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| Federation founded: 1900 |
| FIFA member since: 1923 |
| Confederation: CONMEBOL |
| Colours: Sky blue and black |
| Nicknames: La Celeste (The Sky Blue One) |
| World Cups qualified for: 13 (of 21) |
| Best results: Champions 1930, 1950 |
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 WORLD CUP RANKING
|
| P 56
|
W 24
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D 12
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L 20
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GF 87
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GA 74
|
Pts 84
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Uruguay
is 9th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
|
| Champions |
1930, 1950 |
| Finalists |
- |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
1954, 1970, 2010 |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
1966, 2018 |
| Biggest win |
8-0 vs Bolivia 1950 |
| Biggest loss |
1-6 vs Denmark 1986 |
| Most wins in a row |
5 |
| Most losses in a row |
3 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
11 |
| Longest run without win |
11 |
| Longest run qualifying |
4 (1962-74) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
2 |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
1 win, 0 loss |
| URU vs Europe |
W12 - D9 - L16 |
| URU vs South America |
W5 - D0 - L3 |
| URU vs Asia |
W4 - D0 - L0 |
| URU vs Africa |
W2 - D2 - L0 |
| URU vs N/C America |
W1 - D1 - L1 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Fernando Muslera |
16 |
2010-18 |
| Edinson Cavani |
14 |
2010-18 |
| Diego Godin |
14 |
2010-18 |
| Ladislao Mazurkiewicz |
13 |
1966-74 |
| Luis Suarez |
13 |
2010-18 |
| Egidio Arevalo |
11 |
2010-14 |
| Martin Caceres |
11 |
2010-18 |
| Julio Cortes |
11 |
1962-70 |
| Diego Forlan |
10 |
2002-14 |
| Maximiliano Pereira |
10 |
2010-14 |
| Pedro Rocha |
10 |
1962-74 |
| Luis Ubiņa |
10 |
1966-70 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Oscar Miguez |
8 |
1950-54 |
| Luis Suarez |
7 |
2010-18 |
| Diego Forlan |
6 |
2002-14 |
| Edinson Cavani |
5 |
2010-18 |
| Pedro Cea |
5 |
1930 |
| Juan Schiaffino |
5 |
1950-54 |
| Carlos Borges |
4 |
1954 |
| Alcides Ghiggia |
4 |
1950 |
| Juan Anselmo |
3 |
1930 |
| Juan Hohberg |
3 |
1954 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1930 1R Peru W 1-0
1R Romania W 4-0
SF Yugoslavia W 6-1
F Argentina W 4-2
1950 1R Bolivia W 8-0
FG Spain D 2-2
FG Sweden W 3-2
FG Brazil W 2-1
1954 1R Czechoslovakia W 2-0
1R Scotland W 7-0
QF England W 4-2
SF Hungary [aet] L 2-4
3/4 Austria L 1-3
1962 1R Colombia W 2-1
1R Yugoslavia L 1-3
1R Soviet Union L 1-2
1966 1R England D 0-0
1R France W 2-1
1R Mexico D 0-0
QF West Germany L 0-4
1970 1R Israel W 2-0
1R Italy D 0-0
1R Sweden L 0-1
QF Soviet Union [aet] W 1-0
SF Brazil L 1-3
3/4 West Germany L 0-1
1974 1R Netherlands L 0-2
1R Bulgaria D 1-1
1R Sweden L 0-3
1986 1R West Germany D 1-1
1R Denmark L 1-6
1R Scotland D 0-0
2R Argentina L 0-1
1990 1R Spain D 0-0
1R Belgium L 1-3
1R South Korea W 1-0
2R Italy L 0-2
2002 1R Denmark L 1-2
1R France D 0-0
1R Senegal D 3-3
2010 1R France D 0-0
1R South Africa W 3-0
1R Mexico W 1-0
2R South Korea W 2-1
QF Ghana [4-2 ap] D 1-1
SF Netherlands L 2-3
3/4 Germany L 2-3
2014 1R Costa Rica L 1-3
1R England W 2-1
1R Italy W 1-0
2R Colombia L 0-2
2018 1R Egypt W 1-0
1R Saudi Arabia W 1-0
1R Russia W 3-0
2R Portugal W 2-1
QF France L 0-2
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