The Uruguay national team of football (Spanish: Seleccion de futbol de Uruguay) is the representative of Uruguay in international football and is governed by the Uruguayan Football Association, the authority for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan squad is often called La Celeste (The Sky Blue).
Uruguay has been crowned this tournament Copa America 15 times. They are in a tie together with Argentina in the record for most wins ever won by a team in history. competition. Uruguay was awarded their latest title in 2011. The Uruguayan team has been crowned this year's FIFA World Cup twice, including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts, where they beat Argentina with a score of 4-2 during the championship. The second World Cup was won in 1950, beating the host Brazil by a score of 2-1 in the final game, that was the biggest crowd for a football match in history. Uruguay also has won gold medals in the Olympic football competition twice, between 1924 and 1928. Gold medals won during the 1924 as well as 1928 Summer Olympics are recognised by FIFA as the senior FIFA World Championships.
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The first game ever recorded by a Uruguayan team was played on the 16th of May 1901, in Argentina but it isn't considered to be an official match because the game was not being arranged by the Uruguayan Football Association but rather by Albion F.C. on its home ground located in Paso del Molino. In Paso del Molino, the Uruguayan team had nine players from the club and the remaining were from Nacional. The game is considered to be the first game that was played in the official format by Uruguay was played at the same stadium, on the 20th of July 1902, against Argentina. Argentina beat the Uruguayan team by the score of 6-0 in front of an estimated an audience of 8,000. Uruguay line-up was: Enrique Sardeson; Carlos Carve Urioste, German Arimalo; Miguel Nebel (c), Alberto Peixoto, Luis Carbone; Bolivar Cespedes, Gonzalo Rincon, Juan Sardeson, Ernesto Bouton Reyes, Carlos Cespedes. Before the year 1916 Uruguay was involved in more than thirty games, of which none of them were played against Argentina. The first Copa America provided Uruguay with an array of opposition. Its victories against Chile and Brazil and the tie with Argentina made it possible for Uruguay to win the competition. The next year, Uruguay hosted the tournament and was awarded the title after winning every single game. In 1919, the Copa America saw Uruguay's first loss in the tournament with a 1-0 loss in an encounter with Brazil that went to two extra periods which was one of the longest Copa America match in history.
In 1924 in 1924, the Uruguay team travelled to Paris to be the very first South American team to compete in the Olympic Games. In contrast to the more physical style of European team of that time, Uruguay played a style that was based on short passes and they won every match, beating Switzerland 3-1 at the Gold Medal match. In 1928, at the Summer Olympics, Uruguay went to Amsterdam to defend their gold medal and again won the gold medal after beating Argentina with a score of 2-1 at the replay in which the match was played (the first game ended in drawn after extra time).
After the double Olympic victory, Uruguay was chosen as the host country for the very first World Cup, held in 1930, marking the centenary celebration of Uruguay's founding constitution. In this World Cup, Uruguay won every match and overcame an 1-2 deficit at halftime to win 4-2 against Argentina in the Estadio Centenario. Because of the inability of a few European teams to take part in the inaugural World Cup, the Uruguayan Football Association demanded other nations to do the same by not participating in during the 1934 World Cup played in Italy. In 1938, for the World Cup, France was selected as the host, in contrast to an earlier agreement to alternate the tournaments across South America and Europe, which is why Uruguay was once more unable to take part.
Uruguay was again the winner of this time the World Cup in 1950, defeating host Brazil with one of the most dramatic upsets in World Cup history. The decisive game was played held at Maracana Stadium in Brazil. Uruguay had to come from behind to defeat the hosts in a game that would later be referred to in the Maracanazo. A lot of Brazilians were treated for shock following the game, as was the shock of Uruguay's win.
Following their fourth place finish at the 1954 World Cup, the team showed mixed results and, following their fourth-place finish in the 1970 World Cup their dominance, performance and performance slowed. They no longer were a major force in the world of football and did not qualify for their place in the World Cup on five occasions during the last nine tournaments. They sank to an all-time low and were was ranked 76th on the FIFA World Rankings.
