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Uruguay national football team

{{Short description|Men's association football team}}

{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Uruguay women's national football team}}

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{{Infobox national football team

| Name = Uruguay

| Nickname = La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Los Charrúas (The Charrúas)

| Badge = Uruguay national football team seal.svg

| Badge_size = 130

| Association = Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF)

| Confederation = CONMEBOL (South America)

| Coach = Marcelo Bielsa

| Captain = José María Giménez

| Most caps = Diego Godín (161)

| Top scorer = Luis Suárez (69)

| Home Stadium = Estadio Centenario

| FIFA Trigramme = URU

| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA World Rankings|URU}}

| FIFA max = 2

| FIFA max date = June 2012

| FIFA min = 76

| FIFA min date = December 1998

| Elo Rank = {{World Football Elo Ratings|Uruguay}}

| Elo max = 1

| Elo max date = Various dates 1920–29

| Elo min = 48

| Elo min date = 5 September 1979

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| pattern_b1 = _uru24H

| pattern_ra1 = _uru24H

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| socks1 = 000000

| pattern_la2 = _uru24A

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| First game = {{fb|URU}} 0–6 {{fb-rt|ARG}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902){{refn|Although the first match recorded by both Argentina and Uruguay was played on 16 May 1901, this is not considered an official game due to the match not being organized by Uruguay's Football Association but by Albion FC on its home field in Paso del Molino.{{Cite web |url=http://www.deportesenuruguay.eluruguayo.com/Futbol-Uruguayo01.htm |title="Historia del Fútbol Uruguayo" at Deportes en Uruguay |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004173847/http://www.deportesenuruguay.eluruguayo.com/Futbol-Uruguayo01.htm |url-status=live }}|group=note|name=firstoffic}}

| Largest win = {{fb|URU}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|BOL}}
(Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927)

| Largest loss = {{fb|URU}} 0–6 {{fb-rt|ARG}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902)

| World cup apps = 14

| World cup first = 1930

| World cup best = Champions (1930, 1950)

| Regional name = Copa América

| Regional cup apps = 46

| Regional cup first = 1916

| Regional cup best = Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011)

| Confederations cup apps = 2

| Confederations cup first = 1997

| Confederations cup best = Fourth place (1997, 2013)

| 2ndRegional name = CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions

| 2ndRegional cup apps = 1

| 2ndRegional cup first = 1985

| 2ndRegional cup best = Runners-up (1985)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|1930 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1950 Brazil|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games{{refn|After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.|group=note}}}}

{{MedalGold|1924 Paris|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1928 Amsterdam|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}

{{MedalGold|1916 Argentina|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1917 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1920 Chile|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1923 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1924 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1926 Chile|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1935 Peru|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1942 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1956 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1959 Ecuador|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1967 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1983 South America|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1987 Argentina|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1995 Uruguay|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Argentina|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1919 Brazil|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1927 Peru|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1939 Peru|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1941 Chile|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1989 Brazil|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1999 Paraguay|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1921 Argentina|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1922 Brazil|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1929 Argentina|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1937 Argentina|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1947 Colombia|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1953 Peru|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1957 Peru|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2004 Peru|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 USA|Team}}

| website = {{url|https://www.auf.org.uy/mayores/|auf.org.uy/mayores}}

}}

The Uruguay national football team ({{langx|es|Selección de fútbol de Uruguay}}), nicknamed La Celeste ("The Sky Blue") and Los Charrúas ("The Charrúas"), have represented Uruguay in international men's football since their first international match in 1902 and is administered by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay, which is affiliated with CONMEBOL and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. Uruguay's home stadium is the Estadio Centenario, and they have been coached by Marcelo Bielsa since 2023.

