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Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

Summary

This is a record of Uruguay's results at the FIFA World Cup. Uruguay have won four FIFA-organized World Football Championships. 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 four-time world champions and allows the team to wear four 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 fans at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

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 edit

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1930 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 3
  1934 Did not enter
  1938
  1950 Champions[1] 1st 4 3 1 0 15 5
  1954 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 16 9
  1958 Did not qualify
  1962 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 4 6
  1966 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 2 5
  1970 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 4 5
  1974 Group stage 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 Group stage 26th 3 0 2 1 4 5
  2006 Did not qualify
  2010 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 11 8
  2014 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 4 6
  2018 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 7 3
  2022 Group stage 20th 3 1 1 1 2 2
    2026 To be determined
    2030 Qualified as centenary co-hosts
  2034 To be determined
Total 14/22 2 Titles 59 25 13 21 89 76

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

Record by opponent edit

Opponent W D L Pld GF GA GD
  Argentina 1 0 1 2 4 3 +1
  Austria 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
  Belgium 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
  Bolivia 1 0 0 1 8 0 +8
  Brazil 1 0 1 2 3 4 −1
  Bulgaria 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
  Colombia 1 0 1 2 2 3 −1
  Costa Rica 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
  Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1 2 0 +2
  Denmark 0 0 2 2 2 8 −6
  Egypt 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
  England 2 1 0 3 6 3 +3
  France 1 2 1 4 2 3 −1
  Germany 0 1 3 4 3 9 −6
  Ghana 1 1 0 2 3 1 +2
  Hungary 0 0 1 1 2 4 −2
  Israel 1 0 0 1 2 0 +2
  Italy 1 1 1 3 1 2 −1
  Mexico 1 1 0 2 1 0 +1
  Netherlands 0 0 2 2 2 5 −3
  Peru 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
  Portugal 1 0 1 2 2 3 −1
  Romania 1 0 0 1 4 0 +4
  Russia 1 0 0 1 3 0 +3
  Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
  Scotland 1 1 0 2 7 0 +7
  Senegal 0 1 0 1 3 3 0
  South Africa 1 0 0 1 3 0 +3
  South Korea 2 1 0 3 3 1 +2
  Soviet Union 1 0 1 2 2 2 0
  Spain 0 2 0 2 2 2 0
  Sweden 1 0 2 3 3 6 −3
  Yugoslavia 1 0 1 2 7 4 +3

Uruguay 1930 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Uruguay 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4
  Romania 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2 2
  Peru 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3 0
Uruguay  1–0  Peru
Castro   65' Report
Attendance: 70,000
Uruguay  4–0  Romania
Dorado   7'
Scarone   26'[2]
Anselmo   31'
Cea   35'[2]		 Report
Attendance: 80,000

Semi-finals edit

Uruguay  6–1  Yugoslavia
Cea   18', 67', 72'[2]
Anselmo   20', 31'[2]
Iriarte   61'[2]		 Report Sekulić   4'[2]
Attendance: 93,000

Final edit

Uruguay  4–2  Argentina
Dorado   12'
Cea   57'[2]
Iriarte   68'
Castro   89'		 Report Peucelle   20'
Stábile   37'[2]
Attendance: 93,000[3]

Brazil 1950 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Uruguay 1 1 0 0 8 0 2
  Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 8 0
  Scotland withdrew
  Turkey withdrew
Uruguay  8–0  Bolivia
Míguez   14', 40', 51'
Schiaffino   17', 53'
Vidal   18'
Pérez   83'
Ghiggia   87'		 Report
Attendance: ~5,000

Final round edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Uruguay 3 2 1 0 7 5 5
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 4 4
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 6 11 2
  Spain 3 0 1 2 4 11 1
Uruguay  2–2  Spain
Ghiggia   27'
Varela   72'		 Report Basora   39', 41'
Attendance: ~44,000
Uruguay  3–2  Sweden
Ghiggia   39'
Míguez   77', 84'		 Report Palmér   4'
Sundqvist   41'
Attendance: ~8,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)
Uruguay  2–1  Brazil
Schiaffino   66'
Ghiggia   79'		 Report Friaça   47'
Attendance: ~200,000

Switzerland 1954 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Uruguay 2 2 0 0 9 0 4
  Austria 2 2 0 0 6 0 4
  Czechoslovakia 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
  Scotland 2 0 0 2 0 8 0
Uruguay  2–0  Czechoslovakia
Míguez   72'
Schiaffino   81'		 Report
Attendance: 20,500
Uruguay  7–0  Scotland
Borges   17', 47', 57'
Míguez   30', 83'
Abbadie   54', 85'		 Report
Attendance: 43,000

Quarter-final edit

Uruguay  4–2  England
Borges   5'
Varela   39'
Schiaffino   46'
Ambrois   78'		 Report Lofthouse   16'
Finney   67'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)

Semi-final edit

Uruguay  2–4 (a.e.t.)  Hungary
Hohberg   75', 86' Report Czibor   13'
Hidegkuti   46'
Kocsis   111', 116'
Attendance: 37,000

Bronze Final edit

Uruguay  1–3  Austria
Hohberg   22' Report Stojaspal   16' (pen.)
Cruz   59' (o.g.)
Ocwirk   89'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Raymon Wyssling (Switzerland)

