Uruguay

Nickname(s) Charrúas La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) Association Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol Confederation CONMEBOL (South America) Head Coach Oscar Tabarez Captain Diego Lugano Most Caps Rodolfo Rodríguez (79) Most Top Scorer Héctor Scarone (31) Home Stadion Estadio Centenario FIFA Code URU FIFA Ranking 18 Highest FIFA ranking 12 (May 1994) Lowest FIFA ranking 56 (December 1998) Elo ranking 15 Highest Elo ranking 1 (various dates 1920-31) Lowest Elo ranking 46 (March 1980) Home Colours Away Colours 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 10 (First in 1930) Best result Winner, 1930 and 1950. Copa América Appearances 40 (First in 1916) Best result Winner, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995. FIFA Confederations Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1997) Best result 4th, 1997 Olympic medal record Men's Football Gold Paris 1924 Team Gold Amsterdam 1928 Team

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international football competition and is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Uruguay have won two FIFA World Cups, including the first ever World Cup in 1930 as hosts, beating Argentina 4-2 in the final. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting hosts Brazil 2-1 in the final match. They also 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 Uruguay hosted in 1980 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup. Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won 18 official titles: 2 FIFA World Cup, 2 Olympic Games and 14 Copa América. Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population. Uruguay is the only country in the world to win a World Cup with a general population of under 4 million inhabitants and is by far the smallest nation to do so. The second smallest country to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a total population of over 40 million people. Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals. In fact, only six nations with populations smaller than Uruguay's have ever participated in any World Cup: Northern Ireland (3 times), Wales, Kuwait, Jamaica, Slovenia and Trinidad and Tobago. Uruguay is also the smallest nation to win Olympic gold medals in any team sport. Uruguay is also the smallest member nation of CONMEBOL, South American Football Association. Nevertheless, Uruguayan national team also have won the Copa América 14 different times, a record it shares with Argentina. However, the level of the Uruguay national team has decreased lately as Uruguay has only qualified on two occasions in the last five World Cups, although it remains a strong team in South America, having reached third place and fourth place in the last two Copa América tournaments, respectively. Sejarah 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. 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 final. 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. Since 1950, the national team has had mixed performances in the World Cup, achieving fourth place in 1954 and 1970, 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. By May 1, 2009 Uruguayan National Team are ranked by FIFA 16th in the world and 3rd in South America, below Brazil and Argentina only. 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 independence, and had a capacity of 100,000 when first opened. The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[3] 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, but friendlies sometimes have attendances significantly below 20,000. Kit 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 light 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 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 - 1934 1935 1936 - 1990 1991 - 1996 1997–present Competitive record FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup Record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 3 1934 Withdrew 1938 Did Not Enter 1950 Champions[4] 1st 4 3 1 0 15 5 1954 Semi-Final 4th 5 3 0 2 16 9 1958 Did Not Qualify 1962 Round 1 13th 3 1 0 2 4 6 1966 Quarter-Final 7th 4 1 2 1 2 5 1970 Semi-Final 4th 6 2 1 3 4 5 1974 Round 1 13th 3 0 1 2 1 6 1978 Did Not Qualify 1982 1986 Round of 16 16th 4 0 2 2 2 8 1990 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 2 5 1994 Did Not Qualify 1998 2002 Round 1 26th 3 0 2 1 4 5 2006 Did Not Qualify 2010 Qualified 2014 - - - - - - - - Total 11/19 2 Titles 40 15 10 15 65 57 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1992 Did Not Qualify 1995 1997 Semi-Final 4th 5 3 0 2 8 6 1999 Did Not Qualify 2001 2003 2005 2009 2013 - - - - - - - - Total 1/8 Semi-Final 5 3 0 2 8 6 South American Championship Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1916 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 6 1 1917 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 9 0 1919 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 1 0 7 4 1920 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 9 2 1921 Third-Place 3rd 3 1 0 2 3 4 1922 Third-Place 3rd 4 2 1 1 3 1 1923 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 6 1 1924 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 8 1 1925 Withdrew 1926 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 17 2 1927 Runners-up 2nd 3 3 0 0 15 4 1929 Third-Place 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 6 1935 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 6 1 1937 Third-Place 3rd 5 2 0 3 11 14 1939 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 13 5 1941 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 10 1 1942 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 21 2 1945 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 0 3 14 6 1946 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 