Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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File:Uruguay national football team 1930.jpg
The lineup of Uruguay that won the 1930 FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Uruguay's results at the FIFA World Cup. Uruguay have won two. Not four FIFA-organized World Football Championships. (But FIFA recognizes the 1924 and 1928 wins by Uruguay). They won the first World Championship organized by FIFA under the Olympic Committee umbrella with true representation from all continents; before then, football in the Olympics comprised only European teams. Uruguay then won the next two World Cups (Jules Rimet Trophy) in which they participated; these tournaments, the 1930 and 1950 FIFA World Cups, were fully independent from the Olympics and employed clear rules distinguishing professional and amateur football players. Since 1924 marked the beginning of true international football competition, organized by FIFA, FIFA recognizes Uruguay as two time world champions and allows the team to wear two stars on their uniforms during official international football competitions. (Before 1974, the FIFA World Cup was referred to as the Football World Championship, and the nine champions from 1930 to 1970 received replicas of the Jules Rimet Trophy.) Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, beating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their second and last title in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match. The team have qualified for fourteen World Cups, reaching the second round in ten, the semi-finals five times, and the final twice. They also won the gold medal in Olympic football twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. Uruguay won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament comprising former World Cup champions hosted in Uruguay to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Championship. Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won nineteen FIFA official titles: two World Cups, two Olympic Games, and fifteen Copa América championships. Uruguay refused to participate in 1934 and defend their title because many European nations declined to take part in 1930 held in Uruguay. They also refused to enter in 1938 because FIFA's decision to hold the tournament in France caused outrage in South America where it was believed that the venue would alternate between the two continents.

World Cup record

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 3
Italy 1934 Did not enter
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Champions[1] 1st 4 3 1 0 15 5
Switzerland 1954 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 16 9
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify
Chile 1962 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 4 6
England 1966 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 2 5
Mexico 1970 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 4 5
West Germany 1974 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 6
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 16th 4 0 2 2 2 8
Italy 1990 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 2 5
United States 1994 Did not qualify
France 1998
South KoreaJapan 2002 Group stage 26th 3 0 2 1 4 5
Germany 2006 Did not qualify
South Africa 2010 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 11 8
Brazil 2014 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 4 6
Russia 2018 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 7 3
Qatar 2022 Group stage 20th 3 1 1 1 2 2
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined
MoroccoPortugalSpain 2030 Qualified as centenary co-hosts
Saudi Arabia 2034 To be determined
Total 14/22 2 Titles 59 25 13 21 89 76

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Matches

Record by opponent

Opponent W D L Pld GF GA GD
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1 0 1 2 4 3 +1
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 1 0 0 1 8 0 +8
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1 0 1 2 3 4 −1
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1 0 1 2 2 3 −1
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1 2 0 +2
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0 0 2 2 2 8 −6
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
File:Flag of England.svg England 2 1 0 3 6 3 +3
File:Flag of France.svg France 1 2 1 4 2 3 −1
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 0 1 3 4 3 9 −6
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 1 1 0 2 3 1 +2
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 0 0 1 1 2 4 −2
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 1 0 0 1 2 0 +2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1 1 1 3 1 2 −1
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1 1 0 2 1 0 +1
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 0 0 2 2 2 5 −3
File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 1 0 1 2 2 3 −1
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 1 0 0 1 4 0 +4
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1 0 0 1 3 0 +3
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1 1 0 2 7 0 +7
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 0 1 0 1 3 3 0
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1 0 0 1 3 0 +3
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2 1 0 3 3 1 +2
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 1 0 1 2 2 2 0
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 0 2 0 2 2 2 0
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1 0 2 3 3 6 −3
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 1 0 1 2 7 4 +3

Uruguay 1930

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2 2
File:Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg Peru 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3 0


Semi-finals


Final

Brazil 1950

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1 1 0 0 8 0 2
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 8 0
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland withdrew
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey withdrew

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 2 1 0 7 5 5
File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 4 4
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3 1 0 2 6 11 2
File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 3 0 1 2 4 11 1


Switzerland 1954

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 2 2 0 0 9 0 4
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2 2 0 0 6 0 4
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 2 0 0 2 0 8 0


Quarter-final


Semi-final


Bronze Final

Chile 1962

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 8 5 1.60 5
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 8 3 2.67 4
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4 6 0.67 2
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 3 0 1 2 5 11 0.45 1


England 1966

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
File:Flag of England.svg England 3 2 1 0 4 0 5
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 2.00 4
File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 0.33 2
File:Flag of France.svg France 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1



Quarter-final

Mexico 1970

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 3 0 2 1 1 3 –2 2



Quarter-final


Semi-final


Bronze Final

West Germany 1974

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 –3 2
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1


Mexico 1986

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 –5 2
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1



Round of 16

Italy 1990

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 –1 3
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0



Round of 16

South Korea/Japan 2002

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 –1 2
File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1


South Africa 2010

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 –2 4
File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4 1



Round of 16


Quarter-final


Semi-final


Bronze Final

Brazil 2014

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4 File:Flag of England.svg England 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg1–3File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 58,679



Round of 16

Russia 2018

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts



Round of 16


Quarter-final

Qatar 2022

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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Most appearances

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Fernando Muslera 16 2010, 2014 and 2018
2 Edinson Cavani 15 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
Diego Godín 15 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
4 Luis Suárez 14 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
5 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz 13 1966, 1970 and 1974
6 Martín Cáceres 12 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
7 Julio César Cortés 11 1962, 1966 and 1970
Egidio Arévalo Ríos 11 2010 and 2014
9 Pedro Rocha 10 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974
Luis Ubiña 10 1966 and 1970
Diego Forlán 10 2002, 2010 and 2014
Maxi Pereira 10 2010 and 2014

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Oscar Míguez 8 1950 (5) and 1954 (3)
2 Luis Suárez 7 2010 (3), 2014 (2) and 2018 (2)
3 Diego Forlán 6 2002 (1) and 2010 (5)
4 Pedro Cea 5 1930
Juan Alberto Schiaffino 5 1950 (3) and 1954 (2)
Edinson Cavani 5 2010 (1), 2014 (1), and 2018 (3)
7 Alcides Ghiggia 4 1950
Carlos Borges 4 1954
9 Peregrino Anselmo 3 1930
Juan Hohberg 3 1954

See also

References

  1. There was no official World Cup final match in 1950. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). However, Uruguay's 2–1 victory over Brazil (a match known as Maracanazo) was the decisive match (and also coincidentally one of the last two matches of the tournament) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is often considered the "final" of the 1950 World Cup "WC Finals 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on December 6, 2006.(150 KiB). Likewise, Sweden's 3–1 victory over Spain (played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil) ensured that they finished third.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer and/or timing. See "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
  3. "FIFA World Cup Origin" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. "Referee designations for matches 5-8" (PDF). fifa.com. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2014.
  5. "Match report – Group A – Egypt v Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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