Uruguay national football team

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Kit history

Uruguay
Nickname(s)	Los Charrúas La Celeste (The Sky Blue One) La Garra Charrúa
Association	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Marcelo Bielsa
Asst coach	Celso Otero
Captain	Diego Godín
Most caps	Maxi Pereira (125)
Top scorer	Luis Suárez (53)
Home Stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
FIFA ranking	14 3 (7 June 2018)
Highest FIFA ranking	2 (July 2011)
Lowest FIFA ranking	55 (December 1998)
Elo ranking	7 2 (6 July 2018)
Highest Elo ranking	1 (Various dates 1920–31)
Lowest Elo ranking	48 (5 September 1979)
First international	Uruguay 2–3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)
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	Winners, 1930 and 1950
Copa América appearances	45 (First in 1916)
Best result	Winners, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011

The Uruguay national football team is the national association football team of Uruguay and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the government body for football in Uruguay. The team plays its home games at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, and their current manager is Óscar Tabárez.

Uruguay hosted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, where they won the tournament after defeating Argentina in the final. Uruguay won another one in 1950. Since then they’ve never placed in the top of the FIFA World Cup. They are also the most successful team in Copa América, winning it 15 times.

Recent results and fixtures

2018 China Cup 23 March 2018	Uruguay	2–0	Czech Republic	Nanning, China
19:35 CST (UTC+8)	Suárez  10' (pen.) Cavani  37'	Report		Stadium: Guangxi Sports Center Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

2018 China Cup 26 March 2018	Uruguay	1–0	Wales	Nanning, China
19:35 CST (UTC+8)	Cavani  49'			Stadium: Guangxi Sports Center Attendance: 41,056 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Friendly 7 June 2018	Uruguay	3–0	Uzbekistan	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:10 UYT (UTC–3)	De Arrascaeta  32' Suárez  54' (pen.) Giménez  73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

2018 WC GS 15 June 2018	Egypt	0–1	Uruguay	Yekaterinburg, Russia
17:00 YEKT (UTC+5)		Report (FIFA) Report (BBC)	Giménez  90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 20,015 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

2018 WC GS 20 June 2018	Uruguay	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Suárez  23'	Report (FIFA) Report (BBC)		Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 42,678 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

2018 WC GS 25 June 2018	Uruguay	3–0	Russia	Samara, Russia
18:00 SAMT (UTC+4)	Suárez  10' Cheryshev  23' (o.g.) Cavani  90'	Report (FIFA) Report (BBC)		Stadium: Cosmos Arena Attendance: 41,970 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

2018 WC Round of 16 30 June 2018 (2018-06-30)	Uruguay	2–1	Portugal	Sochi, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Cavani  7', 62'	Report (FIFA) Report (BBC)	Pepe  55'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,287 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico

2018 WC QF 6 July 2018	Uruguay	0–2	France	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA) Report (BBC)	Varane  40' Griezmann  61'	Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 43,319 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Friendly 7 September 2018	Mexico	v	Uruguay	Houston, United States
21:00 CDT (UTC−6)		Report		Stadium: NRG Stadium

Friendly 11 September 2018	Brazil	v	Uruguay	Foxborough, United States
				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2018, subsequent to the match against France.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Fernando Muslera	16 June 1986 (1986-06-16)	102	0	Galatasaray
12	1GK	Martín Campaña	29 May 1989 (1989-05-29)	1	0	Independiente
23	1GK	Martín Silva	25 March 1983 (1983-03-25)	11	0	Vasco da Gama
2	2DF	José María Giménez	20 January 1995 (1995-01-20)	46	6	Atlético Madrid
3	2DF	Diego Godín (captain)	16 February 1986 (1986-02-16)	122	8	Atlético Madrid
4	2DF	Guillermo Varela	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	5	0	Peñarol
13	2DF	Gastón Silva	5 March 1994 (1994-03-05)	17	0	Independiente
16	2DF	Maxi Pereira	8 June 1984 (1984-06-08)	125	3	Porto
19	2DF	Sebastián Coates	7 October 1990 (1990-10-07)	31	1	Sporting CP
22	2DF	Martín Cáceres	7 April 1987 (1987-04-07)	81	4	Lazio
5	3MF	Carlos Sánchez	2 December 1984 (1984-12-02)	38	1	Monterrey
6	3MF	Rodrigo Bentancur	25 June 1997 (1997-06-25)	12	0	Juventus
7	3MF	Cristian Rodríguez	30 September 1985 (1985-09-30)	109	11	Peñarol
8	3MF	Nahitan Nández	28 December 1995 (1995-12-28)	17	0	Boca Juniors
10	3MF	Giorgian De Arrascaeta	1 June 1994 (1994-06-01)	16	2	Cruzeiro
14	3MF	Lucas Torreira	11 February 1996 (1996-02-11)	8	0	Sampdoria
15	3MF	Matías Vecino	24 August 1991 (1991-08-24)	27	1	Internazionale
17	3MF	Diego Laxalt	7 February 1993 (1993-02-07)	10	0	Genoa
9	4FW	Luis Suárez	24 January 1987 (1987-01-24)	103	53	Barcelona
11	4FW	Cristhian Stuani	12 October 1986 (1986-10-12)	43	5	Girona
18	4FW	Maxi Gómez	14 August 1996 (1996-08-14)	7	0	Celta Vigo
20	4FW	Jonathan Urretaviscaya	19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)	5	0	Monterrey
21	4FW	Edinson Cavani	14 February 1987 (1987-02-14)	105	45	Paris Saint-Germain

