Uruguay national football team
men's national association football team representing Uruguay
Uruguay national football team is the national football team of Uruguay. They won the World Cup in 1930 and 1950. Also, they won the Olympics football championship in 1924 and 1928. Recently, Uruguay won the 2011 Copa América, playing against Paraguay in the final.
| Nickname(s) | La Celeste (The Sky Blues) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | AUF | ||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Óscar Tabárez | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Diego Godín | ||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Diego Godín (126) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Luis Suárez (55) | ||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | URU | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | |||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 7  (7 February 2019)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest | 2 (July 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 55 (December 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||
| First international | |||||||||||||||||||
 Uruguay 2–3 Argentina  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)[note 1][4] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||
Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia  (Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay 0–6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1930) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1930, 1950) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Copa América | |||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 45 (first in 1916) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Confederations Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place (1997, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Most appearancesEdit
- As of 20 November 2018[6]
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Diego Godín | 2005– | 125 | 8 |
| Maxi Pereira | 2005– | 125 | 3 | |
| 3 | Diego Forlán | 2002–2014 | 112 | 36 |
| 4 | Cristian Rodríguez | 2003– | 109 | 11 |
| Edinson Cavani | 2008– | 109 | 46 | |
| 6 | Luis Suárez | 2007– | 106 | 55 |
| 7 | Fernando Muslera | 2009– | 105 | 0 |
| 8 | Diego Lugano | 2003–2014 | 95 | 9 |
| 9 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos | 2006–2017 | 90 | 0 |
| 10 | Diego Pérez | 2001–2014 | 89 | 2 |
Top scorersEdit
- As of 20 November 2018[6]
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps |
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| 1 | Luis Suárez | 2007– | 55 | 106 |
| 2 | Edinson Cavani | 2008– | 46 | 109 |
| 3 | Diego Forlán | 2002–2014 | 36 | 112 |
| 4 | Héctor Scarone | 1917–1930 | 31 | 52 |
| 5 | Ángel Romano | 1913–1927 | 28 | 69 |
| 6 | Óscar Míguez | 1950–1958 | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Sebastián Abreu | 1996–2012 | 26 | 70 |
| 8 | Pedro Petrone | 1923–1930 | 24 | 29 |
| 9 | Carlos Aguilera | 1982–1997 | 22 | 64 |
| Fernando Morena | 1971–1983 | 22 | 53 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "Historia del Fútbol Uruguayo" at Deportes en Uruguay
- ↑ "Historias, curiosidades y estadísticas de la Selección, tras sus "primeros" 900 partidos", El Gráfico, 4 July 2012
- ↑ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902–2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Uruguay – Record International Players
Notes
- ↑ Although the first match ever recorded by both, Argentina and Uruguay sides, was played on 16 May 1901, this is not considered an official game due to the match not being organized by Uruguay's Football Association but by Albion FC in its home field, "Paso del Molino". The Uruguayan team had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional.[2] Argentina won the match by 3-2.[3]
