The Uruguay national football team ( spanish : Selección de fútbol de Uruguay ) represents Uruguay in international football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing consistency for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan team is normally referred to as La Celeste ( The Sky Blue ).
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Uruguay have won the Copa América 15 times, aboard Argentina the most titles in the history of that tournament. Uruguay ‘s most recent entitle being the 2011 edition. The team has won the FIFA World Cup doubly, including the first gear World Cup in 1930 as hosts, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final. Their second entitle came in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final examination couple, which has the highest attendance for a football couple ever. Uruguay have besides won amber medals at the Olympic football tournament twice, in 1924 and 1928. The amber medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics are recognised by FIFA as senior FIFA World Championships .
history [edit ]
The gold era [edit ]
Uruguay before its first official meet vanadium Argentina, 20 July 1902
The team that won its second gold decoration at the 1928 Summer Olympics Although the first match ever recorded by an uruguayan english was played on 16 May 1901 against Argentina, this is not considered an official game due to the match was not organized by Uruguay ‘s Football Association but by Albion F.C. in its dwelling field in Paso del Molino. The uruguayan side had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional. [ 8 ] The match considered the first official bet on played by Uruguay was held in the same venue, on 20 July 1902 against Argentina. [ 3 ] Argentina defeated the Uruguayan side by 6–0 in front of 8,000 spectators. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] 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. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] 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 confrontation. Victories over Chile and Brazil, along with a marry against Argentina, enabled Uruguay to win the tournament. The follow class Uruguay hosted the competition, and retained the title by winning every game. The 1919 Copa América saw Uruguay ‘s inaugural get the better of in the tournament, a 1–0 frustration in a playoff with Brazil which went to two periods of extra time, the longest Copa América match in history. [ citation needed ] 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 forcible style of the european teams of the era, Uruguay played a style based around unretentive passes, [ 11 ] and won every plot, defeating Switzerland 3–0 in the aureate decoration meet. In the 1928 Summer Olympics, Uruguay went to Amsterdam to defend their championship, again winning the aureate decoration after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the replay of the final examination ( the inaugural match was a tie after extra time ) .
Following the double Olympic gloat, Uruguay was chosen as the master of ceremonies nation for the first World Cup, held in 1930, the centennial 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 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 master of ceremonies, reverse to a former agreement to alternate the championships between South America and Europe, therefore 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 decisive match was at the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil. Uruguay came from behind to beat the host nation in a meet which would become known as the Maracanazo. many Brazilians had to be treated for daze after the event, such was the storm of Uruguay ‘s victory. [ 12 ]
Mundialito trophy won in January 1981Rodolfo Rodríguez raises thetrophy won in January 1981 After their fourth-place coating in the 1954 World Cup, the team had assorted performances and after the fourth-place finish up in 1970, their laterality, quality and performance dropped. They were no longer a universe football power and failed to qualify for the World Cup on five occasions in the last nine competitions. They reached an all-time first gear and at one time ranked 76th in the FIFA World Rankings .
In 2010, however, a newly generation of footballers, led by Luis Suárez, Diego Forlán and Edinson Cavani, formed a team considered to be Uruguay ‘s best in the last four decades, catching international attention after finishing one-fourth in the 2010 World Cup. Uruguay opened the tournament with a scoreless draw against France, followed by defeats of South Africa ( 3–0 ) in and Mexico ( 1–0 ) respectively, finishing at the acme of their group with seven points. In the second gear cycle, 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 couple finished 1–1, forcing the game into extra-time. Both sides had their chances at extra time but Suárez blocked the testis with his hand in the penalty area, earning Suárez a crimson tease and earning Uruguay universal reject. Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent punishment, forcing the game to go into penalties where Uruguay would win 4–2, sending them into the survive 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 home for the tournament, their best resultant role in 40 years. Diego Forlan was awarded the Player of The Tournament .
A class by and by, they won the Copa America for the first time in 16 years and broke the criminal record for the most successful team in South America. Luis Suárez ended up as the Player of The Tournament. In the 2014 World Cup Uruguay was placed in Group D alongside Costa Rica, England, and Italy. They were upset by Costa Rica in the open pit, losing 3–1 despite taking the spark advance in the first gear 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 irregular in their group and earning a blemish in the last 16. During the match against Italy, forward Luis Suárez spot italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on his leave shoulder. Two days after the equal, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned Suárez for nine external matches, the longest such ban in World Cup history, exceeding the eight-match banish handed to Italy ‘s Mauro Tassotti for breaking the nose of Spain ‘s Luis Enrique in 1994. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Suárez was besides banned from taking depart in any football-related activity ( including entering any stadium ) for four months and fined CHF 100,000 ( approx. £ 65,700/ € 82,000/ US $ 119,000 ). [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 16 ] In the round of 16, Uruguay played Colombia but were tick 2–0, eliminating them from the tournament. At the 2015 and 2016 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 moment, Uruguay made it to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Uruguay won its group after three victories, and advanced to the quarter-finals after a 2–1 win over Portugal. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] however, they were eliminated 2–0 in the quarter-finals by the eventual champions France .
