Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup

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This is a record of Uruguay's results at the FIFA World Cup. 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 two time world champions and allows the team to wear two 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 twenty FIFA official titles: two World Cups, two Olympic Games, fifteen Copa América championships, and the 1980 World Champions' Gold Cup.

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
1930 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 15 3
1934 Did not enter
1938
1950 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 15 5
1954 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 16 9
1958 Did not qualify
1962 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 4 6
1966 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 2 5
1970 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 4 5
1974 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 6
1978 Did not qualify
1982
1986 Round of 16 16th 4 0 2 2 2 8
1990 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 2 5
1994 Did not qualify
1998
2002 Group stage 26th 3 0 2 1 4 5
2006 Did not qualify
2010 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 11 8
2014 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 4 6
2018 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 7 3
2022 Group stage 20th 3 1 1 1 2 2
2026 Qualified
2030 Qualified as centenary co-hosts
2034 To be determined
Total 14/22 2 Titles 59 25 13 21 89 76

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

Matches

Uruguay 1930

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 4
 Romania 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2 2
 Peru 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3 0
Uruguay 1–0 Peru
Castro 65' Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
Uruguay 4–0 Romania
Dorado 7'
Scarone 26'
Anselmo 31'
Cea 35'		 Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo (Brazil)

Semi-finals

Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia
Cea 18', 67', 72'
Anselmo 20', 31'
Iriarte 61'		 Report Sekulić 4'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo (Brazil)

Final

Uruguay 4–2 Argentina
Dorado 12'
Cea 57'
Iriarte 68'
Castro 89'		 Report Peucelle 20'
Stábile 37'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

Brazil 1950

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 8 0 2
 Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 8 0
 Scotland withdrew
 Turkey withdrew
Uruguay 8–0 Bolivia
Míguez 14', 40', 51'
Schiaffino 17', 53'
Vidal 18'
Pérez 83'
Ghiggia 87'		 Report
Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: ~5,000
Referee: George Reader (England)

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 7 5 5
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 4 4
 Sweden 3 1 0 2 6 11 2
 Spain 3 0 1 2 4 11 1
Uruguay 2–2 Spain
Ghiggia 27'
Varela 72'		 Report Basora 39', 41'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: ~44,000
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)
Uruguay 3–2 Sweden
Ghiggia 39'
Míguez 77', 84'		 Report Palmér 4'
Sundqvist 41'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: ~8,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)
Uruguay 2–1 Brazil
Schiaffino 66'
Ghiggia 79'		 Report Friaça 47'
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: ~200,000
Referee: George Reader (England)

Switzerland 1954

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 9 0 4
 Austria 2 2 0 0 6 0 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 0 8 0
Uruguay 2–0 Czechoslovakia
Míguez 72'
Schiaffino 81'		 Report
Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Uruguay 7–0 Scotland
Borges 17', 47', 57'
Míguez 30', 83'
Abbadie 54', 85'		 Report
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

Quarter-final

Uruguay 4–2 England
Borges 5'
Varela 39'
Schiaffino 46'
Ambrois 78'		 Report Lofthouse 16'
Finney 67'
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
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
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)

Match for third place

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

Chile 1962

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 8 5 1.60 5
 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 8 3 2.67 4
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4 6 0.67 2
 Colombia 3 0 1 2 5 11 0.45 1
Uruguay 2–1 Colombia
Sasía 56'
Cubilla 75'		 Report Zuluaga 19' (pen.)
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
Uruguay 1–3 Yugoslavia
Cabrera 19' Report Skoblar 25' (pen.)
Galić 29'
Jerković 49'
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 8,829
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Uruguay 1–2 Soviet Union
Sasía 54' Report Mamykin 38'
Ivanov 89'
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

England 1966

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 4 0 ∞ 5
 Uruguay 3 1 2 0 2 1 2.00 4
 Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 3 0.33 2
 France 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.40 1
England 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,000
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
Uruguay 2–1 France
Rocha 26'
Cortés 31'		 Report De Bourgoing 15' (pen.)
White City Stadium, London
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Karol Galba (Czechoslovakia)
Mexico 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)

Quarter-final

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

Mexico 1970

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Israel 3 0 2 1 1 3 –2 2
Uruguay 2–0 Israel
Maneiro 23'
Mujica 50'		 Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bob Davidson (Scotland)
Uruguay 0–0 Italy
Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
Uruguay 0–1 Sweden
Report Grahn 90'
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Henry Landauer (United States)

Quarter-final

Uruguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) Soviet Union
Espárrago 116' Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 24,550
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Semi-final

Uruguay 1–3 Brazil
Cubilla 19' Report Clodoaldo 44'
Jairzinho 76'
Rivellino 89'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 51,261
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain)

Match for third place

Uruguay 0–1 West Germany
Report Overath 26'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 104,403
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)

