Edinson Cavani
After an 84-year absence, Uruguay returned to the Olympic Games, held in London in 2012. After a victory against the (2–1), the team lost the next two games against (2–0) and Great Britain (1–0), marking the end of the Olympic adventure. Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez were the nation's three overage players at the tournament.