However, in 2010 the new generation of footballers who were headed by Luis Suarez, Diego Forlan and Edinson Cavani, forged the team that is considered to be the best Uruguayan team over the past four decades and was attracting the attention of the world after finishing fourth during the 2010 World Cup. Uruguay started the tournament by drawing 0-0 against France and then suffered defeats to South Africa (3-0) in and Mexico (1-0) respectively and finishing on highest of the group, with 7 points. The second stage of the tournament saw them took on South Korea, defeating them by 2-1, with the star forward Luis Suarez scoring a brace and securing Uruguay the right to play in their first quarterfinal since the year 1970. When they played Ghana the game finished 1-1, which forced the game to go into extra time. Both teams had their chance to win in extra time, however Suarez stopped the ball with his hands in the penalty zone and earned Suarez his red card and heralding Uruguay all-round scorn. Ghana forward Asamoah Gyan failed to convert the penalty which forced the game to go to penalties. Uruguay won 4-2, advancing to the final four. They faced with the Netherlands for the semifinals, however they were defeated by 3-2. In the third place match they took on Germany and lost the game 3-2. The result put Uruguay fourth overall in the tournament, which was their best ever performance in over forty years. Diego Forlan was awarded the Player of The Tournament.
The following year they took home their first Copa America for the first time in 16 years , and set a record for being the best team to win of South America. Luis Suarez ended up as the Player of The Tournament. At the 2013 World Cup Uruguay was placed in Group D with Costa Rica, England, and Italy. They were disappointed in the first match against Costa Rica in the opening match, losing 3-1 , despite being in control in the first quarter. They bounced back with a 2-1 win over England and Luis Suarez scored a brace just after returning from injury. They also scored they won 1-0 against Italy and a 2-0 win over Italy, putting them second in their group, and earning an invitation to the final 16. In the game against Italy in the first leg, Suarez's forward Luis Suarez bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on his left shoulder. A few days later, following the game and Luis Suarez received disciplinary action from the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned Suarez for nine international matches. It was the longest ban ever during World Cup history, exceeding the eight-match ban given Italian player Mauro Tassotti after he broke the nose of Spanish player Luis Enrique in 1994. Suarez was also barred from participating in any sport (including the use of into any football arena) in a period of 4 months, and was fined CHF100,000 (approx. PS65,700/EUR82,000/US$119,000). In the round 16 Uruguay took on Colombia but lost by 2-0, removing them from the tournament.
In in the 2014 and the 2015 Copa America, Uruguay, with the striker banned Luis Suarez, were eliminated in the quarter-finals and the group stages respectively. After a highly successful World Cup qualifying campaign, finishing secondin the group stage, Uruguay was able to make it to this year's World Cup in Russia. Uruguay was crowned the group champion after three wins and made it to the quarter-finals following an 2-1 victory against Portugal. But Uruguay were defeated in the quarter-finals 2-0 by final champions France.
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Between the years 1901 and 1910, Uruguay had a range of shirts for the matches. The first shirt they wore in Uruguay was an Albion F.C. one, worn in the non-official debut of Uruguay's national team in the match against Argentina in the year 1901. In the beginning, Uruguay was seen wearing a variety of shirt designs which included one in solid green and one with the flag colors of Artigas.
On the 10th of April, 1910, the now defunct club River Plate defeated Argentine side Alumni 1-1, marking the first time a Uruguayan team had defeated the famous team. The day was a historic one. River Plate wore its alternate jersey, which was a light blue one because the jersey worn by the home team was identical to Alumni's. Ricardo LeBas proposed Uruguay to wear the light blue jersey to honor winning the game of River Plate over Alumni. The proposal was accepted by the President of the Uruguayan Association, Hector Gomez. Light blue (Celeste) jersey was first worn in the Copa Lipton match against Argentina on the 15th of August 1910. Uruguay defeated Argentina 3-1.
The red stripe used in previous away strips was worn at the 1935 Copa America, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay took home. The jersey was not used again (except during an 1962 FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia) until 1991 the year it became the official away shirt.
Uruguay showcases four stars in its emblem. This is unique in the world of football since two stars symbolize the gold medals won in both the 1928 and 1924 Summer Olympics that are the only two editions recognized as such by FIFA as the senior World Championships. In 2021, following an FIFA employee contacted PUMA regarding the possibility of changing the team's emblem, FIFA confirmed and approved again the use of the of the four stars on the jersey.