West Germany 1974

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
 Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 4
 Bulgaria 3 0 2 1 2 5 –3 2
 Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1
Uruguay 0–2 Netherlands
Report Rep 16', 86'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 53,700
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)
Bulgaria 1–1 Uruguay
Bonev 75' Report Pavoni 87'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Sweden 3–0 Uruguay
Edström 46', 77'
Sandberg 74'		 Report
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 27,100
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Mexico 1986

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
 West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 7 –5 2
 Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1
Uruguay 1–1 West Germany
Alzamendi 4' Report Allofs 84'
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Denmark 6–1 Uruguay
Elkjær 11', 67', 80'
Lerby 41'
Laudrup 52'
J. Olsen 88'		 Report Francescoli 45' (pen.)
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
Scotland 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Round of 16

Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
Pasculli 42' Report
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Italy 1990

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 –1 3
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0
Uruguay 0–0 Spain
Report
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Belgium 3–1 Uruguay
Clijsters 16'
Scifo 22'
Ceulemans 48'		 Report Bengoechea 74'
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Attendance: 33,759
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
South Korea 0–1 Uruguay
Report Fonseca 90'
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Round of 16

Italy 2–0 Uruguay
Schillaci 65'
Serena 85'		 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: George Courtney (England)

South Korea/Japan 2002

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 –1 2
 France 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1
Uruguay 1–2 Denmark
Rodríguez 47' Report Tomasson 45' 83'
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
France 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
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.)
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 33,681
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

South Africa 2010

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 –2 4
 France 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4 1
Uruguay 0–0 France
Report
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 64,100
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
South Africa 0–3 Uruguay
Report Forlán 24', 80' (pen.)
Á. Pereira 90+5'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 42,658
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Mexico 0–1 Uruguay
Report Suárez 43'
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Attendance: 33,425
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Round of 16

Uruguay 2–1 South Korea
Suárez 8', 80' Report Lee Chung-Yong 68'
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 30,597
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Quarter-final

Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Forlán 55' Report Muntari 45+2'
Penalties
Forlán
Victorino
Scotti
M. Pereira
Abreu 		4–2 Gyan
Appiah
Mensah
Adiyiah
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,017
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Semi-final

Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands
Forlán 41'
M. Pereira 90+2'		 Report van Bronckhorst 18'
Sneijder 70'
Robben 73'
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 62,479
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Match for third place

Uruguay 2–3 Germany
Cavani 28'
Forlán 51'		 Report Müller 19'
Jansen 56'
Khedira 82'
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 36,254
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Brazil 2014

Group D

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Cavani 24' (pen.)
 Report
  • Campbell 54'
  • Duarte 57'
  • Ureña 84'
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 58,679
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Uruguay 2–1 England
  • Suárez 39', 85'
 Report
  • Rooney 75'
Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 62,575
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Italy 0–1 Uruguay
Report
  • Godín 81'
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,706
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Round of 16

Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
Rodríguez 28', 50' Report
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,804
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Russia 2018

Group A

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Giménez 89'
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 27,015
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Uruguay 1–0 Saudi Arabia
  • Suárez 23'
 Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 42,678
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Uruguay 3–0 Russia
  • Suárez 10'
  • Cheryshev 23' (o.g.)
  • Cavani 90'
 Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Round of 16

Uruguay 2–1 Portugal
Cavani 7', 62' Pepe 55'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 44,287
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Quarter-final

Uruguay 0–2 France
Varane 41'
Griezmann 60'
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Qatar 2022

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 41,663
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Portugal 2–0 Uruguay
  • Fernandes 54', 90+3' (pen.)
 Report
Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 88,668
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Ghana 0–2 Uruguay
Report
  • De Arrascaeta 26', 32'
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 43,443
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

United States/Mexico/Canada 2026

Group stage

Most appearances

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Fernando Muslera 16 2010, 2014 and 2018
2 Edinson Cavani 15 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
Diego Godín 15 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
4 Luis Suárez 14 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
5 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz 13 1966, 1970 and 1974
6 Martín Cáceres 12 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
7 Julio César Cortés 11 1962, 1966 and 1970
Egidio Arévalo Ríos 11 2010 and 2014
9 Pedro Rocha 10 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974
Luis Ubiña 10 1966 and 1970
Diego Forlán 10 2002, 2010 and 2014
Maxi Pereira 10 2010 and 2014

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Oscar Míguez 8 1950 (5) and 1954 (3)
2 Luis Suárez 7 2010 (3), 2014 (2) and 2018 (2)
3 Diego Forlán 6 2002 (1) and 2010 (5)
4 Pedro Cea 5 1930
Juan Alberto Schiaffino 5 1950 (3) and 1954 (2)
Edinson Cavani 5 2010 (1), 2014 (1), and 2018 (3)
7 Alcides Ghiggia 4 1950
Carlos Borges 4 1954
9 Peregrino Anselmo 3 1930
Juan Hohberg 3 1954

See also

Head-to-head record

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