Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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

Uruguay fans at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Uruguay have won four FIFA-organized World Football Championships. They won the first World Championship organized by FIFA under the Olympic Committee umbrella with true representation from all continents; before then, football in the Olympics comprised only European teams. Uruguay then won the next two World Cups (Jules Rimet Trophy) in which they participated; these tournaments, the 1930 and 1950 FIFA World Cups, were fully independent from the Olympics and employed clear rules distinguishing professional and amateur football players. Since 1924 marked the beginning of true international football competition, organized by FIFA, FIFA recognizes Uruguay as four-time world champions and allows the team to wear four stars on their uniforms during official international football competitions. (Before 1974, the FIFA World Cup was referred to as the Football World Championship, and the nine champions from 1930 to 1970 received replicas of the Jules Rimet Trophy.) Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, beating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their second and last title in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match. The team have qualified for fourteen World Cups, reaching the second round in ten, the semi-finals five times, and the final twice. They also won the gold medal in Olympic football twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. Uruguay won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament comprising former World Cup champions hosted in Uruguay to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Championship. Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won nineteen FIFA official titles: two World Cups, two Olympic Games, and fifteen Copa América championships.

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

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 3
Italy 1934Did not enter
France 1938
Brazil 1950Champions[1]1st4310155
Switzerland 1954Fourth place4th5302169
Sweden 1958Did not qualify
Chile 1962Group stage13th310246
England 1966Quarter-finals7th412125
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 place4th7322118
Brazil 2014Round of 1612th420246
Russia 2018Quarter-finals5th540173
Qatar 2022Group stage20th311122
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026To be determined
UruguayArgentinaParaguaySpainMoroccoPortugal 2030Qualified as co-hosts
Total14/222 Titles592513218976

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Record by opponent
Opponent W D L Pld GF GA GD
 Argentina101243+1
 Austria001113−2
 Belgium001113−2
 Bolivia100180+8
 Brazil101234−1
 Bulgaria0101110
 Colombia101223−1
 Costa Rica001113−2
 Czechoslovakia100120+2
 Denmark002228−6
 Egypt100110+1
 England210363+3
 France121423−1
 Germany013439−6
 Ghana110231+2
 Hungary001124−2
 Israel100120+2
 Italy111312−1
 Mexico110210+1
 Netherlands002225−3
 Peru100110+1
 Portugal101223−1
 Romania100140+4
 Russia100130+3
 Saudi Arabia100110+1
 Scotland110270+7
 Senegal0101330
 South Africa100130+3
 South Korea210331+2
 Soviet Union1012220
 Spain0202220
 Sweden102336−3
 Yugoslavia101274+3

Uruguay 1930
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 220050+54
 Romania 210135–22
 Peru 200214–30
Uruguay 1–0 Peru
Castro 65' Report
Attendance: 70,000
Uruguay 4–0 Romania
Dorado 7'
Scarone 26'[2]
Anselmo 31'
Cea 35'[2]		 Report
Attendance: 80,000

Semi-finals
Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia
Cea 18', 67', 72'[2]
Anselmo 20', 31'[2]
Iriarte 61'[2]		 Report Sekulić 4'[2]
Attendance: 93,000

Final
Uruguay 4–2 Argentina
Dorado 12'
Cea 57'[2]
Iriarte 68'
Castro 89'		 Report Peucelle 20'
Stábile 37'[2]
Attendance: 93,000[3]

Brazil 1950
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 1100802
 Bolivia 1001080
 Scotland withdrew
 Turkey withdrew
Uruguay 8–0 Bolivia
Míguez 14', 40', 51'
Schiaffino 17', 53'
Vidal 18'
Pérez 83'
Ghiggia 87'		 Report
Attendance: ~5,000

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 3210755
 Brazil 32011444
 Sweden 31026112
 Spain 30124111
Uruguay 2–2 Spain
Ghiggia 27'
Varela 72'		 Report Basora 39', 41'
Attendance: ~44,000
Uruguay 3–2 Sweden
Ghiggia 39'
Míguez 77', 84'		 Report Palmér 4'
Sundqvist 41'
Attendance: ~8,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)
Uruguay 2–1 Brazil
Schiaffino 66'
Ghiggia 79'		 Report Friaça 47'
Attendance: ~200,000