Considered one of the most successful national teams in international competitions and by FIFA as "football's first global powerhouse,"{{Cite web |title=How Uruguay became football's first global powerhouse |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/olympicgames/paris2024/articles/uruguay-1924-1928-1930-world-cup |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240709175515/https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/olympicgames/paris2024/articles/uruguay-1924-1928-1930-world-cup |archive-date=9 July 2024 |access-date=8 January 2025 |website=fifa.com |language=en}} Uruguay has won four world FIFA–organized competitions, two Olympic titles and two FIFA World Cups.[https://us.marca.com/soccer/mundial/2024/07/23/669fc0c0e2704ecd718b456d.html Adiós a dos Mundiales de Uruguay: la FIFA sentencia la eterna polémica con un palmarés definitivo] on Marca.com, 23 Jul 2024[https://www.espn.com.ar/olimpicos/nota/_/id/13927952/polemica-olimpica-mundial-por-que-uruguay-tiene-cuatro-estrellas-camiseta Polémica olímpica y mundial: ¿por qué Uruguay tiene cuatro estrellas en su camiseta?] on ESPN.com.ar, 19 Jul 2024{{Cite web |last=Mehrish |first=Akshat |date=12 February 2023 |title=The stars that adorn La Celeste: Why Uruguay display four flourishes on their crest |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/the-stars-that-adorn-la-celeste-why-uruguay-display-four-flourishes-on-their |access-date= |website=FIFA.com}} Their first two senior world titles came at the Olympic tournaments of Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928, two events that were directly organized by FIFA as open tournaments that included professionals.{{Cite web |title=Uruguay's 4 Stars |url=https://www.uruguayfootballhistory.com/uruguay-s-4-stars |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=UruguayFootyHistory |language=en}} In the former, Uruguay beat Switzerland 3–0 in the final, whereas in the latter, Uruguay repeated in the Olympic championship by beating Argentina 2–1.[https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/las-fotos-de-el-grafico/11629/1928-plata-en-futbol Plata en el fútbol] on El Gráfico They then secured a third consecutive title at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in Montevideo, where they beat Argentina 4–2 in the decisive match.[https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/%C2%A1habla-memoria!/31808/la-primera-final-de-la-copa-del-mundo La primera final de la Copa del Mundo], El Gráfico, 30 Jul 2022 Uruguay's fourth title came in 1950 after beating hosts Brazil in the final match 2–1, a match that still holds the record for the highest official attendance for a football match ever (173,850 people at the gate). In regional competitions, Uruguay has won the Copa América 15 times, having also won the inaugural edition in 1916, second only to Argentina for the most titles in the tournament's history, winning their most recent title in 2011. As of 2025, based on international senior official titles, Uruguay have won the second most major trophies, also behind Argentina.{{Cite web |last=Ritchie |first=Calum |date=2024-06-01 |title=The 10 most successful nations in football history ranked by major trophies won |url=https://www.givemesport.com/most-successful-nations-in-football-history-by-major-trophies-won/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=GiveMeSport |language=en}}

Uruguay has consistently performed well in global football rankings throughout their history, achieving their highest FIFA World Ranking of 2nd place in June 2012.{{Cite web |title=Uruguay national football team: FIFA ranking |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/uruguay/option/ranking/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.11v11.com}} In the World Football Elo Ratings, they have also reached the top spot on multiple occasions.{{Cite web |title=Elo ratings table |url=https://www.international-football.net/elo-ratings-table?year=2025&month=03&day=16 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.international-football.net}} Uruguay has also developed many rivalries through the years, with the most notable ones being with neighboring countries Argentina—known as the Clásico del Río de la Plata based on their geographical location and cultural similarities, and Brazil—known as the Clásico del Río Negro in reference to the 1950 FIFA World Cup final known to football fans as the Maracanazo.{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 – News – Brazil & Uruguay, a rivalry with history – FIFA.com |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/brazil-uruguay-a-rivalry-with-history-2640361 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928123052/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/brazil-uruguay-a-rivalry-with-history-2640361 |archive-date=28 September 2020 |access-date=6 June 2019 |website=www.fifa.com}} In recent history, Uruguay's rivalries include Australia, having met twice in the playoffs of the 2002 and 2006 World Cup qualifying campaigns, as well as Ghana, whom they encountered in the 2010 and 2022 World Cup.

History

= Uruguay's rise to prominence on the global stage =

File:Uruguay 1902.jpg

The first official match played by Uruguay was held at the Paso del Molino on 20 July 1902 against Argentina.[https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/0/4330/historias-curiosidades-y-estadisticas-de-la-seleccion-tras-sus-primeros-900-partidos Historias, curiosidades y estadísticas de la Selección, tras sus "primeros" 900 partidos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416091601/https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/0/4330/historias-curiosidades-y-estadisticas-de-la-seleccion-tras-sus-primeros-900-partidos |date=16 April 2021 }}, El Gráfico, 4 July 2012 In that match, Argentina beat the Uruguayan side 6–0 in front of 8,000 spectators.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg-intres.html Argentina national team archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820042538/http://rsssf.com/tablesa/arg-intres.html |date=20 August 2012 }} on the RSSSF[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-intres.html Uruguay - international results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040430153811/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uru-intres.html |date=30 April 2004 }} on the RSSSF Prior to 1916, Uruguay played more than 30 matches, of which all but one were against Argentina. The inaugural Copa America of 1916 saw Uruguay win against Chile and Brazil, along with a draw against Argentina, to win their first major tournament. At the 1917 South American Championship, Uruguay hosted the competition and retained the title by winning every match. The 1919 Copa América saw Uruguay's first loss in the tournament, a 1–0 defeat in a playoff with Brazil which went to two periods of extra time, the longest Copa América match in history.{{CN|date=April 2025}}

