Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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

Uruguay has won two FIFA World Cups, including the first ever World Cup in 1930 as hosts, beating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting hosts Brazil 2–1 in the final match. The team has qualified for 12 World Cups, reaching the second round in all but three, the semifinals five times and the finals twice. They also won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. They also won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament among former World Cup champions hosted in Uruguay in 1980 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup. Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won 19 official titles: 2 FIFA World Cup, 2 Olympic Games and 15 Copa América.

Uruguay refused to participate in 1934 and defend their title because many European nations declined to take part in 1930 held in Uruguay. And also Uruguay refused to enter in 1938 because FIFA's decision during the celebration of the 1936 Summer Olympics to hold the tournament in France caused outrage in South America where it was believed that the venue would alternate between the two continents.

Performance history

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930Champions1st4400153
Italy 1934Did Not Enter
France 1938
Brazil 1950Champions[1]1st4310155
Switzerland 1954Fourth Place4th5302169
Sweden 1958Did Not Qualify
Chile 1962Group Stage13th310246
England 1966Quarter-Final7th412125
Mexico 1970Fourth Place4th621345
West Germany 1974Group Stage13th301216
Argentina 1978Did Not Qualify
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986Round of 1616th402228
Italy 1990Round of 1616th411225
United States 1994Did Not Qualify
France 1998
South KoreaJapan 2002Group Stage26th302145
Germany 2006Did Not Qualify
South Africa 2010Fourth Place 4th 7322118
Brazil 2014Round of 1612th4 2 0 2 4 6
Total12/202 Titles512012198170

Record vs

FIFA World Cup matches (By team)
Total : Wins - Ties - Loses - games played
Against Wins Draws Losses Total
 Argentina1012
 Austria0011
 Belgium0011
 Bolivia1001
 Brazil1012
 Bulgaria0101
 Colombia1012
 Costa Rica0011
 Czechoslovakia1001
 Denmark0022
 England2103
 France1203
 Germany0134
 Ghana0101
 Hungary0011
 Israel1001
 Italy1113
 South Korea2002
 Mexico1102
 Netherlands0022
 Peru1001
 Romania1001
 Senegal0101
 Scotland1102
 South Africa1001
 Soviet Union1012
 Spain0202
 Sweden1023
 Yugoslavia1012

Uruguay 1930

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 220050+54
 Romania 210135–22
 Peru 200214–30

18 July 1930
14:30 UYT (UTC−03:30)
Uruguay  1 – 0  Peru
Castro  65' (Report)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Belgium John Langenus

21 July 1930
14:50 UYT (UTC−03:30)
Uruguay  4 – 0  Romania
Dorado  7'
Scarone  26'[2]
Anselmo  31'
Cea  35'[2]		 (Report)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Brazil Almeida Rêgo

Semi-finals

27 July 1930
14:45 UYT (UTC−03:30)
Uruguay  6 – 1  Yugoslavia
Cea  18', 67', 72'[2]
Anselmo  20', 31'[2]
Iriarte  61'[2]		 (Report) Sekulić  4'[2]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: Brazil Almeida Rêgo

Final

30 July 1930
15:30 UYT (UTC−03:30)
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 1100802
 Bolivia 1001080
 Scotland withdrew
 Turkey withdrew

2 July 1950
18:00 BRT (UTC−03)
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 3210755
 Brazil 32011444
 Sweden 31026112
 Spain 30124111

9 July 1950
15:00 BRT (UTC−03)
Uruguay  2 – 2  Spain
Ghiggia  27'
Varela  72'		 (Report) Basora  39', 41'

13 July 1950
15:00 BRT (UTC−03)
Uruguay  3 – 2  Sweden
Ghiggia  39'
Míguez  77', 84'		 (Report) Palmér  4'
Sundqvist  41'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: ~8,000
Referee: Italy Giovanni Galeati

16 July 1950
15:00 BRT (UTC−03)
Uruguay  2 – 1  Brazil
Schiaffino  66'
Ghiggia  79'		 (Report) Friaça  47'

Switzerland 1954

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 2200904
 Austria 2200604
 Czechoslovakia 2002070
 Scotland 2002080

16 June 1954
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Uruguay  2 – 0  Czechoslovakia
Míguez  72'
Schiaffino  81'		 (Report)
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: England Arthur Edward Ellis

