1 Sosa 2 Troche ( c ) 3 Emilio Álvarez 4 Méndez 5 Gonçalves 6 P. Cubilla 7 Pérez 8 Cortés 9 Sasía 10 Rocha 11 L. Cubilla 12 Maidana 13 Martínez 14 Soria 15 E. González 16 R. González 17 Eliseo Álvarez 18 Langón 19 Bergara 20 Silva 21 Cabrera 22 Escalada Coach : Corazzo Uruguay squad -- 1966 FIFA World Cup 1 Mazurkiewicz 2 Troche ( c ) 3 Manicera 4 Forlán 5 Gonçalves 6 Caetano 7 Cortés 8 Urruzmendi 9 Sasía 10 Rocha 11 Pérez 12 Sosa 13 Díaz 14 Emilio Álvarez 15 Ubiña 16 Eliseo Álvarez 17 Salva 18 M. Viera 19 Silva 20 Ramos 21 Espárrago 22 Taibo Coach : O. Viera Uruguay squad -- 1970 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Mazurkiewicz 2 Ancheta 3 Matosas 4 Ubiña 5 Montero Castillo 6 Mujica 7 Cubilla 8 Rocha ( c ) 9 Espárrago 10 Maneiro 11 Morales 12 Santos 13 Sandoval 14 Cámera 15 Fontes 16 Caetano 17 Bareño 18 Gómez 19 Zubía 20 Cortés 21 Losada 22 Corbo Coach : Hohberg Uruguay squad -- 1974 FIFA World Cup 1 Mazurkiewicz 2 Jáuregui 3 Masnik ( c ) 4 Forlán 5 Montero Castillo 6 Pavoni 7 Cubilla 8 Espárrago 9 Morena 10 Rocha 11 Corbo 12 Santos 13 de Simone 14 Garisto 15 González 16 Cardaccio 17 Jiménez 18 Mantegazza 19 Milar 20 Silva 21 Gómez 22 Fernández Coach : Porta Uruguay squad -- 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Rodríguez 2 Gutiérrez 3 Acevedo 4 Diogo 5 Bossio 6 Batista 7 Alzamendi 8 Barrios ( c ) 9 Da Silva 10 Francescoli 11 Santín 12 Alvez 13 Vega 14 Pereyra 15 Rivero 16 Saralegui 17 Zalazar 18 Paz 19 Ramos 20 Aguilera 21 Cabrera 22 Otero Coach : Borrás Uruguay squad -- 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Alvez 2 Gutiérrez 3 de León 4 Herrera 5 Perdomo 6 Domínguez 7 Alzamendi 8 Ostolaza 9 Francescoli ( c ) 10 Paz 11 Sosa 12 E. Pereira 13 Revelez 14 Pintos Saldanha 15 Correa 16 Bengoechea 17 Martínez 18 Aguilera 19 Fonseca 20 R. Pereira 21 Castro 22 Zeoli Coach : Tabárez Uruguay squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Carini 2 Méndez 3 Lembo 4 Montero ( c ) 5 García 6 Rodríguez 7 Guigou 8 Varela 9 Silva 10 O'Neill 11 Magallanes 12 Munúa 13 Abreu 14 Sorondo 15 Olivera 16 Romero 17 Regueiro 18 Morales 19 Bizera 20 Recoba 21 Forlán 22 De los Santos 23 Elduayen Coach : Púa Uruguay squad -- 2010 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Muslera 2 Lugano ( c ) 3 Godín 4 Fucile 5 Gargano 6 Victorino 7 Cavani 8 Eguren 9 Suárez 10 Forlán 11 Á. Pereira 12 Castillo 13 Abreu 14 Lodeiro 15 Pérez 16 M. Pereira 17 Arévalo 18 I. González 19 Scotti 20 Á. Fernández 21 S. Fernández 22 Cáceres 23 Silva Coach : Tabárez Uruguay squad -- 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 Muslera 2 Lugano ( c ) 3 Godín 4 Fucile 5 Gargano 6 Á. Pereira 7 Rodríguez 8 Hernández 9 Suárez 10 Forlán 11 Stuani 12 Muñoz 13 Giménez 14 Lodeiro 15 Pérez 16 M. Pereira 17 Arévalo 18 Ramírez 19 Coates 20 González 21 Cavani 22 Cáceres 23 Silva Coach : Tabárez Uruguay squad -- 2018 FIFA World Cup 1 Muslera 2 Giménez 3 Godín ( c ) 4 Varela 5 Sánchez 6 Bentancur 7 Rodríguez 8 Nández 9 Suárez 10 De Arrascaeta 11 Stuani 12 Campaña 13 G. Silva 14 Torreira 15 Vecino 16 Pereira 17 Laxalt 18 Gómez 19 Coates 20 Urretaviscaya 21 Cavani 22 Cáceres 23 M. Silva Coach : Tabárez Uruguay FIFA Confederations Cup squads Uruguay squad -- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place 1 Nicola 2 López 3 Montero ( c ) 4 Méndez 5 de los Santos 6 Adinolfi 7 García 8 Vespa 9 Zalayeta 10 Olivera 11 Silva 12 Flores 13 Hernández 14 Callejas 15 Díaz 16 Pellegrín 17 Coelho 18 Rivas 19 Pacheco 20 Recoba Coach : Púa Uruguay squad -- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place 1 Muslera 2 Lugano ( c ) 3 Godín 4 Coates 5 Gargano 6 Á. Pereira 7 Rodríguez 8 Eguren 9 Suárez 10 Forlán 11 Hernández 12 Castillo 13 Aguirregaray 14 Lodeiro 15 Pérez 16 M. Pereira 17 Arévalo 18 Ramírez 19 Scotti 20 González 21 Cavani 22 Cáceres 23 Silva Coach : Tabárez Uruguay Summer Olympics football squads Uruguay football squad -- 1924 Summer Olympics -- Gold medal GK Casella GK Mazali DF Arispe DF Nasazzi ( c ) DF Tomassina DF A. Urdinarán * MF Andrade MF Ghierra MF Vidal MF Zibecchi MF Zingone FW