File:Uruguay 1928 olympics.jpg]]

After winning the 1924 South American Championship, Uruguay traveled to Paris as the first South American team to compete in the Olympic Games. The 1924 Olympic Football tournament also had the distinction of being the first ever "open" championship for professionals, as well as directly being organized by Caetano Heras Manuel Fiochetta and FIFA. Hence, the tournament would be recognized at the time (and also afterwards) as equivalent in value to the FIFA World Cup. Uruguay would eliminate Yugoslavia, United States, France, Netherlands and finally Switzerland to become football's first senior professional world champions. Moreover, after winning the final, Uruguay inadvertently invented the tradition of the lap of honour to thank the fans in Paris. In the 1928 Olympic football tournament, Uruguay would retain their world title after beating Netherlands, Germany, Italy and lastly Argentina 2–1 in the replay of the final (the first match was a draw after extra time).

File:Uruguay national football team 1930.jpg to win Uruguay's first FIFA World Cup]]

Following the double Olympic triumph, Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the inaugural FIFA World Cup held in 1930, the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution. During this tournament, Uruguay won all its matches against Peru, Romania and Yugoslavia. In the final, La Celeste turned a 1–2 halftime deficit into a 4–2 victory against neighbours Argentina at the Estadio Centenario to capture their consecutive third world title. After this tournament, Uruguay would boycott the World Cup of 1934 due to the refusal of some European teams to participate in the 1930 edition. For the 1938 World Cup, France was chosen as host, contrary to a previous agreement to alternate the championships between South America and Europe, so Uruguay again refused to participate.

Uruguay's golden generation retired after winning the 1935 South American Championship, beating Argentina 3–0 in the final. This was this generation's overall 7th title, which is still the record for most major titles in international football history, counting the 4 South American (1923, '24, '26, '35) and three world titles (1924, '28, 30).

=1940s–1960s=

File:Urug1950.jpg to win Uruguay's second FIFA World Cup]]

In the 1940s, Uruguay achieved early success in a decade largely dominated by Argentina by winning their eighth South American championship in 1942. As the World Cup was not being played, this championship became the priority.

In 1950, Uruguay re-entered the World Cup for the first time since 1930. This time, La Celeste would enter a final-group where they would tie Spain 2–2 and beat Sweden 3–2 on route to the final match against hosts Brazil. On 16 July 1950, Uruguay claimed their second FIFA World Cup and fourth senior world title when they beat Brazil 2–1 from behind in an iconic match known as the Maracanazo in front of a record paying crowd of 173,850. Though, historical estimates indicate that the crowd reached well over 200,000.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-16 |title=A 69 años del Maracanazo, la hazaña que nunca más será igualada |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/mundial/a-69-anos-del-maracanazo-la-hazana-que-nunca-mas-sera-igualada |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}} This feat became an integral part of Uruguay's football identity and a source of inspiration for upcoming footballers with each passing generation.

In the 1954 World Cup, Uruguay reached the semi-final for the fourth time after a notable campaign beating Czechoslovakia, Scotland and England. The semi-final against Hungary is still considered one of the best matches in World Cup history, as La Celeste dramatically tied the match 2–2 late after trailing 2–0 at halftime. Uruguay would finally lose 4–2 in extra-time in what was their first-ever loss at the global stage, a thirty year record that started in January, 1925.

Afterwards, Uruguay would fail to qualify to the World Cup for the first time in the 1958 CONMEBOL Qualifiers after losing 5–0 to Paraguay in Asuncion. From there, Uruguay maintained a competitive generation through the 1960s and into the early 1970s with players from Nacional and Peñarol, who had won several continental and club world titles during that time. In 1962, Uruguay had a relatively poor World Cup, being eliminated in the group stage after a dramatic last match against the Soviet Union. In 1966, Uruguay reached the last eight after drawing hosts England beating France in the group stage. A controversial quarter-final loss against West Germany marred what had been seen as a positive campaign. La Celeste would end the decade winning their 11th South American championship in 1967 by beating Argentina 1–0 in Montevideo.