19 June 1954
16:50 CET (UTC+01)
Uruguay  7 – 0  Scotland
Borges  17', 47', 57'
Míguez  30', 83'
Abbadie  54', 85'		 (Report)
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Italy Vincenzo Orlandini

Quarter-Final

26 June 1954
17:00 CET (UTC+01)
Uruguay  4 – 2  England
Borges  5'
Varela  39'
Schiaffino  46'
Ambrois  78'		 (Report) Lofthouse  16'
Finney  67'
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Austria Carl Erich Steiner

Semi-Final

30 June 1954
18:00 CET (UTC+01)
Uruguay  2 – 4 (a.e.t.)  Hungary
Hohberg  75', 86' (Report) Czibor  13'
Hidegkuti  46'
Kocsis  111', 116'

Bronze Final

3 July 1954
17:00 CET (UTC+01)
Uruguay  1 – 3  Austria
Hohberg  22' (Report) Stojaspal  16' (pen.)
Cruz  59' (o.g.)
Ocwirk  89'
Hardturm Stadium, Zürich
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Switzerland Raymon Wyssling

Chile 1962

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Soviet Union 3210851.605
 Yugoslavia 3201832.674
 Uruguay 3102460.672
 Colombia 30125110.451

30 May 1962
15:00 CLT (UTC−04)
Uruguay  2 – 1  Colombia
Sasía  56'
Cubilla  75'		 (Report) Zuluaga  19' (pen.)
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Hungary Andor Dorogi

2 June 1962
15:00 CLT (UTC−04)
Uruguay  1 – 3  Yugoslavia
Cabrera  19' (Report) Skoblar  25' (pen.)
Galić  29'
Jerković  49'
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 8,829
Referee: Czechoslovakia Karol Galba

6 June 1962
15:00 CLT (UTC−04)
Uruguay  1 – 2  Soviet Union
Sasía  54' (Report) Mamykin  38'
Ivanov  89'
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Italy Cesare Jonni

England 1966

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 England 321040∞5
 Uruguay 3120212.004
 Mexico 3021130.332
 France 3012250.401

11 July 1966
19:30 BST
Uruguay  0 – 0  England
(Report)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,000
Referee: Hungary Istvan Zsolt

15 July 1966
19:30 BST
Uruguay  2 – 1  France
Rocha  26'
Cortés  31'		 (Report) De Bourgoing  15' (pen.)
White City Stadium, London
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Czechoslovakia Karol Galba

19 July 1966
16:30 BST
Uruguay  0 – 0  Mexico
(Report)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Sweden Bertil Lööw

Quarter-Final

23 July 1966
15:00 BST
Uruguay  0 – 4  West Germany
(Report) Haller  11', 83'
Beckenbauer  70'
Seeler  75'
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: England Jim Finney

Mexico 1970

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 312010+14
 Uruguay 311121+13
 Sweden 31112203
 Israel 302113–22

2 June 1970
16:00 CST (UTC-06)
Uruguay  2 – 0  Israel
Maneiro  23'
Mujica  50'		 (Report)
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Scotland Bob Davidson

6 June 1970
16:00 CST (UTC-06)
Uruguay  0 – 0  Italy
(Report)
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: East Germany Rudi Glöckner

10 June 1970
16:00 CST (UTC-06)
Uruguay  0 – 1  Sweden
(Report) Grahn  90'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: United States Henry Landauer

Quarter-Final

14 June 1970
12:00 CST (UTC-06)
Uruguay  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Soviet Union
Espárrago  116' Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 24,550
Referee: Netherlands Laurens van Ravens

Semi-Final

17 June 1970
16:00 CST (UTC-06)
Uruguay  1 – 3  Brazil
Cubilla  19' (Report) Clodoaldo  44'
Jairzinho  76'
Rivelino  89'

Bronze Final

20 June 1970
16:00 CST (UTC-06)
Uruguay  0 – 1  West Germany
(Report) Overath  26'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 104,403
Referee: Italy Antonio Sbardella

West Germany 1974

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 321061+55
 Sweden 312030+34
 Bulgaria 302125–32
 Uruguay 301216–51

15 June 1974
16:00 CET
Uruguay  0 – 2  Netherlands
(Report) Rep  16', 86'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 53,700
Referee: Hungary Károly Palotai

