Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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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 (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 four-time world champions and allows the team to wear four 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 fourth and last title in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match. The team have qualified for thirteen World Cups, reaching the second round in ten, the semifinals five times, and the finals 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 19 FIFA official titles: 2 World Cups, 2 Olympic Games, and 15 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 GP W D* L GS 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 TBD
Total 13/21 2 titles 56 24 12 20 87 74

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Record by opponent[]

Against Wins Draws Losses Total GS 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 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
 Hungary 0 0 1 1 2 4 -2
 Israel 1 0 0 1 2 0 +2
 Italy 1 1 1 3 1 2 -1
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 3 1 +2
 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 0 1 2 1 +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
 Senegal 0 1 0 1 3 3 0
 Scotland 1 1 0 2 7 0 +7
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 3 0 +3
 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 Goal 65' Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
Uruguay 4–0 Romania
Dorado Goal 7'
Scarone Goal 26'[2]
Anselmo Goal 31'
Cea Goal 35'[2]		 Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo (Brazil)

Semi-finals[]

Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia
Cea Goal 18', 67', 72'[2]
Anselmo Goal 20', 31'[2]
Iriarte Goal 61'[2]		 Report Sekulić Goal 4'[2]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo (Brazil)

Final[]

Uruguay 4–2 Argentina
Dorado Goal 12'
Cea Goal 57'[2]
Iriarte Goal 68'
Castro Goal 89'		 Report Peucelle Goal 20'
Stábile Goal 37'[2]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 93,000[3]
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

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 Goal 14', 40', 51'
Schiaffino Goal 17', 53'
Vidal Goal 18'
Pérez Goal 83'
Ghiggia Goal 87'		 Report
Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: ~5,000
Referee: George Reader (England)

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 Goal 27'
Varela Goal 72'		 Report Basora Goal 39', 41'
Attendance: ~44,000
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)
Uruguay 3–2 Sweden
Ghiggia Goal 39'
Míguez Goal 77', 84'		 Report Palmér Goal 4'
Sundqvist Goal 41'
Attendance: ~8,000
Referee: (Italy)
Uruguay 2–1 Brazil
Schiaffino Goal 66'
Ghiggia Goal 79'		 Report Friaça Goal 47'
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: ~200,000
Referee: George Reader (England)

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
Míguez Goal 72'
Schiaffino Goal 81'		 Report
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Uruguay 7–0 Scotland
Borges Goal 17', 47', 57'
Míguez Goal 30', 83'
Abbadie Goal 54', 85'		 Report
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

Quarter-Final[]

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

Semi-Final[]

Uruguay 2–4 (a.e.t.) Hungary
Hohberg Goal 75', 86' Report Czibor Goal 13'
Hidegkuti Goal 46'
Kocsis Goal 111', 116'
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)

Bronze Final[]

Uruguay 1–3 Austria
Hohberg Goal 22' Report Stojaspal Goal 16' (pen.)
Cruz Goal 59' (o.g.)
Ocwirk Goal 89'
Hardturm Stadium, Zürich
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 Goal 56'
Cubilla Goal 75'		 Report Zuluaga Goal 19' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: (Hungary)
Uruguay 1–3 Yugoslavia
Cabrera Goal 19' Report Skoblar Goal 25' (pen.)
Galić Goal 29'
Jerković Goal 49'
Attendance: 8,829
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Uruguay 1–2 Soviet Union
Sasía Goal 54' Report Mamykin Goal 38'
Ivanov Goal 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
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,000
Uruguay 2–1 France
Rocha Goal 26'
Cortés Goal 31'		 Report De Bourgoing Goal 15' (pen.)
White City Stadium, London
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Mexico 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: (Sweden)

Quarter-Final[]

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

Mexico 1970[]

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 Goal 23'
Mujica Goal 50'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bob Davidson (Scotland)
Uruguay 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Uruguay 0–1 Sweden
Report Grahn Goal 90'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: (United States)

Quarter-Final[]

Uruguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union
Espárrago Goal 116' Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 24,550
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Semi-Final[]

Uruguay 1–3 Brazil
Cubilla Goal 19' Report Clodoaldo Goal 44'
Jairzinho Goal 76'
Rivelino Goal 89'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 51,261

Bronze Final[]

Uruguay 0–1 West Germany
Report Overath Goal 26'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 104,403
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