Switzerland 1954
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 2200904
 Austria 2200604
 Czechoslovakia 2002070
 Scotland 2002080
Uruguay 2–0 Czechoslovakia
Míguez 72'
Schiaffino 81'		 Report
Attendance: 20,500
Uruguay 7–0 Scotland
Borges 17', 47', 57'
Míguez 30', 83'
Abbadie 54', 85'		 Report
Attendance: 43,000

Quarter-final
Uruguay 4–2 England
Borges 5'
Varela 39'
Schiaffino 46'
Ambrois 78'		 Report Lofthouse 16'
Finney 67'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carl Erich Steiner (Austria)

Semi-final
Uruguay 2–4 (a.e.t.) Hungary
Hohberg 75', 86' Report Czibor 13'
Hidegkuti 46'
Kocsis 111', 116'
Attendance: 37,000

Bronze Final
Uruguay 1–3 Austria
Hohberg 22' Report Stojaspal 16' (pen.)
Cruz 59' (o.g.)
Ocwirk 89'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Raymon Wyssling (Switzerland)

Chile 1962
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Soviet Union 3210851.605
 Yugoslavia 3201832.674
 Uruguay 3102460.672
 Colombia 30125110.451
Uruguay 2–1 Colombia
Sasía 56'
Cubilla 75'		 Report Zuluaga 19' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
Uruguay 1–3 Yugoslavia
Cabrera 19' Report Skoblar 25' (pen.)
Galić 29'
Jerković 49'
Attendance: 8,829
Uruguay 1–2 Soviet Union
Sasía 54' Report Mamykin 38'
Ivanov 89'
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

England 1966
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 England 321040∞5
 Uruguay 3120212.004
 Mexico 3021130.332
 France 3012250.401
England 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 87,000
Uruguay 2–1 France
Rocha 26'
Cortés 31'		 Report De Bourgoing 15' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Mexico 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

Quarter-final
Uruguay 0–4 West Germany
Report Haller 11', 83'
Beckenbauer 70'
Seeler 75'
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Jim Finney (England)

Mexico 1970
Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 312010+14
 Uruguay 311121+13
 Sweden 31112203
 Israel 302113–22
Uruguay 2–0 Israel
Maneiro 23'
Mujica 50'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Uruguay 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Uruguay 0–1 Sweden
Report Grahn 90'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Henry Landauer (United States)

Quarter-final
Uruguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union
Espárrago 116' Report
Attendance: 24,550

Semi-final
Uruguay 1–3 Brazil
Cubilla 19' Report Clodoaldo 44'
Jairzinho 76'
Rivellino 89'
Attendance: 51,261

Bronze Final
Uruguay 0–1 West Germany
Report Overath 26'
Attendance: 104,403

West Germany 1974
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 321061+55
 Sweden 312030+34
 Bulgaria 302125–32
 Uruguay 301216–51
Uruguay 0–2 Netherlands
Report Rep 16', 86'
Attendance: 53,700
Bulgaria 1–1 Uruguay
Bonev 75' Report Pavoni 87'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Sweden 3–0 Uruguay
Edström 46', 77'
Sandberg 74'		 Report
Attendance: 27,100

Mexico 1986
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 330091+86
 West Germany 311134–13
 Uruguay 302127–52
 Scotland 301213–21
Uruguay 1–1 West Germany
Alzamendi 4' Report Allofs 84'
Attendance: 30,000
Denmark 6–1 Uruguay
Elkjær 11', 67', 80'
Lerby 41'
Laudrup 52'
J. Olsen 88'		 Report Francescoli 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,000
Scotland 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Round of 16
Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
Pasculli 42' Report
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Italy 1990

