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Nickname(s) | Los Charrúas La Celeste (The Sky Blue One) La Garra Charrúa |
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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 | 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 | ||
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1 | GK | Fernando Muslera | 16 June 1986 | 102 | 0 | Galatasaray | ||
12 | GK | Martín Campaña | 29 May 1989 | 1 | 0 | Independiente | ||
23 | GK | Martín Silva | 25 March 1983 | 11 | 0 | Vasco da Gama | ||
2 | DF | José María Giménez | 20 January 1995 | 46 | 6 | Atlético Madrid | ||
3 | DF | Diego Godín (captain) | 16 February 1986 | 122 | 8 | Atlético Madrid | ||
4 | DF | Guillermo Varela | 24 March 1993 | 5 | 0 | Peñarol | ||
13 | DF | Gastón Silva | 5 March 1994 | 17 | 0 | Independiente | ||
16 | DF | Maxi Pereira | 8 June 1984 | 125 | 3 | Porto | ||
19 | DF | Sebastián Coates | 7 October 1990 | 31 | 1 | Sporting CP | ||
22 | DF | Martín Cáceres | 7 April 1987 | 81 | 4 | Lazio | ||
5 | MF | Carlos Sánchez | 2 December 1984 | 38 | 1 | Monterrey | ||
6 | MF | Rodrigo Bentancur | 25 June 1997 | 12 | 0 | Juventus | ||
7 | MF | Cristian Rodríguez | 30 September 1985 | 109 | 11 | Peñarol | ||
8 | MF | Nahitan Nández | 28 December 1995 | 17 | 0 | Boca Juniors | ||
10 | MF | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | 1 June 1994 | 16 | 2 | Cruzeiro | ||
14 | MF | Lucas Torreira | 11 February 1996 | 8 | 0 | Sampdoria | ||
15 | MF | Matías Vecino | 24 August 1991 | 27 | 1 | Internazionale | ||
17 | MF | Diego Laxalt | 7 February 1993 | 10 | 0 | Genoa | ||
9 | FW | Luis Suárez | 24 January 1987 | 103 | 53 | Barcelona | ||
11 | FW | Cristhian Stuani | 12 October 1986 | 43 | 5 | Girona | ||
18 | FW | Maxi Gómez | 14 August 1996 | 7 | 0 | Celta Vigo | ||
20 | FW | Jonathan Urretaviscaya | 19 March 1990 | 5 | 0 | Monterrey | ||
21 | FW | Edinson Cavani | 14 February 1987 | 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.
INJ Withdrew due to injury. Alumni[]Former players[]
Managers[]
Honours[]Note: The list below is for Senior and Olympic teams.
External links[]
Template:Uruguay squad (2011 Copa América)
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