=1970s–1980s=

In 1970, Uruguay established themselves again as one of the world's best teams when they advanced to their fourth World Cup semi-final in Mexico 1970, losing to eventual winners Brazil. After that came the biggest downturn in the country's footballing history as they were eliminated in the group stage of the 1974 World Cup, and failed to qualify to Argentina 1978. It wasn't until the late 1970s that Uruguayan football began to see hope as their under-20 team won four consecutive South American titles from 1975 to 1981, as well as reaching the U20 World Cup semi-final in 1979.

File:RodolfoRodríguez-Mundialito1980.jpg raises the Mundialito trophy won in January 1981]]

The success of this young generation would bear fruit in the 1980s, which began with Uruguay winning the 1980 World Champions' Gold Cup, a tournament that pitted past World Cup winners together in celebration of the tournament's 50th anniversary. Afterwards, La Celeste went on to win the 1983 and 1987 Copas America back-to-back, only losing 1–0 to hosts Brazil in 1989's decisive title match. After failing to qualify for the 1982 World Cup, in 1986, Uruguay were eliminated in the Round of 16 against eventual champions Argentina after a group stage that included West Germany, Denmark and Scotland.

=1990s–2000s=

In the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Uruguay were eliminated in the Round of 16 against hosts Italy 2–0 in Rome. Afterwards, Uruguay would fail to qualify for 1994 after losing 2–0 to Brazil in decisive match at Maracanã Stadium. La Celeste would win their next big encounter against the Brazilians when they beat the reigning world champions to win the 1995 Copa America in Montevideo. Later, Uruguay were eliminated from the 1998 World Cup as they finished in seventh place in the first time qualifying had been done in one group.

For the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, Uruguay managed to advance to a final playoff round against Australia to reach the finals. La Celeste would win the decisive match 3–0 in Montevideo to qualify to their first World Cup since 1990. The campaign itself proved a frustrating affair, as Uruguay were narrowly eliminated in the last group match against Senegal after drawing them 3–3, after being down 3–0 at half-time.

The 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign saw another international playoff against Australia. This time, La Celeste were eliminated on penalties in Sydney. This loss led to a profound paradigm shift with the hiring of Oscar Tabarez as manager. From there, Uruguay would finish semi finalists of the 2007 Copa America, and successfully qualified to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

=2010s–2022=

In 2010, a new generation of footballers, led by Luis Suárez, Diego Forlán and Edinson Cavani, formed a team that finishing fourth in the 2010 World Cup. Uruguay opened the tournament with a goalless draw against France, followed by wins against South Africa (3–0) and Mexico (1–0) respectively, finishing at the top of their group with seven points. In the second round, they played South Korea, defeating them 2–1 with star striker Luis Suárez scoring a brace and earning Uruguay a spot in the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970. Against Ghana, the match finished 1–1, forcing the game into extra-time. Both sides had their chances at extra time but Suárez blocked the ball with his hand in the penalty area, earning Suárez a red card and earning Uruguay universal scorn. 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. Forlán was awarded the Player of The Tournament.

File:2018 FIFA World Cup Group A march URU-KSA - Anthems.jpg in Russia]]

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. Luis Suárez ended up as the Player of The Tournament.

File:U10 Diego Forlán 7524.jpg in 2014]]