Kit supplier | Period |
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Adidas | 1974–1982 |
Le Coq Sportif | 1983–1986 |
Puma | 1987–1991 |
Ennerre | 1992–1998 |
Meta | 1999–2001 |
L-Sporto | 2002–2004 |
Uhlsport | 2004–2006 |
Puma | 2006–present |
In the years since 1930 Uruguay are home to Uruguayan matches on the Estadio Centenario in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The stadium was constructed in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Uruguay's first constitution. It had an capacity of 90,000 when it was it first opened. The stadium was the venue for several matches during 1930's World Cup, including the final that attracted a total audience of 93,000. The crowds at Uruguay's home matches vary widely based on the significance of the match as well as the quality of the opponent. (clarification required) World Cup qualifying matches often draw crowds of between 55,000 to 73,000.
Stadium Uruguay's Estadio Centenario is one of the biggest stadiums in world with its 100m width as well as 100m in length.
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Uruguay has had a long-running rivalry with Argentina which began when they defeated the South American neighbors 4-2 in the very first World Cup final, held in Montevideo in 1930. In response, the following day , a furious crowd throw stones towards the Uruguayan consulate in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires.
Uruguay has a longstanding relationship with its South American neighbors. Their most famous match took place in their 1950 World Cup which was held in Brazil in which they beat the host team at 2-1, in front of more than 200 000 spectators at the Maracana Stadium, thus winning the tournament and claiming an additional World Cup title.
1 February 20222022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 4–1 | Venezuela | Montevideo, Uruguay |
24 March 20222022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 1–0 | Peru | Montevideo, Uruguay |
29 March 20222022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Chile | 0–2 | Uruguay | Santiago, Chile |
2 June 2022Friendly | Mexico | 0–3 | Uruguay | Glendale, United States |
5 June 2022Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Uruguay | showKansas City, United States |
11 June 2022Friendly | Uruguay | 5–0 | Panama | Montevideo, Uruguay |
24 November 20222022 FIFA World Cup | Uruguay | v | South Korea | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
2 December 20222022 FIFA World Cup | Ghana | v | Uruguay | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
2 September 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Peru | 1–1 | Uruguay | Lima, Peru |
5 September 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 4–2 | Bolivia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
9 September 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 1–0 | Ecuador | Montevideo, Uruguay |
7 October 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 0–0 | Colombia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
10 October 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina | 3–0 | Uruguay | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
14 October 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Brazil | 4–1 | Uruguay | Manaus, Brazil |
12 November 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay | 0–1 | Argentina | Montevideo, Uruguay |
16 November 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bolivia | 3–0 | Uruguay | La Paz, Bolivia |
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Head coach | Diego Alonso |
Assistant coaches | Darío Rodríguez Diego Raimondi |
Goalkeeping coach | Carlos Nicola |
Fitness coaches | Óscar Ortega Guillermo Souto |
Physiologist | Guilherme Rodrigues |
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The following 26 players were named in the final squad for friendly matches against Mexico, United States and Panama on 2, 5 and 11 June 2022 respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2022, after the match against Panama.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Fernando Muslera | 16 June 1986 (age 36) | 133 | 0 | Galatasaray |
12 | GK | Sergio Rochet | 23 March 1993 (age 29) | 6 | 0 | Nacional |
23 | GK | Sebastián Sosa | 19 August 1986 (age 35) | 1 | 0 | Independiente |
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2 | DF | Guillermo Varela | 24 March 1993 (age 29) | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
4 | DF | Ronald Araújo | 7 March 1999 (age 23) | 11 | 0 | Barcelona |
13 | DF | Damián Suárez | 27 April 1988 (age 34) | 6 | 0 | Getafe |
16 | DF | Mathías Olivera | 31 October 1997 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | Napoli |
17 | DF | Matías Viña | 9 November 1997 (age 24) | 24 | 0 | Roma |
19 | DF | Sebastián Coates | 7 October 1990 (age 31) | 47 | 1 | Sporting CP |
22 | DF | Martín Cáceres | 7 April 1987 (age 35) | 114 | 4 | Unattached |
DF | Diego Godín (captain) | 16 February 1986 (age 36) | 159 | 8 | Vélez Sarsfield | |
DF | José Giménez | 20 January 1995 (age 27) | 78 | 8 | Atlético Madrid | |
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5 | MF | Matías Vecino | 24 August 1991 (age 30) | 60 | 4 | Unattached |
6 | MF | Manuel Ugarte | 11 April 2001 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Sporting CP |
7 | MF | Nicolás de la Cruz | 1 June 1997 (age 25) | 15 | 1 | River Plate |
10 | MF | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | 1 June 1994 (age 28) | 38 | 8 | Flamengo |
11 | MF | Fernando Gorriarán | 27 November 1994 (age 27) | 7 | 0 | Santos Laguna |
14 | MF | Lucas Torreira | 11 February 1996 (age 26) | 39 | 0 | Arsenal |
15 | MF | Federico Valverde | 22 July 1998 (age 23) | 42 | 4 | Real Madrid |
