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The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Uruguay were the first winners of the World Cup, beating Argentina 4-2 in Uruguay in 1930. They also won the 1950 World Cup on Brazilian soil. Uruguay failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany after succumbing to Australia 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 aggregate tie in an intercontinental playoff.
Uruguay and Argentina hold the record for the most international matches played between two countries, there have been 161 matches played against each other since 1901. The first match against Argentina was the first official international match to be played outside Britain. (Although Canada and the United States played two internationals in 1885 and 1886, neither match is considered official; Canada did not play an official international until 1924 and the USA did not play one until 1916.)
Uruguay won the Copa América fourteen times, the first coming in the inaugural tournament in 1916 and the last in 1995.
Uruguay also won the 50th anniversary World Champions tournament that it hosted in 1980.
The Unofficial Football World Championship, and the related Nasazzi's baton title, are currently held by Uruguay.
The kit
Current Uruguay kits were adopted in 1910 as an homage to the now defunct River Plate FC (the old Uruguayan River club,although the current CA River Plate use a similar red and white striped kit at home and often a light blue away jersey too). Between 1901-1910 several games between Uruguay and Argentina featured Uruguay wearing striped blue & white and Argentina a plain turquoise jersey, the direct opposite to the kits from 1910 to the present day. Four stars appear above the team logo on the jersey, two represent Uruguay’s 1930 and 1950 World Cup victories while the other two indicate the gold medal win’s at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, these two victories were considered World Championships at the time and are recognized by FIFA as such.
World Cup record
- 1930 - Champions
- 1934 - Did not enter
- 1938 - Did not enter
- 1950 - Champions
- 1954 - Fourth place
- 1958 - Did not qualify
- 1962 - Round 1
- 1966 - Quarter-finals
- 1970 - Fourth place
- 1974 - Round 1
- 1978 - Did not qualify
- 1982 - Did not qualify
- 1986 - Round 2
- 1990 - Round 2
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Did not qualify
- 2002 - Round 1
- 2006 - Did not qualify
Copa América record
Famous players
- Carlos Aguilera
- José Leandro Andrade
- Victor Rodriquez Andrade
- Pablo Bengoechea
- Julio Montero Castillo
- Luis Alberto Cubilla
- Víctor Espárrago
- Daniel Fonseca
- Diego Forlán
- Enzo Francescoli
- Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
- Richard Morales
- Paolo Montero
- José Nasazzi
- Omar Oscar Míguez
- Ruben Paz
- Alvaro Recoba
- Angel Romano
- José Santamaria
- Héctor Scarone
- Juan Alberto Schiaffino
- Ruben Sosa
- Obdulio Varela
- Dario Silva
- Walter Lopez
External links
South American national football teams | Football in Uruguay | FIFA World Cup winners
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