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EspañolURUGUAY NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
The 'Uruguay national football team' is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.
Uruguay is one of the most successful national football teams in the world. They 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 Medal in football at the Summer Olympics twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. They have also won the Copa América fourteen times, tied most with Argentina. 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.
However, Uruguay has failed to achieve the same kind of success in the second half of the twentieth century and are no longer seen as a major powerhouse in world football at the international level. However they continue to produce exceptional individual talent, currently boasting the highest number of exports to the major European leagues, even outnumbering neighbor soccer powerhouses Brazil and Argentina, quite a feat considering the country's population is a fraction of that of other countries in South America and the world.
| Contents |
| History |
| Stadium |
| Kit |
| World Cup Record |
| Copa América record |
| Current players |
| Recent call-up |
| Famous players |
| Trivia |
| Footnotes |
| External links |
| Titles |
History
Most early international matches played by Uruguay had Argentina as the opposition. 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 draw against Argentina meant Uruguay won the tournament. The following year Uruguay hosted the competition, and retained the title by winning every match. 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 travelled 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,[1] and won every game, defeating Switzerland 3-0 in the gold medal match. In the 1928 Olympics Uruguay went to Amsterdam to defend their title, again winning the gold medal after beating fellow South Americans Argentina 2-1 in the final.
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 reverted a 1-2 half time scoreline 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.
After the World War II, in its second participation, Uruguay won again the World Cup, beating hosts Brazil in a surprise result at the Maracanã Stadium, a match known as the ''Maracanazo''.
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 to the 1986 and 1990 tournaments, reaching second round. At 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 groupe stage.
Nevertheless, in 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.
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.[2] 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 the now defunct River Plate F.C. (the old Uruguayan River club, although the current CA River Plate use a similar red and white striped kit at home and often a light blue away jersey too).
The first international match ever for an Uruguayan team took place in Montevideo in 1889 against "Buenos Aires Team". The "Montevideo Team" was the still active Montevideo Cricket Club (now only at rugby). The first official international was played again in Montevideo in 1901. In that occasion the Uruguay national team used Albion F.C kit: Albion, in fact, had won the first game outside Uruguay, over Argentinean club Retiro in 1896 at Buenos Aires.
After this game, between 1901-1910, several games between Uruguay and Argentina had Uruguay wearing striped blue and white and Argentina a plain turquoise jersey, the direct opposite to the kits from 1910 to the present day.
The red kit was used in all the Copa América of Santa Beatriz in Peru in 1935 where Uruguay won the tourney.After that was never used again until 1991 when it was finally adopted as away jersey.
Four stars appear above the team logo on the jersey. Two represent Uruguay's 1930 and 1950 World Cup victories whereas the other two indicate the gold medal win at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, considered at that time the most important national teams world-wide football competition.
World Cup Record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D ★ | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 'Champions' | '1' | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 1934 | ''Withdrew'' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | ''Withdrew'' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | 'Champions'[3] | '1' | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| 1954 | Semi-Finals | '4' | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| 1958 | ''Did Not Qualify'' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Round 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1966 | Quater-finals | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1970 | Semi-Finals | '4' | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1974 | Round 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1978 | ''Did Not Qualify'' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | ''Did Not Qualify'' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Round 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1990 | Round 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1994 | ''Did Not Qualify'' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | ''Did Not Qualify'' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Round 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | ''Did Not Qualify'' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 'Total' | 10/18 | '2 Titles' | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 57 |
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★ Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
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★ Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''
Copa América record
★ 1916 - 'Winners' ★ 1917 - 'Winners' ★ 1919 - Runners-up ★ 1920 - 'Winners' ★ 1921 - Third place ★ 1922 - Third place ★ 1923 - 'Winners' ★ 1924 - 'Winners' ★ 1925 - ''Withdrew'' ★ 1926 - 'Winners' ★ 1927 - Runners-up ★ 1929 - Third place ★ 1935 - 'Winners' ★ 1937 - Third place ★ 1939 - Runners-up | ★ 1941 - Runners-up ★ 1942 - 'Winners' ★ 1945 - Fourth place ★ 1946 - Fourth place ★ 1947 - Third place ★ 1949 - Sixth place ★ 1953 - Third place ★ 1955 - Fourth place ★ 1956 - 'Winners' ★ 1957 - Third place ★ 1959 - Sixth place ★ 1959 - 'Winners' ★ 1963 - ''Withdrew'' ★ 1967 - 'Winners' | ★ 1975 - Semifinals ★ 1979 - Round 1 ★ 1983 - 'Winners' ★ 1987 - 'Winners' ★ 1989 - Runners-up ★ 1991 - Round 1 ★ 1993 - Quarterfinals ★ 1995 - 'Winners' ★ 1997 - Round 1 ★ 1999 - Runners-up ★ 2001 - Fourth place ★ 2004 - Third place ★ 2007 - Fourth place |
Current players
Below is the roster call up to Copa America.
Recent call-up
;Goalkeepers
;Defenders
;Midfielders
;Strikers
Famous players
Trivia
★ Uruguay and Argentina hold the record for the most international matches played between two countries. The two teams have faced each other 161 times since 1901. The first match against Argentina was the first official international match to be played outside Britain.[4]
Footnotes
1. Football's debt to Uruguay
2. FIFA World Cup Origin, FIFA Media Release. Retrieved on October 16, 2006.
3. 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 . Likewise, Sweden's 3-1 victory over Spain (played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil) ensured that they finished third.
4. Although Canada and the United States played two internationals in 1885 and 1889, neither match is considered official; Canada did not play an official international until 1904 and the USA did not play one until 1916.
External links
★ RSSSF archive of results 1902-
★ The Official Uruguay football association website
Titles
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