20 | MF | Mauro Arambarri | 30 September 1995 (age 26) | 12 | 0 | Getafe |
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8 | FW | Facundo Pellistri | 20 December 2001 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Manchester United |
9 | FW | Diego Rossi | 5 March 1998 (age 24) | 3 | 1 | Fenerbahçe |
18 | FW | Maxi Gómez | 14 August 1996 (age 25) | 27 | 4 | Valencia |
21 | FW | Edinson Cavani | 14 February 1987 (age 35) | 133 | 58 | Unattached |
FW | Darwin Núñez | 24 June 1999 (age 23) | 11 | 2 | Liverpool | |
FW | Agustín Canobbio | 1 October 1998 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense |
The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Guillermo de Amores | 19 October 1994 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Cali | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
GK | Martín Campaña | 29 May 1989 (age 33) | 9 | 0 | Al-Batin | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
GK | Nicolás Vikonis | 6 April 1984 (age 38) | 0 | 0 | Mazatlán | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
GK | Kevin Dawson | 8 February 1992 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Peñarol | v. Venezuela, 1 February 2022 PRE |
GK | Santiago Mele | 6 September 1997 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Unión | v. Venezuela, 1 February 2022 PRE |
GK | Martín Silva | 25 March 1983 (age 39) | 11 | 0 | Libertad | v. Bolivia, 16 November 2021 PRE |
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DF | Leandro Cabrera | 17 June 1991 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Espanyol | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
DF | Sebastián Cáceres | 18 August 1999 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | América | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
DF | Giovanni González | 20 September 1994 (age 27) | 16 | 0 | Mallorca | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
DF | Joaquín Piquerez | 24 August 1998 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Palmeiras | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
DF | Bruno Méndez | 10 September 1999 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Corinthians | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
DF | Alfonso Espino | 5 January 1992 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Cádiz | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
DF | Emanuel Gularte | 30 September 1997 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Puebla | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
DF | Agustín Oliveros | 17 August 1998 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Necaxa | v. Venezuela, 1 February 2022 PRE |
DF | Maximiliano Falcón | 1 May 1997 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Colo-Colo | v. Bolivia, 16 November 2021 PRE |
DF | Yonatthan Rak | 18 August 1993 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Tijuana | v. Bolivia, 16 November 2021 PRE |
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MF | Rodrigo Bentancur | 25 June 1997 (age 25) | 49 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
MF | Fabricio Díaz | 3 February 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 |
MF | Gastón Pereiro | 11 June 1995 (age 27) | 13 | 5 | Cagliari | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
MF | César Araújo | 2 April 2001 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Orlando City | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
MF | Santiago Rodríguez | 8 January 2000 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | New York City | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
MF | Juan Manuel Sanabria | 29 March 2000 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Atlético San Luis | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
MF | Nahitan Nández | 28 December 1995 (age 26) | 49 | 0 | Cagliari | v. Bolivia, 16 November 2021 |
MF | Brian Lozano | 23 February 1994 (age 28) | 8 | 0 | Peñarol | v. Brazil, 14 October 2021 PRE |
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FW | Luis Suárez | 24 January 1987 (age 35) | 132 | 68 | Unattached | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
FW | Facundo Torres | 13 April 2000 (age 22) | 10 | 0 | Orlando City | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
FW | Brian Ocampo | 25 June 1999 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Nacional | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
FW | Nicolás López | 1 October 1993 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | UANL | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
FW | Martín Satriano | 20 February 2001 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Empoli | v. Jamaica, 11 June 2022 PRE |
FW | Jonathan Rodríguez | 6 July 1993 (age 29) | 29 | 3 | América | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
FW | Federico Martínez | 28 February 1996 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | León | v. Chile, 29 March 2022 PRE |
FW | Cristhian Stuani | 12 October 1986 (age 35) | 50 | 8 | Girona | v. Venezuela, 1 February 2022 PRE |
FW | Agustín Álvarez Martínez | 19 May 2001 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Sassuolo | v. Venezuela, 1 February 2022 PRE |
FW | Brian Rodríguez | 20 May 2000 (age 22) | 17 | 3 | Los Angeles | v. Bolivia, 16 November 2021 |
FW | David Terans | 11 June 1994 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense | v. Bolivia, 16 November 2021 PRE |
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Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Luis Suárez | 68 | 132 | 0.52 | 2007–present |
2 | Edinson Cavani | 58 | 133 | 0.44 | 2008–present |
3 | Diego Forlán | 36 | 112 | 0.32 | 2002–2014 |
4 | Héctor Scarone | 31 | 51 | 0.61 | 1917–1930 |
5 | Ángel Romano | 28 | 69 | 0.41 | 1913–1927 |