Group E
Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321052+35
 Belgium 320163+34
 Uruguay 311123–13
 South Korea 300316–50
Uruguay 0–0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Belgium 3–1 Uruguay
Clijsters 16'
Scifo 22'
Ceulemans 48'		 Report Bengoechea 74'
Attendance: 33,759
South Korea 0–1 Uruguay
Report Fonseca 90'
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Round of 16
Italy 2–0 Uruguay
Schillaci 65'
Serena 85'		 Report
Attendance: 73,303

South Korea/Japan 2002

Group A
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 321052+37
 Senegal 312054+15
 Uruguay 302145–12
 France 301203–31
Uruguay 1–2 Denmark
Rodríguez 47' Report Tomasson 45' 83'
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
France 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Senegal 3–3 Uruguay
Fadiga 20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop 26' 38'		 Report Morales 46'
Forlán 69'
Recoba 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,681

South Africa 2010

Group A
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 321040+47
 Mexico 311132+14
 South Africa 311135–24
 France 301215–41
Uruguay 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 64,100
South Africa 0–3 Uruguay
Report Forlán 24', 80' (pen.)
Á. Pereira 90+5'
Attendance: 42,658
Mexico 0–1 Uruguay
Report Suárez 43'
Attendance: 33,425

Round of 16
Uruguay 2–1 South Korea
Suárez 8', 80' Report Lee Chung-Yong 68'
Attendance: 30,597

Quarter-final
Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Forlán 55' Report Muntari 45+2'
Penalties
Forlán soccer ball with check mark
Victorino soccer ball with check mark
Scotti soccer ball with check mark
M. Pereira soccer ball with red X
Abreu soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Gyan
soccer ball with check mark Appiah
soccer ball with red X Mensah
soccer ball with red X Adiyiah
Attendance: 84,017

Semi-final
Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands
Forlán 41'
M. Pereira 90+2'		 Report van Bronckhorst 18'
Sneijder 70'
Robben 73'
Attendance: 62,479

Bronze Final
Uruguay 2–3 Germany
Cavani 28'
Forlán 51'		 Report Müller 19'
Jansen 56'
Khedira 82'
Attendance: 36,254

Brazil 2014

Group D
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  England 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Uruguay 1–3 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 58,679
Uruguay 2–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 62,575
Italy 0–1 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 39,706

Round of 16
Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
Rodríguez 28', 50' Report
Attendance: 73,804

Russia 2018

Group A
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4  Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Egypt 0–1 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 27,015[5]
Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 42,678[6]
Uruguay 3–0 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 41,970[7]

Round of 16
Uruguay 2–1 Portugal
Cavani 7', 62' Pepe 55'
Attendance: 44,287

Quarter-final
Uruguay 0–2 France
Varane 41'
Griezmann 60'
Attendance: 43,319

Qatar 2022
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Ghana 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uruguay 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 41,663
Portugal 2–0 Uruguay
 Report
Attendance: 88,668
Ghana 0–2 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 43,443

Most appearances
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1Fernando Muslera162010, 2014 and 2018
2 Edinson Cavani152010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
Diego Godín152010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
4 Luis Suárez142010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
5 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz131966, 1970 and 1974
6 Martín Cáceres122010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
7 Julio César Cortés111962, 1966 and 1970
Egidio Arévalo Ríos112010 and 2014
9 Pedro Rocha101962, 1966, 1970 and 1974
Luis Ubiña101966 and 1970
Diego Forlán102002, 2010 and 2014
Maxi Pereira102010 and 2014

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals World Cups
1Oscar Míguez81950 (5) and 1954 (3)
2Luis Suárez72010 (3), 2014 (2) and 2018 (2)
3Diego Forlán62002 (1) and 2010 (5)
4 Pedro Cea51930
Juan Alberto Schiaffino51950 (3) and 1954 (2)
Edinson Cavani52010 (1), 2014 (1), and 2018 (3)
7 Alcides Ghiggia41950
Carlos Borges41954
9 Peregrino Anselmo31930
Juan Hohberg31954

See also

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 "WC Finals 1950" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on December 6, 2006. | (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. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. "Referee designations for matches 5-8" (PDF). fifa.com. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2014.
  5. "Match report – Group A – Egypt v Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. "Match report – Group A – Uruguay v Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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