Many Brazilians had to be treated for shock after the event, such was the surprise of Uruguay's victory. After their fourth-place finish in the World Cup , the team had mixed performances and after the fourth-place finish in , their dominance, quality and performance dropped.

They were no longer a world football power and failed to qualify for the World Cup on five occasions in the last nine competitions.

Uruguay opened the tournament with a goalless draw against France, followed by defeats of South Africa 3—0 in and Mexico 1—0 respectively, finishing at the top of their group with seven points.

Against Ghana, the match finished 1—1, forcing the game into extra-time. Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent penalty, forcing the game to go into penalties where Uruguay would win 4—2, sending them into the last four.

They played the Netherlands in the semi-finals but were beaten 3—2. For the third-place match, they played Germany, again losing 3—2. This placed Uruguay in fourth place for the tournament, their best result in 40 years.

Diego Forlan was awarded the Player of The Tournament. A year later, they won the Copa America for the first time in 16 years and broke the record for the most successful team in South America.

They were upset by Costa Rica in the opening match, losing 3—1 despite taking the lead in the first half. Uruguay won its group after three victories, and advanced to the quarter-finals after a win over Portugal.

Since , Uruguay have played their home games at the Estadio Centenario in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The stadium was built as a celebration of the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution, and had a capacity of 90, when first fully opened.

Uruguay's stadium Estadio Centenario is one of the biggest stadiums in the world over m wide and m long.

Between and , Uruguay wore a variety of different shirts during its matches. The first shirt worn was the Albion F. On 10 April , now-defunct club River Plate defeated Argentine side Alumni 2—1, being the first time an Uruguayan team beat that legendary team.

That day River Plate wore its alternate jersey, a light blue one due to the home jersey was similar to Alumni's.

Uruguay won 3—1. It was not worn again except for a FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia [24] until , when it was officially adopted as the away jersey.

Four stars appear above the team logo on the jersey. The following 20 players were called up to the squad for World Cup qualifiers against Brazil on 17 November The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past 12 months.

Uruguay displays four stars in its emblem — uniquely in world football, it includes their two gold medals in the Olympics and Olympics , which are regarded as FIFA world championships by the governing body.

Uruguay has a long-standing rivalry with Argentina , that came into existence when they beat their South American neighbors 4—2 in the first World Cup final , held in Montevideo in As a response, the following day saw an angry mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires.

Uruguay has an old rivalry with their South American neighbors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Men's national association football team representing Uruguay.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Uruguay women's national football team.

First colours. Second colours. Medal record. The Uruguayan team had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional.

Main article: Uruguay national football team results —present. Main article: List of Uruguay international footballers.

Main article: Argentina—Uruguay football rivalry. Main article: Brazil—Uruguay football rivalry.

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Archived from the original on 12 July Retrieved 26 June The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 July ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 July Retrieved 30 June Liverpool FC 2 - 3 Montevideo Wanderers.

Plaza Colonia 1 - 3 Club Atletico Torque. Boston River 0 - 1 Nacional. River Plate 1 - 1 Defensor Sporting.

Club Atletico Progreso 2 - 2 Cerro Largo. Danubio 0 - 0 Club Atletico Penarol. Fenix 1 - 1 Deportivo Maldonado.

Rentistas 1 - 0 Plaza Colonia. Montevideo Wanderers 3 - 0 Club Atletico Progreso. Cerro Largo 1 - 1 Liverpool FC.

Next matches. River Plate - Fenix. Defensor Sporting 0 - 0 Boston River. Club Atletico Torque 0 - 0 Rentistas. Club Atletico Penarol - Nacional.

Deportivo Maldonado - Danubio. Team profit. Best scorers. The teams with the highest number of scored goals. Overall Home Away. Team Goals Goals per game 1 Nacional The teams with the highest number of conceded goals.

The results in the first half. The results in the second half. View full schedule. Defensor Sporting 2 - 0 Cerro Largo.

Danubio 1 - 1 Rentistas. Ernesto Meliante. Luis Grecco. Primo Gianotti. Alberto Suppici. Pedro Cea. Juan Carlos Corazzo.

Hugo Bagnulo. Rafael Milans. Ondino Viera. Juan Hohberg. Roberto Porta. Juan Schiaffino. Roberto Fleitas. Pedro Cubilla. Luis Cubilla.

Daniel Passarella. Jorge da Silva. Jorge Fossati. Santiago del Estero. Eliminatorias Sudamericanas Saint Paul. La Plata.

Cuarto lugar. Primera fase. Cuartos de final. Octavos de final. Alzamendi y Francescoli : 1. Bengoechea y Fonseca : 1. Octavos de Final.

Castro y Scarone : 6. Figueroa , Petrone y Scarone : 3. Porta y Varela : 5. Osvaldo Balseiro : 4. Mario Bergara : 4. Alzamendi y Bengoechea : 1.

Kanapkis y Saralegui : 2. Recoba y Saralegui : 1. Cuartos de Final. Primera ronda. Cavani y Suarez : 2. Olivera y Silva : 2. Copa Confederaciones.

Eliminatorias Copa del Mundo. Copa Mundial

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