team effigy [edit ]
Kits and cap [edit ]
uruguay at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, wearing the light blue shirt they have worn since 1910 between 1901 and 1910, Uruguay wore a kind of unlike shirts during its matches. The first shirt wear was the Albion F.C. one, in the unofficial debut of the home team five Argentina in 1901. [ 19 ] then Uruguay worn a kind of shirts, including a solid greens one and even a shirt with the colors of the flag of Artigas. On 10 April 1910, now-defunct club River Plate defeated Argentine side Alumni 2–1, being the first clock time an Uruguayan team beat that fabled team. That day River Plate wore its surrogate jersey, a lighter blue one due to the home jersey was alike to Alumni ‘s. [ 20 ] Ricardo LeBas proposed Uruguay to wear a light blue new jersey as a tribute to the victory of River Plate over Alumni. This was approved by president of the Uruguayan Association, Héctor Gómez. [ 21 ] The light amobarbital sodium ( Celeste ) new jersey debuted in a Copa Lipton match vanadium Argentina on August 15, 1910. Uruguay won 3–1. [ 22 ] The red jersey that was used in some previous away strips was first used at the 1935 Copa América, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again ( except for a 1962 FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia [ 23 ] ) until 1991, when it was officially adopted as the away jersey. [ 24 ] Uruguay displays four stars in its emblem. This is alone in world football as two of the stars represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are the only editions recognised by FIFA as senior World Championships. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] In 2021, after a FIFA employee reached out to PUMA about modifying the team ‘s peak, FIFA reconfirmed and approved once again the use of all four stars on the shirt. [ 28 ]
Uruguay national team fans at 2014 FIFA World Cup
home stadium [edit ]
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 the centennial of Uruguay ‘s first constitution, and had a capacity of 90,000 when first amply opened. [ 31 ] The stadium hosted respective matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000. [ 32 ] Crowds for Uruguay ‘s home matches vary greatly depending on the importance of the match and the quality of the opposition. [ clarification needed ] World Cup qualifying matches frequently attract crowds of between 50,000 and 73,000. Uruguay ‘s stadium Estadio Centenario is one of the biggest stadiums in the earth over 100m wide-eyed and 100m long.
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Rivalries [edit ]
Argentina [edit ]
Uruguay has a long-standing competition with Argentina, that came into being when they beat their confederacy american neighbors 4–2 in the first World Cup final, held in Montevideo in 1930. As a response, the adopt day saw an angry throng threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate in the argentinian capital Buenos Aires .
Brazil [edit ]
Uruguay has an old competition with their south american neighbors. Their best known catch was played at the 1950 World Cup which was held in Brazil where they defeated the server with the leave 2–1 in front of about 200,000 spectators at the Maracanã Stadium, therefore winning the contest and earning their moment World Cup title .
Results and fixtures [edit ]
Win Draw Loss
2021 [edit ]
2022 [edit ]
Coaching staff [edit ]
current personnel [edit ]
Vacant
past capitulum coaches [edit ]
Players [edit ]
stream squad [edit ]
The follow 24 players were named in the final police squad for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia on 12 and 16 November 2021 respectively. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ]
Caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021, after the match against Bolivia.
recent call-ups [edit ]
The following players have besides been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past twelve months .
musician records [edit ]
- As of 16 November 2021, after the match against Bolivia.[38]
- Players in bold are still active with Uruguay.
competitive record [edit ]
FIFA World Cup [edit ]
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA World Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
*
Squad
1930
Champions
1st
4
4
0
0
15
3
Squad
Qualified as hosts
1934
Refused to participate
Qualified as defending champions
1938
Refused to participate
1950
Champions
1st
4
3
1
0
15
5
Squad
Qualified automatically
1954
Fourth place
4th
5
3
0
2
16
9
Squad
Qualified as defending champions
1958
Did not qualify
2nd
4
2
1
1
4
6
1962
Group stage
13th
3
1
0
2
4
6
Squad
1st
2
1
1
0
3
2
1966
Quarter-finals
7th
4
1
2
1
2
5
Squad
1st
4
4
0
0
11
2
1970
Fourth place
4th
6
2
1
3
4
5
Squad
1st
4
3
1
0
5
0
1974
Group stage
13th
3
0
1
2
1
6
Squad
1st
4
2
1
1
6
2
1978
Did not qualify
2nd
4
1
2
1
5
4
1982
2nd
4
1
2
1
5
5
1986
Round of 16
16th
4
0
2
2
2
8
Squad
1st
4
3
0
1
6
4
1990
16th
4
1
1
2
2
5
Squad
1st
4
3
0
1
7
2
1994
Did not qualify
3rd
8
4
2
2
10
7
1998
7th
16
6
3
7
18
21
2002
Group stage
26th
3
0
2
1
4
5
Squad
5th
20
8
6
6
22
14
2006
Did not qualify
5th
20
7
7
6
24
29
2010
Fourth place
4th
7
3
2
2
11
8
Squad
5th
20
7
7
6
30
21
2014
Round of 16
12th
4
2
0
2
4
6
Squad
5th
18
8
5
5
30
25
2018
Quarter-finals
5th
5
4
0
1
7
3
Squad
2nd
18
9
4
5
32
20
2022
To be determined
In progress
2026
To be determined
Total
2 Titles
13/21
56
24
12
20
87
74
—
—
154
69
42
43
218
164
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Copa América [edit ]
FIFA Confederations Cup [edit ]
Olympic Games [edit ]
pan american english Games [edit ]
tete-a-tete record [edit ]
Below is a tilt of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams. [ 41 ] Updated as of 16 November 2021. positivist Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Honours [edit ]
note : Below is a tilt of achievements by the aged national team
Competition
Total
World Cup
2
0
0
2
Copa América
15
6
9
30
Confederations Cup
0
0
0
0
Olympic Games
2
0
0
2
Total
19
6
9
34
See besides [edit ]
Notes [edit ]
References [edit ]
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