6 | Óscar Míguez | 27 | 39 | 0.69 | 1950–1958 |
7 | Sebastián Abreu | 26 | 70 | 0.37 | 1996–2012 |
8 | Pedro Petrone | 24 | 28 | 0.86 | 1923–1930 |
9 | Fernando Morena | 22 | 53 | 0.42 | 1971–1983 |
Carlos Aguilera | 22 | 64 | 0.34 | 1982–1997 |
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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 | Qualified | 3rd | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 14/22 | 56 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 87 | 74 | — | — | 172 | 77 | 46 | 49 | 240 | 186 |
South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1916 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad |
1917 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Squad |
1919 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad |
1920 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | Squad |
1921 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
1922 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Squad |
1923 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad |
1924 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | Squad |
1925 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1926 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | Squad |
1927 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | Squad |
1929 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
1935 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad |
1937 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | Squad |
1939 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squad |
1941 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Squad |
1942 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | Squad |
1945 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | Squad |
1946 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | Squad |
1947 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | Squad |
1949 | Sixth place | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | Squad |
1953 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
1955 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | Squad |
1956 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
1957 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | Squad |
1959 | Sixth place | 6th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | Squad |
1959 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | Squad |
1963 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1967 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | Squad |
1975 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
1979 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
1983 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
1987 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad |
1989 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | Squad |
1991 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
1993 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
1995 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
1997 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
1999 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad |
2001 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
2004 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Squad |
2007 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
2011 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
2015 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
2016 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad |
2019 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
2021 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Squad |
2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 15 Titles | 45/47 | 206 | 112 | 38 | 56 | 410 | 222 | — |
FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
1995 | ||||||||||
1997 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | |
1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
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2009 | ||||||||||
2013 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | Squad | |
2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
Total | Fourth place | 2/10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | — |
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1985 | Runners-up | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Total | Runners-up | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1900 | Did not participate | ||||||||
1904 | |||||||||
1908 | |||||||||
1912 | |||||||||
1920 | |||||||||
1924 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | Squad |
1928 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | Squad |
1936 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1948 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1952 | |||||||||
1956 | |||||||||
1960 | |||||||||
1964 | |||||||||
1968 | |||||||||
1972 | |||||||||
1976 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1980 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1984 | |||||||||
1988 | |||||||||
Since 1992 | See Uruguay national under-23 football team | ||||||||
Total | 2 Gold medals | 3/19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | — |
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1951 | Did not participate | |||||||
1955 | ||||||||
1959 | ||||||||
1963 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
1967 | Did not participate | |||||||
1971 | ||||||||
1975 | Preliminary round | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1979 | Did not enter | |||||||
1983 | Gold medal | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1987 | Did not participate | |||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1995 | ||||||||