11 9 1947 Third-Place 3rd 7 5 0 2 21 8 1949 Sixth Place 6th 7 2 1 4 14 20 1953 Third-Place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 6 1955 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 1 2 12 12 1956 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 3 1957 Third-Place 3rd 6 4 0 2 15 12 1959 Fifth Place 5th 6 2 0 4 15 14 1959 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 13 1 1963 Withdrew 1967 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 2 Total 27/29 11 Titles 119 76 11 32 - - Copa América Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1975 Semi-Final 4th 2 1 0 1 1 3 1979 Group Stage 4 1 2 1 5 5 1983 Champions 1st 8 5 2 1 12 6 1987 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 2 0 1989 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 0 3 11 3 1991 Group Stage 4 1 3 0 4 3 1993 Quarter-Final 4 1 2 1 5 5 1995 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 4 1997 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 2 1999 Runners-up 2nd 6 1 2 3 4 9 2001 Semi-Final 4th 6 2 2 2 7 7 2004 Third-Place 3rd 6 3 2 1 12 10 2007 Semi-Final 4th 6 2 2 2 8 9 2011 - - - - - - - Total 13/13 3 Titles 64 28 19 17 84 66 FIFA World Cup matches World Cup matches (By team) Total: 40 games played - 15 Wins - 10 Draws - 15 Losses - 64 Goals for - 56 Goals against Against W D L Tot GF GA Against W D L Tot GF GA Against W D L Tot GF GA Sweden 1 0 2 3 3 6 Spain 0 2 0 2 2 2 Peru 1 0 0 1 1 0 West Germany 0 1 2 3 1 6 Italy 0 1 1 2 0 2 Senegal 0 1 0 1 3 3 Scotland 1 1 0 2 7 0 Denmark 0 0 2 2 2 8 Bulgaria 0 1 0 1 1 1 England 1 1 0 2 4 2 Bolivia 1 0 0 1 8 0 Mexico 0 1 0 1 0 0 France 1 1 0 2 2 1 Romania 1 0 0 1 4 0 Hungary 0 0 1 1 2 4 Yugoslavia 1 0 1 2 7 4 Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1 2 0 Austria 0 0 1 1 1 3 Argentina 1 0 1 2 4 3 Israel 1 0 0 1 2 0 Belgium 0 0 1 1 1 3 Brazil 1 0 1 2 3 3 Colombia 1 0 0 1 2 1 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 0 2 Soviet Union 1 0 1 2 2 2 Korea Republic 1 0 0 1 1 0 Official matches Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Argentina 182 58 41 83 221 289 Chile 71 42 16 14 127 71 Brazil 71 21 19 31 91 122 Paraguay 67 31 13 23 104 89 Peru 58 33 15 13 97 51 Ecuador 41 29 9 3 104 34 Bolivia 38 27 7 5 95 20 Colombia 36 18 9 9 53 37 Venezuela 26 18 6 3 57 18 Mexico 17 3 7 7 21 26 England 10 4 3 3 13 10 Australia 9 4 1 4 8 6 Costa Rica 8 6 2 0 15 8 Spain 8 0 5 3 6 11 Italy 7 2 3 2 7 7 United States 6 2 2 2 8 7 East Germany 6 1 2 3 4 7 Soviet Union 6 1 0 5 4 13 West Germany 6 0 2 4 4 14 Korea Republic 5 4 1 0 8 3 Israel 5 3 1 1 11 5 Yugoslavia 5 3 0 2 16 6 China PR 5 2 2 1 5 2 Switzerland 4 3 1 0 13 4 Netherlands 4 3 0 1 6 3 Scotland 4 2 1 1 10 4 France 5 2 2 1 7 4 Japan 5 2 1 1 12 8 Romania 4 2 1 1 7 2 Hungary 4 1 2 1 6 6 Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 5 4 Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 5 Haiti 3 1 2 0 1 0 Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 1 4 Germany 3 1 0 2 5 10 Finland 2 2 0 0 8 1 Libya 2 2 0 0 5 3 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 9 2 Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 3 1 South Africa 2 1 1 0 4 3 Norway 2 1 1 0 3 2 Poland 2 1 1 0 3 2 Jamaica 2 1 0 1 3 2 Indonesia 2 1 0 1 4 4 Austria 2 1 0 1 3 3 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 2 2 Honduras 2 0 1 1 2 3 Portugal 2 0 1 1 1 4 Belgium 2 0 0 2 1 5 Denmark 2 0 0 2 2 8 Panama 1 1 0 0 6 1 Canada 1 1 0 0 3 1 India 1 1 0 0 3 1 Egypt 1 1 0 0 2 0 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 2 0 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 2 0 Turkey 1 1 0 0 3 2 Singapore 1 1 0 0 2 1 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 1 0 Morocco 1 1 0 0 1 0 Senegal 1 0 1 0 3 3 Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 Iran 1 0 1 0 1 1 Wales 1 0 1 0 0 0 Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 1 0 1 1 Tunisia 1 0 1 0 0 0 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 2 3 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 Guatemala 1 0 0 1 0 1 Georgia 1 0 0 1 0 2 Current team status Uruguay has finished participating in the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers, with a successful result. Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Brazil 18 9 7 2 33 11 +22 34 Chile 18 10 3 5 32 22 +10 33 Paraguay 18 10 3 5 24 16 +8 33 Argentina 18 8 4 6 23 20 +3 28 Uruguay 18 6 6 6 28 20 +8 24 Ecuador 18 6 5 7 22 26 −4 23 Colombia 18 6 5 7 14 18 −4 23 Venezuela 18 6 4 8 23 29 −6 22 Bolivia 18 4 3 11 22 36 −14 15 Peru 18 3 4 11 11 34 −23 13 Argentina – 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 Bolivia 6–1 – 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 4–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 Brazil 0–0 0–0 – 4–2 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 Chile 1–0 4–0 0–3 – 4–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 Colombia 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–4 – 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 Ecuador 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 – 1–1 5–1 1–2 0–1 Paraguay 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 5–1 – 1–0 1–0 2–0 Peru 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 – 1–0 1–0 Uruguay 0–1 5–0 0–4 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 6–0 – 1–1 Venezuela 0–2 5–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 – CONCACAF 4th place v CONMEBOL 5th place Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg Costa Rica 1–2 Uruguay 0–1 1–1 Qualification: On 18 November 2009, Uruguay qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 2–1 win on aggregate against Costa Rica. 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Africa – 11 June 16 June Mexico – 22 June Uruguay – 11 June France 22 June 17 June – Source : wikipedia