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Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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The lineup of Uruguay that won the 1930 FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Uruguay's results at the FIFA World Cup. Uruguay have won two. Not four FIFA-organized World Football Championships. (But FIFA recognizes the 1924 and 1928 wins by Uruguay). They won the first World Championship organized by FIFA under the Olympic Committee umbrella with true representation from all continents; before then, football in the Olympics comprised only European teams. Uruguay then won the next two World Cups (Jules Rimet Trophy) in which they participated; these tournaments, the 1930 and 1950 FIFA World Cups, were fully independent from the Olympics and employed clear rules distinguishing professional and amateur football players. Since 1924 marked the beginning of true international football competition, organized by FIFA, FIFA recognizes Uruguay as two time world champions and allows the team to wear two stars on their uniforms during official international football competitions. (Before 1974, the FIFA World Cup was referred to as the Football World Championship, and the nine champions from 1930 to 1970 received replicas of the Jules Rimet Trophy.) Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, beating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their second and last title in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match. The team have qualified for fourteen World Cups, reaching the second round in ten, the semi-finals five times, and the final twice. They also won the gold medal in Olympic football twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. Uruguay won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament comprising former World Cup champions hosted in Uruguay to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Championship. Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won nineteen FIFA official titles: two World Cups, two Olympic Games, and fifteen Copa América championships.

Uruguay refused to participate in 1934 and defend their title because many European nations declined to take part in 1930 held in Uruguay. They also refused to enter in 1938 because FIFA's decision to hold the tournament in France caused outrage in South America where it was believed that the venue would alternate between the two continents.

World Cup record

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Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 3
Italy 1934 Did not enter
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Champions[1] 1st 4 3 1 0 15 5
Switzerland 1954 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 16 9
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify
Chile 1962 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 4 6
England 1966 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 2 5
Mexico 1970 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 4 5
West Germany 1974 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 6
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 16th 4 0 2 2 2 8
Italy 1990 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 2 5
United States 1994 Did not qualify
France 1998
South KoreaJapan 2002 Group stage 26th 3 0 2 1 4 5
Germany 2006 Did not qualify
South Africa 2010 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 11 8
Brazil 2014 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 4 6
Russia 2018 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 7 3
Qatar 2022 Group stage 20th 3 1 1 1 2 2
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined
MoroccoPortugalSpain 2030 Qualified as centenary co-hosts
Saudi Arabia 2034 To be determined
Total 14/22 2 Titles 59 25 13 21 89 76

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Matches

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Record by opponent

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Opponent W D L Pld GF GA GD
 Argentina 1 0 1 2 4 3 +1
 Austria 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
 Belgium 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
 Bolivia 1 0 0 1 8 0 +8
 Brazil 1 0 1 2 3 4 −1
 Bulgaria 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
 Colombia 1 0 1 2 2 3 −1
 Costa Rica 0 0 1 1 1 3 −2
 Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1 2 0 +2
 Denmark 0 0 2 2 2 8 −6
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
 England 2 1 0 3 6 3 +3
 France 1 2 1 4 2 3 −1
 Germany 0 1 3 4 3 9 −6
 Ghana 1 1 0 2 3 1 +2
 Hungary 0 0 1 1 2 4 −2
 Israel 1 0 0 1 2 0 +2
 Italy 1 1 1 3 1 2 −1
 Mexico 1 1 0 2 1 0 +1
 Netherlands 0 0 2 2 2 5 −3
 Peru 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
 Portugal 1 0 1 2 2 3 −1
 Romania 1 0 0 1 4 0 +4
 Russia 1 0 0 1 3 0 +3
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 1 0 +1
 Scotland 1 1 0 2 7 0 +7
 Senegal 0 1 0 1 3 3 0
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 3 0 +3
 South Korea 2 1 0 3 3 1 +2
 Soviet Union 1 0 1 2 2 2 0
 Spain 0 2 0 2 2 2 0
 Sweden 1 0 2 3 3 6 −3
 Yugoslavia 1 0 1 2 7 4 +3

Uruguay 1930

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4
 Romania 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2 2
 Peru 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3 0
Uruguay 1–0 Peru
Castro 65' Report
Attendance: 70,000
Uruguay 4–0 Romania
Dorado 7'
Scarone 26'[2]
Anselmo 31'
Cea 35'[2]		 Report
Attendance: 80,000

Semi-finals

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Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia
Cea 18', 67', 72'[2]
Anselmo 20', 31'[2]
Iriarte 61'[2]		 Report Sekulić 4'[2]
Attendance: 93,000