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 Goal 16', 86'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 53,700
Bulgaria 1–1 Uruguay
Bonev Goal 75' Report Pavoni Goal 87'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Sweden 3–0 Uruguay
Edström Goal 46', 77'
Sandberg Goal 74'		 Report
Attendance: 27,100
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

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 Goal 4' Report Allofs Goal 84'
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Denmark 6–1 Uruguay
ElkjærGoal 11', 67', 80'
Lerby Goal 41'
Laudrup Goal 52'
J. Olsen Goal 88'		 Report FrancescoliGoal 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
Scotland 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Round of 16[]

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

Italy 1990[]

Group E[]

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
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Belgium 3–1 Uruguay
Clijsters Goal 16'
Scifo Goal 22'
Ceulemans Goal 48'		 Report Bengoechea Goal 74'
Attendance: 33,759
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
South Korea 0–1 Uruguay
Report Fonseca Goal 90'
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Round of 16[]

Italy 2–0 Uruguay
Schillaci Goal 65'
Serena Goal 85'		 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Korea/Japan 2002[]

Group A[]

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 Goal 47' Report Tomasson Goal 45' Goal 83'
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
France 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Senegal 3–3 Uruguay
Fadiga Goal 20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop Goal 26' Goal 38'		 Report Morales Goal 46'
Forlán Goal 69'
Recoba Goal 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,681
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

South Africa 2010[]

Group A[]

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
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 64,100
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
South Africa 0–3 Uruguay
Report Forlán Goal 24', 80' (pen.)
Á. Pereira Goal 90+5'
Attendance: 42,658
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Mexico 0–1 Uruguay
Report Suárez Goal 43'
Attendance: 33,425
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Round of 16[]

Uruguay 2–1 South Korea
Suárez Goal 8', 80' Report Lee Chung-Yong Goal 68'
Attendance: 30,597
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Quarter-Final[]

Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Forlán Goal 55' Report Muntari Goal 45+2'
Penalties
Forlán Penalty scored
Victorino Penalty scored
Scotti Penalty scored
M. Pereira Penalty missed
Abreu Penalty scored		 4–2 Penalty scored Gyan
Penalty scored Appiah
Penalty missed Mensah
Penalty missed Adiyiah
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,017
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Semi-Final[]

Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands
Forlán Goal 41'
M. Pereira Goal 90+2'		 Report van Bronckhorst Goal 18'
Sneijder Goal 70'
Robben Goal 73'
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 62,479
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Bronze Final[]

Uruguay 2–3 Germany
Cavani Goal 28'
Forlán Goal 51'		 Report Müller Goal 19'
Jansen Goal 56'
Khedira Goal 82'
Attendance: 36,254
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Brazil 2014[]

Group D[]

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 –1 3
 England 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1
Uruguay 1–3 Costa Rica
Cavani Goal 24' (pen.) Report Campbell Goal 54'
Duarte Goal 57'
Ureña Goal 84'
Attendance: 58,679
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Uruguay 2–1 England
 Report
  • Rooney Goal 75'
Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,575
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Italy 0–1 Uruguay
Report Godín Goal 81'
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,706
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Round of 16[]

Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
Rodríguez Goal 28', 50' Report
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,804
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Russia 2018[]

Group A[]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A
Egypt 0–1 Uruguay
Giménez Goal 89'
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 27,015
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Suárez Goal 23'
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 42,678
Referee: Clement Turpin (France)
Uruguay 3–0 Russia
Suárez Goal 10'
Cheryshev Goal 23' (o.g.)
Cavani Goal 90'
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Round of 16[]

Uruguay 2–1 Portugal
Cavani Goal 7', Goal 62' Pepe Goal 55'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287
Referee: Cesar Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Quarter-final[]

Uruguay 0–2 France
Varane Goal 41'
Griezmann Goal 60'
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Most appearances[]

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Fernando Muslera 16 2010, 2014 and 2018
2 Edinson Cavani 14 2010, 2014 and 2018
Diego Godín 14 2010, 2014 and 2018
4 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz 13 1966, 1970 and 1974
Luis Suárez 13 2010, 2014 and 2018
6 Julio César Cortés 11 1962, 1966 and 1970
Egidio Arévalo Ríos 11 2010 and 2014
Martín Cáceres 11 2010, 2014 and 2018
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[]

No. Name 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

References[]

  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.

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