Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup
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 (
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 |
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1930 | Champions
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1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
1934 | Did not enter | |||||||
1938 | ||||||||
1950 | Champions[1] |
1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
1954 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
1958 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1962 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
1966 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1970 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1974 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
1978 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1982 | ||||||||
1986 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
1990 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2002 | Group stage | 26th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2010 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
2014 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2018 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
2022 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
2026 | To be determined | |||||||
2030 | Qualified as centenary co-hosts | |||||||
2034 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 14/22 | 2 Titles | 59 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 89 | 76 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Uruguay's World Cup record | |
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First Match | Uruguay 1–0 Peru (18 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) |
Biggest Win | Uruguay 8–0 Bolivia (2 July 1950; Belo Horizonte, Brazil) |
Biggest Defeat | Denmark 6–1 Uruguay (8 June 1986; Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico) |
Best Result | Champions in 1930 and 1950 |
Worst Result | Group stage in 1962, 1974, 2002 and 2022 |
Record by opponent
Opponent | W | D | L | Pld | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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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 |
Semi-finals
Final
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 |
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 |
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Ghiggia 27' Varela 72' |
Report | Basora 39', 41' |
Uruguay | 3–2 | Sweden |
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Míguez 77', 84' |
Report | Palmér 4' Sundqvist 41' |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
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Schiaffino 66' Ghiggia 79' |
Report | Friaça 47' |
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 | 2–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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81' | Report |
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Bronze Final
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 | 1–2 | Soviet Union |
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Sasía 54' | Report | Ivanov 89' |
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 |
Quarter-final
Uruguay | 0–4 | West Germany |
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Report | Haller 11', 83' Beckenbauer 70' Seeler 75' |
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 |
Quarter-final
Uruguay | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Soviet Union |
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Espárrago 116' | Report |
Semi-final
Uruguay | 1–3 | Brazil |
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Cubilla 19' | Report | Clodoaldo 44' Jairzinho 76' Rivellino 89' |
Bronze Final
Uruguay | 0–1 | West Germany |
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Report | Overath 26' |
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 |
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Report | Rep 16', 86' |
Bulgaria | 1–1 | Uruguay |
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Bonev 75' | Report | Pavoni 87' |
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 |
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Alzamendi 4' | Report | Allofs 84' |
Denmark | 6–1 | Uruguay |
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Elkjær 11', 67', 80' Lerby 41' Laudrup 52' J. Olsen 88' |
Report | Francescoli 45' (pen.) |
Round of 16
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 |
Belgium | 3–1 | Uruguay |
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Clijsters 16' Scifo 22' Ceulemans 48' |
Report | Bengoechea 74' |
South Korea | 0–1 | Uruguay |
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Report | Fonseca 90' |
Round of 16
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 |
Senegal | 3–3 | Uruguay |
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Fadiga 20' (pen.) Bouba Diop 26' 38' |
Report | Morales 46' Forlán 69' Recoba 88' (pen.) |
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 |
South Africa | 0–3 | Uruguay |
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Report | Forlán 24', 80' (pen.) Á. Pereira 90+5' |
Round of 16
Uruguay | 2–1 | South Korea |
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Suárez 8', 80' | Report | Lee Chung-Yong 68' |
Quarter-final
Uruguay | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
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Forlán 55' | Report | Muntari 45+2' |
Penalties | ||
Forlán Victorino Scotti M. Pereira Abreu |
4–2 | Gyan Appiah Mensah Adiyiah |
Semi-final
Uruguay | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Forlán 41' M. Pereira 90+2' |
Report | van Bronckhorst 18' Sneijder 70' Robben 73' |
Bronze Final
Uruguay | 2–3 | Germany |
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Cavani 28' Forlán 51' |
Report | Müller 19' Jansen 56' Khedira 82' |
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 |
Round of 16
Colombia | 2–0 | Uruguay |
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Rodríguez 28', 50' | Report |
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 |
Uruguay | 3–0 | Russia |
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Report |
Round of 16
Quarter-final
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 |
Ghana | 0–2 | Uruguay |
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Report |
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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
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- ^ "Match report – Group A – Egypt v Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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