Final

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Uruguay 4–2 Argentina
Dorado 12'
Cea 57'[2]
Iriarte 68'
Castro 89'		 Report Peucelle 20'
Stábile 37'[2]
Attendance: 93,000[3]

Brazil 1950

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 8 0 2
 Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 8 0
 Scotland withdrew
 Turkey withdrew
Uruguay 8–0 Bolivia
Míguez 14', 40', 51'
Schiaffino 17', 53'
Vidal 18'
Pérez 83'
Ghiggia 87'		 Report
Attendance: ~5,000

Final round

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 7 5 5
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 4 4
 Sweden 3 1 0 2 6 11 2
 Spain 3 0 1 2 4 11 1
Uruguay 2–2 Spain
Ghiggia 27'
Varela 72'		 Report Basora 39', 41'
Attendance: ~44,000
Uruguay 3–2 Sweden
Ghiggia 39'
Míguez 77', 84'		 Report Palmér 4'
Sundqvist 41'
Attendance: ~8,000
Uruguay 2–1 Brazil
Schiaffino 66'
Ghiggia 79'		 Report Friaça 47'
Attendance: ~200,000

Switzerland 1954

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 9 0 4
 Austria 2 2 0 0 6 0 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 0 8 0
Uruguay 2–0 Czechoslovakia
Míguez 72'
Schiaffino 81'		 Report
Attendance: 20,500
Uruguay 7–0 Scotland
Borges 17', 47', 57'
Míguez 30', 83'
Abbadie 54', 85'		 Report
Attendance: 43,000

Quarter-final

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Uruguay 4–2 England
Borges 5'
Varela 39'
Schiaffino 46'
Ambrois 78'		 Report Lofthouse 16'
Finney 67'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)

Semi-final

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Uruguay 2–4 (a.e.t.) Hungary
Hohberg 75', 86' Report Czibor 13'
Hidegkuti 46'
Kocsis 111', 116'
Attendance: 37,000

Bronze Final

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Uruguay 1–3 Austria
Hohberg 22' Report Stojaspal 16' (pen.)
Cruz 59' (o.g.)
Ocwirk 89'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Raymon Wyssling (Switzerland)

Chile 1962

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 8 5 1.60 5
 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 8 3 2.67 4
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4 6 0.67 2
 Colombia 3 0 1 2 5 11 0.45 1
Uruguay 2–1 Colombia
Sasía 56'
Cubilla 75'		 Report Zuluaga 19' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,908
Uruguay 1–3 Yugoslavia
Cabrera 19' Report Skoblar 25' (pen.)
Galić 29'
Jerković 49'
Attendance: 8,829
Uruguay 1–2 Soviet Union
Sasía 54' Report Mamykin 38'
Ivanov 89'
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

England 1966

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 4 0 ∞ 5
 Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 2.00 4
 Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 0.33 2
 France 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1
England 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 87,000
Uruguay 2–1 France
Rocha 26'
Cortés 31'		 Report De Bourgoing 15' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Mexico 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 61,000

Quarter-final

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Uruguay 0–4 West Germany
Report Haller 11', 83'
Beckenbauer 70'
Seeler 75'
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Jim Finney (England)

Mexico 1970

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Israel 3 0 2 1 1 3 –2 2
Uruguay 2–0 Israel
Maneiro 23'
Mujica 50'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Uruguay 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Uruguay 0–1 Sweden
Report Grahn 90'
Attendance: 18,000

Quarter-final

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Uruguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union
Espárrago 116' Report
Attendance: 24,550

Semi-final

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Uruguay 1–3 Brazil
Cubilla 19' Report Clodoaldo 44'
Jairzinho 76'
Rivellino 89'
Attendance: 51,261

Bronze Final

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Uruguay 0–1 West Germany
Report Overath 26'
Attendance: 104,403

West Germany 1974

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
 Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
 Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 –3 2
 Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1
Uruguay 0–2 Netherlands
Report Rep 16', 86'
Attendance: 53,700
Bulgaria 1–1 Uruguay
Bonev 75' Report Pavoni 87'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Sweden 3–0 Uruguay
Edström 46', 77'
Sandberg 74'		 Report
Attendance: 27,100

Mexico 1986

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
 West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 –5 2
 Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1
Uruguay 1–1 West Germany
Alzamendi 4' Report Allofs 84'
Attendance: 30,000
Denmark 6–1 Uruguay
Elkjær 11', 67', 80'
Lerby 41'
Laudrup 52'
J. Olsen 88'		 Report Francescoli 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,000
Scotland 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Round of 16