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Esteban Conde 4 March 1983 (1983-03-04) 1 0 Nacional v. Bolivia, 10 October 2017 DF Mauricio Lemos 28 December 1995 (1995-12-28) 1 0 Sassuolo 2018 China Cup PRE DF Federico Ricca 1 December 1994 (1994-12-01) 1 0 Málaga 2018 China Cup PRE MF Nicolás Lodeiro 21 March 1989 (1989-03-21) 53 4 Seattle Sounders 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE MF Gastón Ramírez 2 December 1990 (1990-12-02) 43 0 Sampdoria 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE MF Federico Valverde 22 July 1998 (1998-07-22) 4 1 Deportivo La Coruña 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE MF Gastón Pereiro 11 June 1995 (1995-06-11) 1 0 PSV 2018 China Cup PRE MF Álvaro González 29 October 1984 (1984-10-29) 73 3 Nacional v. Austria, 17 November 2017 MF Egidio Arévalo Ríos 1 January 1982 (1982-01-01) 90 0 Unattached v. Bolivia, 10 October 2017 MF Mathías Corujo 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 22 1 Peñarol v. Bolivia, 10 October 2017 FW Sebastián Fernández 23 May 1985 (1985-05-23) 14 2 Nacional v. Paraguay, 5 September 2017 FW Abel Hernández 8 August 1990 (1990-08-08) 29 11 Hull City v. Argentina, 31 August 2017 INJ FW Diego Rolán 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 25 4 Málaga v. Argentina, 31 August 2017 INJ INJ Withdrew due to injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international football. Alumni Former players Main article:List of Uruguayan international players Managers Main article:List of Uruguay international managers Honours Note: The list below is for Senior and Olympic teams. FIFA World Cup: Champions (2): 1930, 1950 Fourth Place (3): 1954, 1970, 2010 FIFA Confederations Cup: Fourth Place (2): 1997, 2013 South American Championship / Copa America: Champions (15): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 Runners-up (6): 1919, 1927, 1939, 1941, 1989, 1999 Third Place (8): 1921, 1922, 1929, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1957, 2004 Fourth Place (3): 1989, 2001, 2007 Summer Olympics: Gold medal (2): 1924, 1928 Mundialito (1): 1980 External links The Official Uruguay football association website RSSSF archive of results 1902– Uruguay Uruguayan competitions · Uruguayan coaches · Uruguayan players · Uruguayan stadiums Football in Uruguay League competitions The UFA Cup competitions Primera División Uruguay (U-20) (U-17) Copa de Competencia Segunda División Clubs Copa de Honor Stadiums Leagues National football teams of South America (CONMEBOL) Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay · Venezuela International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes Confederation Competitions AFC Asian Cup CAF Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF Gold Cup CONMEBOL Copa América OFC Nations Cup UEFA European Championship Non-FIFA N.F.-Board · Viva World Cup FIFA World Cup winners 1930: Uruguay · 1934: Italy · 1938: Italy · 1950: Uruguay · 1954: West Germany · 1958: Brazil · 1962: Brazil · 1966: England · 1970: Brazil · 1974: West Germany · 1978: Argentina · 1982: Italy · 1986: Argentina · 1990: West Germany · 1994: Brazil · 1998: France · 2002: Brazil · 2006: Italy · 2010: Spain · 2014: Germany · 2018: France · 2022: Argentina · Copa América Finals Champions 1916: Uruguay · 1917: Uruguay · 1919: Brazil · 1920: Uruguay · 1921: Argentina · 1922: Brazil · 1923: Uruguay · 1924: Uruguay · 1925: Argentina · 1926: Uruguay · 1927: Argentina · 1929: Argentina · 1935: Uruguay · 1937: Argentina · 1939: Peru · 1941: Argentina · 1942: Uruguay · 1945: Argentina · 1946: Argentina · 1947: Argentina · 1949: Brazil · 1953: Paraguay · 1955: Argentina · 1956: Uruguay · 1957: Argentina · 1959: Argentina · 1959: Uruguay · 1963: Bolivia · 1967: Uruguay · 1975: Peru · 1979: Paraguay · 1983: Uruguay · 1987: Uruguay · 1989: Brazil · 1991: Argentina · 1993: Argentina · 1995: Uruguay · 1997: Brazil · 1999: Brazil · 2001: Colombia · 2004: Brazil · 2007: Brazil · 2011: Uruguay · 2015: Chile · 2016: Chile · 2019: Brazil · 2021: Argentina · 2023: TBD FIFA World Cup hosts 1930: Uruguay · 1934: Italy · 1938: France · 1950: Brazil · 1954: Switzerland · 1958: Sweden · 1962: Chile · 1966: England · 1970: Mexico · 1974: West Germany · 1978: Argentina · 1982: Spain · 1986: Mexico · 1990: Italy · 1994: United States · 1998: France · 2002: South Korea & Japan · 2006: Germany · 2010: South Africa · 2014: Brazil · 2018: Russia · 2022: Qatar Uruguay – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Fourth place 1. Muslera 2. Lugano 3. Godín 4. Fucile 5. Gargano 6. Victorino 7. Cavani 8. Eguren 9. Suárez 10. Forlán 11. Á. Pereira 12. Castillo 13. Abreu 14. Lodeiro 15. Pérez 16. M. Pereira 17. Arévalo Ríos 18. I. González 19. Scotti 20. Á. Fernández 21. S. Fernández 22. Cáceres 23. Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez Template:Uruguay squad (2011 Copa América) Uruguay – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Muslera · Lugano (c) · Godín · Coates · Gargano · Hernández · Rodríguez · Eguren · Suárez · Forlán · Á. Pereira · Castillo · Aguirregaray · Lodeiro · Pérez · M. Pereira · Arévalo · Ramírez · Scotti · González · Cavani · Cáceres · Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez Uruguay – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 1. Muslera 2. Lugano (c) 3. Godín 4. Fucile 5. Gargano 6. Á. Pereira 7. Rodríguez 8. Hernández 9. Suárez 10. Forlán 11. Stuani 12. Muñoz 13. Giménez 14. Lodeiro 15. Pérez 16. M. Pereira 17. Arévalo 18. Ramírez 19. Coates 20. González 21. Cavani 22. Cáceres 23. Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez Uruguay – 2015 Copa América 1. Muslera 2. Giménez 3. Godín (c) 4. Fucile 5. Sánchez 6. Á. Pereira 7. C. Rodríguez 8. Hernández 9. Rolán 10. De Arrascaeta 11. Stuani 12. Muñoz 13. G. Silva 14. Lodeiro 15. G. Pereira 16. M. Pereira 17. Arévalo Ríos 18. Corujo 19. Coates 20. González 21. Cavani 22. J. Rodríguez 23. M. Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez Uruguay – Copa América Centenario Manager:   [[]] Uruguay – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals 1. Muslera 2. Giménez 3. Godín (c) 4. Varela 5. Sánchez 6. Bentancur 7. Rodríguez 8. Nández 9. Suárez 10. De Arrascaeta 11. Stuani 12. Campaña 13. G. Silva 14. Torreira 15. Vecino 16. Pereira 17. Laxalt 18. Gómez 19. Coates 20. Urretaviscaya 21. Cavani 22. Cáceres 23. M. Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez Uruguay – 2019 Copa América – Quarter-finals 1.  Manager:   [[]] Uruguay – 2021 Copa América – Quarter-finals 1. Muslera 2. Giménez 3. Godín (c) 4. Araújo 5. Vecino 6. Bentancur 7. De la Cruz 8. Nández 9. Suárez 10. De Arrascaeta 11. Cándido 12. Campaña 13. González 14. Torreira 15. Valverde 16. B. Rodríguez 17. Viña 18. Gómez 19. Coates 20. J. Rodríguez 21. Cavani 22. Cáceres 23. Rochet 24. Gorriarán 25. Torres 26. Ocampo Manager:   Óscar Tabárez Uruguay – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Group stage 1. Muslera 2. Giménez 3. Godín (c) 4. Araújo 5. Vecino 6. Bentancur 7. De la Cruz 8. Pellistri 9. Suárez 10. de Arrascaeta 11. Núñez 12. Sosa 13. Varela 14. Torreira 15. Valverde 16. Olivera 17. Viña 18. Gómez 19. Coates 20. Torres 21. Cavani 22. Cáceres 23. Rochet 24. Canobbio 25. Ugarte 26. Rodríguez Manager:   Diego Alonso Uruguay – 2024 Copa América – Third place 1. Rochet 2. Giménez (c) 3. Cáceres 4. R. Araújo 5. Ugarte 6. Bentancur 7. De la Cruz 8. Nández 9. Suárez 10. De Arrascaeta 11. Pellistri 12. Israel 13. Varela 14. Canobbio 15. Valverde 16. M. Olivera 17. Viña 18. Rodríguez 19. Núñez 20. M. Araújo 21. Martínez 22. Marichal 23. Mele 24. Olaza 25. C. Olivera 26. Ocampo Manager:   Marcelo Bielsa