Cea FW Chiappara * FW Etchegoyen FW Naya FW Petrone FW Romano FW Saldombide FW Scarone FW S. Urdinarán Coach : Fígoli * Although included in the official squad submitted to FIFA, stayed in reserve separately from the team. Uruguay football squad -- 1928 Summer Olympics -- Gold medal MF Andrade FW Anselmo DF Arispe FW Arremón FW Bartibás GK Batignani FW Borjas FW Campolo DF Canavesi FW Castro FW Cea MF Fernández FW Figueroa MF Gestido GK Mazali MF Melogno DF Nasazzi FW Petrone MF Píriz FW Scarone DF Tejera FW Urdinarán Coach : Gianotti Uruguay men 's football squad -- 2012 Summer Olympics 1 Campaña 2 Arias 3 Polenta 4 Coates 5 Albín 6 Rolín 7 Cavani 8 Calzada 9 Suárez 10 Ramírez 11 Hernández 12 Urretaviscaya 13 Aguirregaray 14 Lodeiro 15 Rodríguez 16 Viúdez 17 Arévalo Ríos ( c ) 18 Gelpi Coach : Tabárez Links to related articles Football in Uruguay Uruguayan Football Association National teams Men : Senior team Olympic ( U-23 ) team U-20 team U-17 team Futsal Beach Women : Women team U-17 team League system Primera División Segunda ( Profesional ) Segunda ( Amateur ) Women 's Unofficial leagues Federación Uruguaya ( 1923 -- 25 ) Consejo Provisorio ( 1926 ) Domestic Cups Supercopa Uruguaya Copa de Competencia ( defunct ) Copa de Honor ( defunct ) Others List of clubs Men 's Players Women 's Players Uruguayan Clásico Expatriate footballers Managers Referees Stadiums British clubs tours Uruguay national football team General Uruguayan Football Association History Coaches Venues Estadio Centenario Statistics Results Honours Official head - to - head Player records Squad Previous squads Team records Performances FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Copa América Official titles World Cup ( 2 ) 1930 1950 Copa América ( 15 ) 1916 1917 1920 1923 1924 1926 1935 1942 1956 1959 1967 1995 2011 Olympics ( 2 ) 1924 1928 Pan American Games ( 15 ) 2015 Rivalries Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Peru Other Uruguay teams U23 U20 U17 Women U20 U17 Futsal Beach soccer National football teams of South America ( CONMEBOL ) Men 's Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Women 's Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Men 's U-20 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Men 's U-17 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Women 's U-20 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Women 's U-17 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela National sports teams of Uruguay Basketball MU / 19 MU / 17 M 3x3 WU / 19 WU / 17 W 3x3 Beach handball Football Handball Volleyball Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uruguay_national_football_team&oldid=854694685 '' Categories : South American national association football teams Uruguay national football team Football in Uruguay FIFA World Cup - winning countries Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use dmy dates from June 2018 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2011 Pages using Template : Football kit with incorrect pattern parameters Interlanguage link template link number Articles containing potentially dated statements from July 2018 All articles containing potentially dated statements Articles needing additional references from January 2011 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia አማርኛ Asturianu Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه বাংলা Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Bosanski Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Basa Jawa ქართული Қазақша Latina Latviešu Lëtzebuergesch Lietuvių Limburgs Magyar मैथिली Македонски മലയാളം मराठी მარგალური مصرى Bahasa Melayu Монгол မြန်မာဘာသာ Nederlands नेपाली 日本 語 Napulitano Norsk Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Română Русский Scots Simple English Slovenčina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Татарча / tatarça ไทย Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 吴语 粵語 中文 65 more Edit links This page was last edited on 13 August 2018, at 04 : 20 ( UTC ). 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