Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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Uruguay fans at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

This is a record of Uruguay's results at the FIFA World Cup.

Uruguay have won four FIFA-organized World Football Championships. 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 (

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

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.

Record by opponent

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

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

Uruguay 4–2 Argentina
Dorado 12'
Cea 57'[2]
Iriarte 68'
Castro 89'
Report Peucelle 20'
Stábile 37'[2]

Brazil 1950

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

Final round

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'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: ~44,000
)


Switzerland 1954

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 7–0 Scotland
Míguez 30', 83'
Abbadie
54', 85'
Report
Attendance: 43,000

Quarter-final

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

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

Bronze Final

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

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.)

Uruguay 1–3 Yugoslavia
Cabrera 19' Report Skoblar 25' (pen.)
Galić 29'
Jerković 49'

Uruguay 1–2 Soviet Union
Sasía 54' Report
Ivanov
89'
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

England 1966

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.
)

Mexico 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 61,000

Quarter-final

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

Mexico 1970

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
Bob Davidson (Scotland
)


Uruguay 0–1 Sweden
Report Grahn 90'

Quarter-final

Uruguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union
Espárrago 116' Report

Semi-final

Uruguay 1–3 Brazil
Cubilla 19' Report Clodoaldo 44'
Jairzinho 76'
Rivellino 89'
José María Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain
)

Bronze Final

West Germany 1974

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'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 53,700
)

Bulgaria 1–1 Uruguay
Bonev 75' Report Pavoni 87'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 12,000
)

Mexico 1986

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'
Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia
)


Scotland 0–0 Uruguay
Report

Round of 16

Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
Pasculli 42' Report
Puebla
Attendance: 26,000
)

Italy 1990

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'
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Attendance: 33,759
)


Round of 16

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

South Korea/Japan 2002

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'
Saad Mane (Kuwait
)


South Africa 2010

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'

Mexico 0–1 Uruguay
Report Suárez 43'
Rustenburg
Attendance: 33,425
)

Round of 16


Quarter-final


Semi-final

Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands
Forlán 41'
M. Pereira 90+2'
Report van Bronckhorst 18'
Sneijder 70'
Robben 73'
Uzbekistan
)

Bronze Final

Brazil 2014

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

Italy 0–1 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 39,706

Round of 16

Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
Rodríguez 28', 50' Report
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,804
)

Russia 2018

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

Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Report

Uruguay 3–0 Russia
Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970[7]
)

Round of 16


Quarter-final

Uruguay 0–2 France
Varane 41'
Griezmann 60'

Qatar 2022

Group stage

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

Portugal 2–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 88,668

Ghana 0–2 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 43,443

Most appearances

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

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

References

  1. KiB
    )
    . Likewise, Sweden's 3–1 victory over Spain (played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil) ensured that they finished third.
  2. ^
    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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