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The Uruguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents
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in international
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, and is controlled by the
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, the governing body for
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. The Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as ''La Celeste'' (The Sky Blue). Regarded to be one of the greatest footballing nations of all time, Uruguay has won the
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15 times being tied with Argentina for the most titles in the history of the tournament. Uruguay won their most recent title in
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. Additionally, Uruguay are the holders of four FIFA World Championships: The team has won the
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twice, including the first World Cup in
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as hosts, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final. Their second title came in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match, which had the highest attendance for a football match ever. Uruguay has also won gold medals at the
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twice, in 1924 and
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. The gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics are recognized by FIFA as senior FIFA World Championships.


History


The golden era

Although the first match ever recorded by an Uruguayan side was played on 16 May 1901 against
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, this is not considered an official game due to the match not having been organized by Uruguay's Football Association but rather by Albion F.C. in its home field in
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. The Uruguayan side had nine players from that club and the remainder from
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. The match considered the first official game played by Uruguay was held in the same venue, on 20 July 1902 against Argentina.Historias, curiosidades y estadísticas de la Selección, tras sus "primeros" 900 partidos
, ''El Gráfico'', 4 July 2012
Argentina defeated the Uruguayan side by 6–0 in front of 8,000 spectators.
on the RSSSF

on the RSSSF
Uruguay line-up was: Enrique Sardeson; Carlos Carve Urioste, Germán Arímalo; Miguel Nebel (c), Alberto Peixoto, Luis Carbone; Bolívar Céspedes, Gonzalo Rincón, Juan Sardeson, Ernesto Boutón Reyes, Carlos Céspedes.
on Fútbol Nostalgia

by Oscar Barnade on ''Clarín'', 18 November 2019
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
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, 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
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to become the first South American team to compete in the
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. 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
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3–0 in the gold medal match. In the
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, Uruguay went to
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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). Following the double Olympic triumph, Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the first
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, held in 1930, the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution. During the World Cup, Uruguay won all its matches, and converted a 1–2 halftime deficit to a 4–2 victory against Argentina at the
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. Due to the refusal of some European teams to participate in the first World Cup, the
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urged other countries to reciprocate by boycotting the
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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.


1950–2009

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
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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. 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
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.


2010–present

In 2010, however, a new generation of footballers, led by
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,
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and
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, formed a team considered to be Uruguay's best in the last four decades, catching international attention after finishing fourth in the
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. 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
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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 semi-finals 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. A year later, they won the
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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
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Uruguay was placed in Group D alongside
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,
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, and
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. 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
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for breaking the nose of Spain's
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in
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. Suárez was also banned from taking part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months and fined CHF100,000 (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
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and
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Copa América, Uruguay, missing banned striker Luis Suárez, were eliminated in the quarter-finals and group stages respectively. After a successful World Cup qualifying campaign, finishing second, Uruguay made it to the
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in Russia. Uruguay won its group after three victories, and advanced to the quarter-finals after a 2–1 win over
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. However, they were eliminated 2–0 in the quarter-finals by the eventual champions
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. At the
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, Uruguay was drawn into Group H with
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,
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and
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. They started the tournament with a 0–0 draw against South Korea, before they fell to a 2–0 defeat to Portugal. Although despite a 0–2 victory against Ghana in their final group game, Uruguay was knocked out of the tournament in the group stages for the first time since
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, on goals scored following South Korea’s shock 2–1 win against Portugal.


Team image


Kits and crest

Between 1901 and 1910, Uruguay wore a variety of different shirts during its matches. The first shirt worn was the Albion F.C. one, in the unofficial debut of the national team v Argentina in 1901.Así ha evolucionado la camiseta de la Selección Uruguaya
on MKT Registrado, 11 April 2018
Then Uruguay worn a variety of shirts, including a solid green one and even a shirt with the colours of the
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. On 10 April 1910, now-defunct club River Plate defeated Argentine side
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2–1, being the first time an Uruguayan team beat that legendary team. 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.La historia de la Celeste
on Montevideo Wanderers website
The light blue (''Celeste'') jersey debuted in a
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match v
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on 15 August 1910. Uruguay won 3–1. The red shirt that was used in some previous away strips was first used at the 1935
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, held in Santa Beatriz in
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, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again (except for a
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match, against
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) until 1991, when it was officially adopted as the away jersey. Uruguay displays four stars in its emblem. This is unique in world football as two of the
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represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are the only editions recognised by FIFA as senior World Championships. ; citing the book ''100 Años de Gloria: La Verdadera history del Futbol Uruguayo'' In 2021, after a FIFA employee contacted PUMA about modifying the team's crest, FIFA reconfirmed and approved once again the use of all four stars on the shirt.


Kit sponsorship


Home stadium

Since 1930, Uruguay have played their home games at the
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in the Uruguayan capital
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. 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.


Rivalries


Argentina

Uruguay has a long-standing rivalry with
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, that came into existence when they beat their South American neighbors 4–2 in the first World Cup final, held in
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in 1930. As a response, the following day saw an angry mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate in the Argentinian capital
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.


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.


Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.