19 June 1974
19:30 CET
Uruguay  1 – 1  Bulgaria
Pavoni  87' Report Bonev  75'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: England Jack Taylor

23 June 1974
16:00 CET
Uruguay  0 – 3  Sweden
Report Edström  46', 77'
Sandberg  74'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 27,100
Referee: Austria Erich Linemayr

Mexico 1986

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 330091+86
 West Germany 311134–13
 Uruguay 302127–52
 Scotland 301213–21

4 June 1986
12:00 CST
Uruguay  1 – 1  West Germany
Alzamendi  4' (Report) Allofs  84'

8 June 1986
16:00 CST
Uruguay  1 – 6  Denmark
Francescoli  45' (pen.) (Report) Elkjær Larsen  11', 67', 80'
Lerby  41'
Laudrup  52'
J. Olsen  88'

13 June 1986
12:00 CST
Uruguay  0 – 0  Scotland
(Report)
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: France Joël Quiniou

Round of 16

16 June 1986
16:00 CST
Uruguay  0 – 1  Argentina
(Report) Pasculli  42'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Italy Luigi Agnolin

Italy 1990

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321052+35
 Belgium 320163+34
 Uruguay 311123–13
 South Korea 300316–50

13 June 1990
17:00
Uruguay  0 – 0  Spain
Report
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Austria Helmut Kohl

17 June 1990
21:00
Uruguay  1 – 3  Belgium
Bengoechea  74' Report Clijsters  16'
Scifo  22'
Ceulemans  48'

21 June 1990
17:00
Uruguay  1 – 0  South Korea
Fonseca  90' Report
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Italy Tullio Lanese

Round of 16

25 June 1990
21:00
Uruguay  0 – 2  Italy
Report Schillaci  65'
Serena  85'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: England George Courtney

South Korea/Japan 2002

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 321052+37
 Senegal 312054+15
 Uruguay 302145–12
 France 301203–31

2002-06-01
18:00
Uruguay  1 – 2  Denmark
Rodríguez  47' (Report) Tomasson  45'  83'
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Kuwait Saad Mane

2002-06-06
20:30
Uruguay  0 – 0  France
(Report)
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Mexico Felipe Ramos

2002-06-11
15:30
Uruguay  3 – 3  Senegal
Morales  46'
Forlán  69'
Recoba  88' (pen.)		 (Report) Fadiga  20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop  26'  38'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 33,681
Referee: Netherlands Jan Wegereef

South Africa 2010

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 321040+47
 Mexico 311132+15
 South Africa 311135–24
 France 301215–41

11 June 2010
20:30 UTC+02
Uruguay  0 – 0  France
(Report)
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 64,100
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura

16 June 2010
20:30 UTC+02
Uruguay  3 – 0  South Africa
Forlán  24', 80' (pen.)
Á. Pereira  90+5'		 Report

22 June 2010
16:00 UTC+02
Uruguay  1 – 0  Mexico
Suárez  43' (Report)

Round of 16

26 June 2010
16:00 UTC+02
Uruguay  2 – 1  South Korea
Suárez  8', 80' (Report) Lee Chung-Yong  68'

Quarter-Final

2 July 2010
20:30 UTC+02
Uruguay  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Ghana
Forlán  55' (Report) Muntari  45+2'
  Penalties  
Forlán
Victorino
Scotti
M. Pereira
Abreu 		4 – 2 Gyan
Appiah
Mensah
Adiyiah

Semi-Final

6 July 2010
20:30 UTC+02
Uruguay  2 – 3  Netherlands
Forlán  41'
M. Pereira  90+2'		 (Report) Van Bronckhorst  18'
Sneijder  70'
Robben  73'
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 62,479
Referee: Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov

Bronze Final

10 July 2010
20:30
Uruguay  2 – 3  Germany
Cavani  28'
Forlán  51'		 (Report) Müller  19'
Jansen  56'
Khedira  82'

Top goalscorers

No. Name Goals World Cups
1Míguez81950 and 1954
2Forlán62002 and 2010
3Cea51930
Schiaffino51950 and 1954
Suárez52010 and 2014
6 Ghiggia41950
Borges41954
7 Anselmo31930
Hohberg31954

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 "". External link in |title= (help);  (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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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