Chile 1962 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 8 5 1.60 5
  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 8 3 2.67 4
  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4 6 0.67 2
  Colombia 3 0 1 2 5 11 0.45 1
Uruguay  2–1  Colombia
Sasía   56'
Cubilla   75'		 Report Zuluaga   19' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
Uruguay  1–3  Yugoslavia
Cabrera   19' Report Skoblar   25' (pen.)
Galić   29'
Jerković   49'
Attendance: 8,829
Uruguay  1–2  Soviet Union
Sasía   54' Report Mamykin   38'
Ivanov   89'
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

England 1966 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
  England 3 2 1 0 4 0 ∞ 5
  Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 2.00 4
  Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 0.33 2
  France 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1
England  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 87,000
Uruguay  2–1  France
Rocha   26'
Cortés   31'		 Report De Bourgoing   15' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Mexico  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

Quarter-final edit

Uruguay  0–4  West Germany
Report Haller   11', 83'
Beckenbauer   70'
Seeler   75'
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Jim Finney (England)

Mexico 1970 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4
  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
  Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
  Israel 3 0 2 1 1 3 –2 2
Uruguay  2–0  Israel
Maneiro   23'
Mujica   50'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Uruguay  0–0  Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Uruguay  0–1  Sweden
Report Grahn   90'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Henry Landauer (United States)

Quarter-final edit

Uruguay  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Soviet Union
Espárrago   116' Report
Attendance: 24,550

Semi-final edit

Uruguay  1–3  Brazil
Cubilla   19' Report Clodoaldo   44'
Jairzinho   76'
Rivellino   89'
Attendance: 51,261

Bronze Final edit

Uruguay  0–1  West Germany
Report Overath   26'
Attendance: 104,403

West Germany 1974 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
  Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
  Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 –3 2
  Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1
Uruguay  0–2  Netherlands
Report Rep   16', 86'
Attendance: 53,700
Bulgaria  1–1  Uruguay
Bonev   75' Report Pavoni   87'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Sweden  3–0  Uruguay
Edström   46', 77'
Sandberg   74'		 Report
Attendance: 27,100

Mexico 1986 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
  West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 –5 2
  Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1
Uruguay  1–1  West Germany
Alzamendi   4' Report Allofs   84'
Attendance: 30,000
Denmark  6–1  Uruguay
Elkjær  11', 67', 80'
Lerby   41'
Laudrup   52'
J. Olsen   88'		 Report Francescoli  45' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,000
Scotland  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Round of 16 edit

Argentina  1–0  Uruguay
Pasculli   42' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Italy 1990 edit

Group E edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
  Belgium 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 –1 3
  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0
Uruguay  0–0  Spain
Report
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Belgium  3–1  Uruguay
Clijsters   16'
Scifo   22'
Ceulemans   48'		 Report Bengoechea   74'
Attendance: 33,759
South Korea  0–1  Uruguay
Report Fonseca   90'
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Round of 16 edit

Italy  2–0  Uruguay
Schillaci   65'
Serena   85'		 Report
Attendance: 73,303

South Korea/Japan 2002 edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
  Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 –1 2
  France 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1
Uruguay  1–2  Denmark
Rodríguez   47' Report Tomasson   45'   83'
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
France  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Senegal  3–3  Uruguay
Fadiga   20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop   26'   38'		 Report Morales   46'
Forlán   69'
Recoba   88' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,681

South Africa 2010 edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
  South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 –2 4
  France 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4 1
Uruguay  0–0  France
Report
Attendance: 64,100
South Africa  0–3  Uruguay
Report Forlán   24', 80' (pen.)
Á. Pereira   90+5'
Attendance: 42,658
Mexico  0–1  Uruguay
Report Suárez   43'
Attendance: 33,425

Round of 16 edit

Uruguay  2–1  South Korea
Suárez   8', 80' Report Lee Chung-Yong   68'
Attendance: 30,597

Quarter-final edit

Uruguay  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Ghana
Forlán   55' Report Muntari   45+2'
Penalties
Forlán  
Victorino  
Scotti  
M. Pereira  
Abreu  		 4–2   Gyan
  Appiah
  Mensah
  Adiyiah
Attendance: 84,017

Semi-final edit

Uruguay  2–3  Netherlands
Forlán   41'
M. Pereira   90+2'		 Report van Bronckhorst   18'
Sneijder   70'
Robben   73'
Attendance: 62,479

Bronze Final edit

Uruguay  2–3  Germany
Cavani   28'
Forlán   51'		 Report Müller   19'
Jansen   56'
Khedira   82'
Attendance: 36,254

Brazil 2014 edit

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3   Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4   England 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Uruguay  1–3  Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 58,679
Uruguay  2–1  England
 Report
Attendance: 62,575
Italy  0–1  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 39,706

Round of 16 edit

Colombia  2–0  Uruguay
Rodríguez   28', 50' Report
Attendance: 73,804

Russia 2018 edit

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3   Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4   Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Egypt  0–1  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 27,015[5]
Uruguay  1–0  Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 42,678[6]
Uruguay  3–0  Russia
 Report
Attendance: 41,970[7]

Round of 16 edit

Uruguay  2–1  Portugal
Cavani   7',   62' Pepe   55'
Attendance: 44,287

Quarter-final edit

Uruguay  0–2  France
Varane   41'
Griezmann   60'
Attendance: 43,319

Qatar 2022 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2   South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4   Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uruguay  0–0  South Korea
Report
Attendance: 41,663
Portugal  2–0  Uruguay
 Report
Attendance: 88,668
Ghana  0–2  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 43,443

Most appearances edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.

External links edit

  • The Official website of the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
  • FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930–2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930–2002
  • FIFA official site

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