2022


Coaching staff


Current personnel


Coaching history

* Juan López (1946–1955) *
Juan Carlos Corazzo Juan Carlos Corazzo (14 December 1907 – 12 January 1986) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. Career Corazzo played for Argentine club Independiente in the 1930s. Corazzo later coached Uruguay at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Corazzo hel ...
(1955) *
Hugo Bagnulo Víctor Hugo Bagnulo Fernández (23 July 1915 – 7 February 2008) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. He is most famous for his managing success at Uruguayan giants Peñarol, with whom he won five national league titles. Career Bagnu ...
(1955–1957) * Juan López (1957–1959) *
Héctor Castro Agustín Héctor Castro Rodríguez (29 November 1904 – 15 September 1960) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He scored Uruguay's first ever goal in a World Cup against Peru at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930 a tournament they wo ...
(1959) *
Juan Carlos Corazzo Juan Carlos Corazzo (14 December 1907 – 12 January 1986) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. Career Corazzo played for Argentine club Independiente in the 1930s. Corazzo later coached Uruguay at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Corazzo hel ...
(1959–1961) * Enrique Fernández (1961–1962) *
Juan Carlos Corazzo Juan Carlos Corazzo (14 December 1907 – 12 January 1986) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. Career Corazzo played for Argentine club Independiente in the 1930s. Corazzo later coached Uruguay at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Corazzo hel ...
(1962–1964) * Rafael Milans (1964–1965) *
Ondino Viera Ondino Leonel Viera Palasérez (10 September 1901 – 27 June 1997), in Brazil also known as ''Ondino Vieira'', was a Uruguayan football manager. He was the first coach to use a 4-2-4 in Brazil. In his long-lasting career he won between the ...
(1965–1967) * Enrique Fernández (1967–1969) *
Juan Hohberg Juan Eduardo Hohberg (8 October 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949-59) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins (1949, 1951, 1953, 1 ...
(1969–1970) *
Hugo Bagnulo Víctor Hugo Bagnulo Fernández (23 July 1915 – 7 February 2008) was a Uruguayan football player and manager. He is most famous for his managing success at Uruguayan giants Peñarol, with whom he won five national league titles. Career Bagnu ...
(1970–1973) * Roberto Porta (1974) *
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Juan Alberto "Pepe" Schiaffino Villano (; 28 July 1925 – 13 November 2002) was an Italian-Uruguayan football player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. A highly skilful and creative playmaker, at club level, he played for CA ...
(1974–1975) * José María Rodríguez (1975–1977) *
Juan Hohberg Juan Eduardo Hohberg (8 October 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949-59) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins (1949, 1951, 1953, 1 ...
(1977) * Raúl Bentancor (1977–1979) *
Roque Máspoli Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide (12 October 1917 in Montevideo – 22 February 2004 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup. He was also the h ...
(1979–1982) *
Omar Borrás Omar Bienvenido Borrás Granda (15 June 1929 – 19 October 2022) was a Uruguayan football manager. Career Borrás was assistant manager to Ondino Viera while Uruguay national team played the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. As manager of Mo ...
(1982–1987) * Roberto Fleitas (1987–1988) *
Óscar Tabárez Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached the Uruguay national team. After an unassuming career as a ...
(1988–1990) *
Luis Cubilla Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida (28 March 1940 – 3 March 2013) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He had a successful playing career winning 16 major titles. He then went on to become one of the most successful managers in South American ...
(1990–1993) *
Ildo Maneiro Ildo Enrique Maneiro Ghezzi (born 4 August 1947) is a Uruguayan former professional football (soccer) player and manager. He played for Uruguay at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Nacional, Olympique Lyonnais and C.A. Peñarol. He capped 33 times f ...
(1993–1994) * Héctor Núñez (1994–1996) * Juan Ahuntchaín (1996–1997) *
Roque Máspoli Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide (12 October 1917 in Montevideo – 22 February 2004 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup. He was also the h ...
(1997–1998) *
Víctor Púa Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 in Paso de los Toros) is a Uruguayan former football player and currently a football manager. Career He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing runner-up in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Champio ...
(1998–2000) *
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(2000–2001) *
Víctor Púa Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 in Paso de los Toros) is a Uruguayan former football player and currently a football manager. Career He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing runner-up in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Champio ...
(2001–2003) *
Gustavo Ferrín Gustavo Antonio Ferrín Rodríguez is a Uruguayan football manager. He is the current youth football coordinator of Liverpool Montevideo. Coaching career He qualified the Uruguay U20 national team to the FIFA U-20 World Cup after 8 years. In ...
(2003) *
Juan Ramón Carrasco Juan Ramón Carrasco Torres (born 15 September 1956) is a Uruguayan football coach and former player. He is one of the players who had the most appearances, in different rosters, in Uruguay. Playing career Born in Sarandi del Yí, Uruguay, Ca ...
(2003–2004) * Jorge Fossati (2004–2006) *
Gustavo Ferrín Gustavo Antonio Ferrín Rodríguez is a Uruguayan football manager. He is the current youth football coordinator of Liverpool Montevideo. Coaching career He qualified the Uruguay U20 national team to the FIFA U-20 World Cup after 8 years. In ...
(2006) *
Óscar Tabárez Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached the Uruguay national team. After an unassuming career as a ...
(2006–2021) * Diego Alonso (2021–present)


Players


Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the
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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past twelve months. PRE Preliminary squad
COV Withdrew from squad due to COVID-19
INJ Injured


Player records

, after the match against
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Most capped players


Top goalscorers


Competitive record


FIFA World Cup

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place   Tournament played fully or partially on home soil   :''*Draws include knockout matches decided via
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Copa América


FIFA Confederations Cup


CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions


Olympic Games


Pan American Games


Head-to-head record

Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams. Updated as of 2 December 2022.