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Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
Pasculli 42' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Italy 1990

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Group E

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Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 –1 3
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0
Uruguay 0–0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Belgium 3–1 Uruguay
Clijsters 16'
Scifo 22'
Ceulemans 48'		 Report Bengoechea 74'
Attendance: 33,759
South Korea 0–1 Uruguay
Report Fonseca 90'
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Round of 16

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Italy 2–0 Uruguay
Schillaci 65'
Serena 85'		 Report
Attendance: 73,303

South Korea/Japan 2002

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Group A

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Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 –1 2
 France 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1
Uruguay 1–2 Denmark
Rodríguez 47' Report Tomasson 45' 83'
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
France 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Senegal 3–3 Uruguay
Fadiga 20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop 26' 38'		 Report Morales 46'
Forlán 69'
Recoba 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,681

South Africa 2010

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Group A

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Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 –2 4
 France 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4 1
Uruguay 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 64,100
South Africa 0–3 Uruguay
Report Forlán 24', 80' (pen.)
Á. Pereira 90+5'
Attendance: 42,658
Mexico 0–1 Uruguay
Report Suárez 43'
Attendance: 33,425

Round of 16

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Uruguay 2–1 South Korea
Suárez 8', 80' Report Lee Chung-Yong 68'
Attendance: 30,597

Quarter-final

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Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Forlán 55' Report Muntari 45+2'
Penalties
Forlán soccer ball with check mark
Victorino soccer ball with check mark
Scotti soccer ball with check mark
M. Pereira soccer ball with red X
Abreu soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Gyan
soccer ball with check mark Appiah
soccer ball with red X Mensah
soccer ball with red X Adiyiah
Attendance: 84,017

Semi-final

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Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands
Forlán 41'
M. Pereira 90+2'		 Report van Bronckhorst 18'
Sneijder 70'
Robben 73'
Attendance: 62,479

Bronze Final

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Uruguay 2–3 Germany
Cavani 28'
Forlán 51'		 Report Müller 19'
Jansen 56'
Khedira 82'
Attendance: 36,254

Brazil 2014

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Group D

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Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  England 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Uruguay 1–3 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 58,679
Uruguay 2–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 62,575
Italy 0–1 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 39,706

Round of 16

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Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
Rodríguez 28', 50' Report
Attendance: 73,804

Russia 2018

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Group A

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4  Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Egypt 0–1 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 27,015[5]
Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 42,678[6]
Uruguay 3–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 41,970[7]

Round of 16

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Uruguay 2–1 Portugal
Cavani 7', 62' Pepe 55'
Attendance: 44,287

Quarter-final

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Uruguay 0–2 France
Varane 41'
Griezmann 60'
Attendance: 43,319

Qatar 2022

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uruguay 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 41,663
Portugal 2–0 Uruguay
 Report
Attendance: 88,668
Ghana 0–2 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 43,443

Most appearances

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Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Fernando Muslera 16 2010, 2014 and 2018
2 Edinson Cavani 15 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
Diego Godín 15 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
4 Luis Suárez 14 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
5 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz 13 1966, 1970 and 1974
6 Martín Cáceres 12 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
7 Julio César Cortés 11 1962, 1966 and 1970
Egidio Arévalo Ríos 11 2010 and 2014
9 Pedro Rocha 10 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974
Luis Ubiña 10 1966 and 1970
Diego Forlán 10 2002, 2010 and 2014
Maxi Pereira 10 2010 and 2014

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Oscar Míguez 8 1950 (5) and 1954 (3)
2 Luis Suárez 7 2010 (3), 2014 (2) and 2018 (2)
3 Diego Forlán 6 2002 (1) and 2010 (5)
4 Pedro Cea 5 1930
Juan Alberto Schiaffino 5 1950 (3) and 1954 (2)
Edinson Cavani 5 2010 (1), 2014 (1), and 2018 (3)
7 Alcides Ghiggia 4 1950
Carlos Borges 4 1954
9 Peregrino Anselmo 3 1930
Juan Hohberg 3 1954

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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 "WC Finals 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on December 6, 2006. | (150 KiB). Likewise, Sweden's 3–1 victory over Spain (played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil) ensured that they finished third.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer and/or timing. See "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
  3. ^ "FIFA World Cup Origin" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. ^ "Referee designations for matches 5-8" (PDF). fifa.com. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group A – Egypt v Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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