Since 1999 | See Uruguay national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 1 Gold medal | 3/12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams. Updated as of 11 June 2022.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
hideTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Best result |
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Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | Algeria 1 – 0 Uruguay (Algiers, Algeria; 12 August 2009) |
Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Angola 0 – 2 Uruguay (Lisbon, Portugal; 11 August 2010) |
Argentina | 202 | 59 | 49 | 94 | 234 | 325 | −91 | Uruguay 5 – 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) |
Australia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | Uruguay 3 – 0 Australia (Montevideo, Uruguay; 25 November 2001) |
Austria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | Austria 0 – 2 Uruguay (Vienna, Austria; 14 May 1964) |
Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | Belgium 3 – 1 Uruguay (Verona, Italy; 17 June 1990) |
Bolivia | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 110 | 35 | 75 | Uruguay 9 – 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 – 2 Uruguay (Cochin, India; 18 January 2001) |
Brazil | 78 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 98 | 142 | −44 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Brazil (Valparaíso, Chile; 18 September 1920) |
Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bulgaria 1 – 1 Uruguay (Hanover, West Germany; 19 June 1974) |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Uruguay 4 – 0 Cameroon (Tehran, Iran; 13 August 2003) |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Canada 1 – 3 Uruguay (Miami, United States; 2 February 1986) |
Chile | 85 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 147 | 86 | 61 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Chile (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 6 December 1947) |
China PR | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | China PR 0 – 4 Uruguay (Wuhan, China; 12 October 2010) |
Colombia | 45 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 47 | 17 | Uruguay 7 – 0 Colombia (Santiago, Chile; 28 January 1945) |
Costa Rica | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 6 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Costa Rica (Miami, United States; 4 February 1990) |
Czech Republic[a] | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | Czech Republic 0 – 2 Uruguay (Bern, Switzerland; 16 June 1954) (Nanning, China; 23 March 2018) |
Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | Uruguay 1 – 2 Denmark (Ulsan, South Korea; 1 June 2002) |
East Germany | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | Uruguay 3 – 0 East Germany (Montevideo, Uruguay; 29 January 1985) |
Ecuador | 48 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 114 | 44 | 70 | Uruguay 7 – 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 January 1942) |
Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Egypt 0 – 2 Uruguay (Cairo, Egypt; 16 August 2006) |
England | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | Uruguay 4 – 2 England (Basel, Switzerland; 26 June 1954) |
Estonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Uruguay 3 – 0 Estonia (Rivera, Uruguay; 23 June 2011) |
France | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | France 1 – 5 Uruguay (Colombes, France; 1 June 1924) |
Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Finland (Montevideo, Uruguay; 8 December 1984) |
Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | Georgia 2 – 0 Uruguay (Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 November 2006) |
Germany[b] | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | −17 | Germany 1 – 4 Uruguay (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3 June 1928) |
Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Uruguay 1 – 1 Ghana (Johannesburg, South Africa; 2 July 2010) |
Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Uruguay 5 – 1 Guatemala (Montevideo, Uruguay; 6 June 2015) |
Haiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Haiti 0 – 1 Uruguay (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 23 March 1974) |
Honduras | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Uruguay 2 – 2 Honduras (Bogotá, Colombia; 29 July 2001) |
Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Hong Kong 1 – 3 Uruguay (Hong Kong ; 9 January 2000) |
Hungary | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Hungary (Maldonado, Uruguay; 17 February 2000) |
Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay 2 – 1 Iceland (Montevideo, Uruguay; 10 January 2001) |
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | India 1 – 3 Uruguay (Kolkata, India; 25 February 1982) |
Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | Indonesia 1 – 7 Uruguay (Jakarta, Indonesia; 8 October 2010) |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Uruguay 1 – 1 Iran (Hong Kong ; 4 February 2003) |
Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Iraq 2 – 5 Uruguay (Tehran, Iran; 15 August 2003) |
Israel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | Uruguay 4 – 1 Israel (Montevideo, Uruguay; 26 May 2010) |
Italy | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Italy (Montevideo, Uruguay; 3 January 1981) |
Jamaica | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | Jamaica 0 – 3 Uruguay (Kingston, Jamaica; 28 March 1974) |
Japan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | Japan 1 – 4 Uruguay (Tokyo, Japan; 26 May 1985) |
Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Jordan 0 – 5 Uruguay (Amman, Jordan; 13 November 2011) |
Libya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Libya 2 – 3 Uruguay (Tripoli, Libya; 11 February 2009) |
Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg 0 – 1 Uruguay (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; 26 March 1980) |
Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Malaysia 0 – 6 Uruguay (Osaka, Japan; 1 June 1985) |
Mexico | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | Mexico 1 – 4 Uruguay (Houston, United States; 7 September 2018) |
Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Morocco 0 – 1 Uruguay (Casablanca, Morocco; 25 April 1964) |
Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 30 May 1928) (Montevideo, Uruguay; 30 December 1980) |
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | Uruguay 7 – 0 New Zealand (Paysandú, Uruguay; 25 June 1995) |
Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Nigeria 1 – 2 Uruguay (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; 20 June 2013) |
Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | Northern Ireland 0 – 1 Uruguay (East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States; 21 May 2006) |
Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Norway 0 – 1 Uruguay (Oslo, Norway; 14 June 1972) |
Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Oman 0 – 3 Uruguay (Muscat, Oman; 13 October 2014) |
Panama | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14 | Uruguay 6 – 1 Panama (Santiago, Chile; 6 April 1952) |
Paraguay | 77 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 116 | 94 | 22 | Uruguay 6 – 1 Paraguay (Santiago, Chile; 1 November 1926) |
Peru | 70 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 113 | 64 | 49 | Uruguay 6 – 0 Peru (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 June 2008) |
Poland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Poland 1 – 3 Uruguay (GdaÅsk, Poland; 14 November 2012) |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | Portugal 1 – 2 Uruguay (Sochi, Russia; 30 June 2018) |
Republic of Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Uruguay 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland (Montevideo, Uruguay; 8 May 1974) |
Romania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Uruguay 4 – 0 Romania (Montevideo, Uruguay; 21 July 1930) |
Russia[c] | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | Uruguay 3 – 0 Russia (Samara, Russia; 25 June 2018) |
Saar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Saar 1 – 7 Uruguay (Saarbrücken, Germany; 5 June 1954) |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Saudi Arabia 0 – 1 Uruguay (Rostov, Russia; 20 June 2018) |
Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Uruguay 7 – 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) |
Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Senegal 3 – 3 Uruguay (Suwon, South Korea; 11 June 2002) |
Serbia[d] | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | Yugoslavia 0 – 7 Uruguay (Colombes, France; 26 May 1924) |
Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Singapore 1 – 2 Uruguay (Singapore City, Singapore; 21 May 2002) |
Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Slovenia 0 – 2 Uruguay (Koper, Slovenia; 28 February 2001) |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | South Africa 0 – 3 Uruguay (Pretoria, South Africa; 16 June 2010) |
South Korea | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | South Korea 0 – 2 Uruguay (Seoul, South Korea; 24 March 2007) |
Spain | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | Spain 0 – 0 Uruguay (São Paulo, Brazil; 9 July 1950) (A Coruña, Spain; 18 January 1995) |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | Uruguay 3 – 2 Sweden (São Paulo, Brazil; 13 July 1950) |
Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | Uruguay 4 – 0 Switzerland (Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 December 1980) |
Tahiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Tahiti 0 – 8 Uruguay (Recife, Brazil; 23 June 2013) |
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Uruguay 4 – 0 Thailand (Nanning, China; 25 March 2019) |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Uruguay 3 – 1 Trinidad and Tobago (Montevideo, Uruguay; 28 May 2016) |
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tunisia 0 – 0 Uruguay (Radès, Tunisia; 2 June 2006) |
Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Turkey 2 – 3 Uruguay (Bochum, Germany; 25 May 2008) |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ukraine 2 – 3 Uruguay (Kharkiv, Ukraine; 2 September 2011) |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | United Arab Emirates 0 – 2 Uruguay (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 13 December 1997) |
United States | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Uruguay 3 – 0 United States (Colombes, France; 29 May 1924) |
Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Uruguay 3 – 0 Uzbekistan (Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 June 2018) (Nanning, China; 22 March 2019) |
Venezuela | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 23 | 41 | Uruguay 5 – 0 Venezuela (Montevideo, Uruguay; 23 May 1975) |
Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Uruguay 1 – 0 Wales (Nanning, China; 26 March 2018) |
Total (85) | 973 | 434 | 233 | 306 | 1520 | 1190 | 330 | Uruguay 9 – 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927) |
Senior Team and Pan American Team.
Senior Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
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World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Confederations Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Copa América | 15 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
Olympic Games | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Panamerican Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Artemio Franchi Trophy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 19 | 7 | 10 | 36 |