Honours


Senior Team


Titles

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FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
: ** Winners (2):
1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...
, 1950 ** Fourth place (3):
1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
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2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
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Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
: **Gold medalists (2): 1924,
1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
* South American Championship / Copa América (''joint-record''): ** Winners (15): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926,
1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...
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1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
, 1956, 1959 (Ecuador), 1967, 1983,
1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...
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1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...
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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
** Runners-up (6):
1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...
, 1927,
1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...
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1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
, 1989,
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...
** Third place (9):
1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...
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1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
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1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
, 1937,
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
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1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
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1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...
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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
** Fourth place (5):
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...
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1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
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1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
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2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...
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FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...
: ** Fourth place (2):
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...
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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
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Panamerican Championship The Panamerican Championship was an international football tournament held by the Panamerican Football Confederation every four years with three editions held from 1952 through 1960.
: ** Third place (1): 1952 * CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: ** Runners-up:
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...


Awards

* Copa América Fair Play Trophy: ** Winners:
2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...


South American Tournaments

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Copa Lipton The Copa Lipton or Copa de Caridad Lipton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. The competition was held 29 times between 1905 and 1992. History The trophy was donated by the Scottish tea ...
(vs ): ** Winners (12): 1905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1957, 1973 *
Copa Newton Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton, was contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976. History Nicanor Newton, director of ''Sportsman'' magazine, donated t ...
(vs ): ** Winners (11): 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1968 *
Copa Premier Honor Argentino The Copa Premier Honor Argentino or the Copa Honor Argentino was an international football friendly competition contested by Argentina and Uruguay national teams. All games were played in Buenos Aires. It was held in ten occasions between 1908 an ...
(vs ): ** Winners (3): 1908, 1910, 1912 *
Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo The Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or the Copa Honor Uruguayo was an international association football, football friendly competition contested by Uruguay national football team, Uruguay and Argentina national football team, Argentina national teams. ...
(vs ): ** Winners (8): 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922 *
Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez The Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. There were five editions of this competitions, held between 1935 and 1943, with all of them won by Argentina.
(vs ): ** Winners (2): 1936, 1940 * Copa Círculo de la Prensa (vs ): ** Winners: 1919 * Copa Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores (vs ): ** Winners: 1923 * Copa Confraternidad Rioplatense (vs ): ** Winners: 1924 * Copa Río Branco (vs ): ** Winners (3): 1940, 1946, 1967 (shared) * Copa Artigas (vs ): ** Winners (6): 1965, 1966, 1975 (shared), 1977, 1983, 1985 * Copa Juan Pinto Durán (vs ): ** Winners (5): 1963, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1988 * Copa Parra del Riego: (vs ): ** Winners: 1994 * Copa Ministerio de Vivienda: (vs ): ** Winners: 1998


Friendlies

* Mundialito ** Winners (1): 1980 *
Nehru Cup The Nehru Cup was an international association football tournament organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It was launched in 1982, but was not held from 1998 to ...
: **Winners:
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
* Copa William Poole (vs ): ** Winners: 1984 * Miami Cup: ** Winners: 1986 *
Marlboro Cup The Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap was a Thoroughbred horse race first run in September 1973 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade 1 race for horses 3 years old and up, it was raced over a distance of miles on a dirt track. The race ...
: **Winners: 1990 * Tiger Beer Challenge Trophy (vs ): **Winners: 2002 * Lunar New Year Cup: ** Winners:
2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...
* LG Cup: **Winners (2):
2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...
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2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
* Copa Confraternidad Antel (vs ): **Winners: 2011 * Copa 100 Años del Banco de Seguros del Estado (vs ): **Winners: 2011 * Kirin Challenge Cup (vs ): **Winners:
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
*
China Cup The China Cup International Football Championship () is an annual association football tournament organized in China by Wanda Sports Holdings. The Championship was inaugurated in 2017 as a single-elimination tournament A single-elimination ...
: **Winners (2):
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...


Pan American Team

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Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
: ** Gold medalists (1): 1983 ** Fourth place:
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...


See also

* Uruguay national under-23 football team *
Uruguay national under-20 football team Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship. Results and fixtures 2022 Competiti ...
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Uruguay national under-17 football team The Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. Uruguay has participated in six of 17 FIFA U-17 World Cup events. Results and fixtures ; Legend ...
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Uruguay national futsal team The Uruguay national futsal team represents Uruguay during international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the Copa América. It is governed by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Squad Goalkeepers * 1 Giani Barros * 12 Ma ...


Notes


References


External links

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Uruguay FIFA profile


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