Three years later, Uruguay was placed in Group D at the 2014 World Cup alongside Costa Rica, England, and Italy. They were upset by Costa Rica in the opening match, losing 3–1 after taking the lead in the first half. They rebounded with a 2–1 victory over England, in which Suárez scored a brace right after coming back from an injury, and a 1–0 victory over Italy, placing them second in their group and earning a spot in the last 16. During the match against Italy, forward Luis Suárez bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on his left shoulder. Two days after the match, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned Suárez for nine international matches, the longest such ban in World Cup history, exceeding the eight-match ban handed to Italy's Mauro Tassotti for breaking the nose of Spain's Luis Enrique in 1994.{{cite news |last=De Menezes |first=Jack |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/luis-suarez-banned-fifa-hand-striker-record-ninegame-ban-and-a-four-month-football-ban-for-biting-giorgio-chiellini-in-biggest-ever-world-cup-suspension-9565686.html |title=Luis Suarez banned: Fifa hand striker record nine-game ban AND a four month football ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini in biggest ever World Cup suspension |date=26 June 2014 |access-date=26 June 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712230123/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/luis-suarez-banned-fifa-hand-striker-record-ninegame-ban-and-a-four-month-football-ban-for-biting-giorgio-chiellini-in-biggest-ever-world-cup-suspension-9565686.html |archive-date=12 July 2014}}{{cite news|title=Luis Suárez banned for four months for biting in World Cup game|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/26/world-cup-luis-suarez-ban-biting-uruguay|access-date=26 June 2014|work=The Guardian|date=26 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706152415/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/26/world-cup-luis-suarez-ban-biting-uruguay|archive-date=6 July 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/2014-world-cup-fifa-bans-suarez-games-months/story?id=24314667|title=FIFA Suspends and Fines Suarez for 9 Games and 4 Months After Biting Player|publisher=ABC News|date=26 June 2014}} Suárez was also banned from taking part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months and fined CHF100,000 (approx. £65,700/€82,000/US$119,000).{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=luis-suarez-suspended-for-nine-matches-and-banned-for-four-months-from-2386354.html |title=Luis Suárez suspended for nine matches and banned for four months from any football-related activity |publisher=FIFA |date=26 June 2014 |access-date=30 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703172739/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=luis-suarez-suspended-for-nine-matches-and-banned-for-four-months-from-2386354.html |archive-date=3 July 2014}} In the round of 16, Uruguay played Colombia but were beaten 2–0, eliminating them from the tournament.

At the 2015 and 2016 Copa América, Uruguay, missing banned striker Luis Suárez, were eliminated in the quarter-finals and group stages respectively.

After a successful World Cup qualifying campaign, finishing second, Uruguay made it to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Uruguay won its group after three victories, and advanced to the quarter-finals after a 2–1 win over Portugal.{{cite web|title=Uruguay beat ten-man Russia to win Group A|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2018russia/news/uruguay-beat-ten-man-russia-to-win-group-a|access-date=25 June 2018}}{{cite web|title=Uruguay beats Portugal to end Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup run|website=CNN|date=30 June 2018 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/30/football/portugal-uruguay-cristiano-ronaldo-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=30 June 2018}} However, they were eliminated 2–0 in the quarter-finals by the eventual champions France.

At the 2022 World Cup, Uruguay was drawn into Group H with Portugal, Ghana and South Korea. They started the tournament with a 0–0 draw against South Korea, before they fell to a 2–0 defeat to Portugal. Despite a 2–0 victory against Ghana in their final group game, Uruguay was knocked out of the tournament in the group stages for the first time since 2002, on goals scored following South Korea’s shock 2–1 win against Portugal.{{cite web|title=Uruguay beats Ghana in grudge rematch but is eliminated from World Cup after South Korea shocks Portugal|website=CNN|date=2 December 2022 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/football/uruguay-ghana-luis-suarez-qatar-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=2 December 2022}}

Team image

=Kits and crest=

{{Commons|Uruguay national football team kits}}

File:Go Uruguay! - Arriba Uruguay! - 140619-6398-jikatu (14307280607).jpg, wearing the light blue shirt they have worn since 1910]]

Between 1901 and 1910, Uruguay wore a variety of different shirts during its matches. The first shirt worn was Albion F.C.'s kit, in the unofficial debut of the national team against Argentina in 1901.[http://www.marketingregistrado.com.ar/uy/futbol/2018/04/20635_con-117-anos-de-historia-asi-ha-evolucionado-la-camiseta-de-la-seleccion-uruguaya/ Así ha evolucionado la camiseta de la Selección Uruguaya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713124218/http://www.marketingregistrado.com.ar/uy/futbol/2018/04/20635_con-117-anos-de-historia-asi-ha-evolucionado-la-camiseta-de-la-seleccion-uruguaya/ |date=13 July 2019 }} on MKT Registrado, 11 April 2018 It was followed by a variety of shirts, including a solid green one and even a shirt with the colours of the Artigas flag.

On 10 April 1910, now-defunct club River Plate defeated Argentine side Alumni 2–1. That day River Plate wore its alternate jersey, a light blue one due to the home jersey was similar to Alumni's. Ricardo LeBas proposed Uruguay to wear a light blue jersey as a tribute to the victory of River Plate over Alumni. This was approved by president of the Uruguayan Association, Héctor Gómez.[http://www.mwfc.com.uy/data/wanderers-celeste.php La historia de la Celeste] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008205321/http://www.mwfc.com.uy/data/wanderers-celeste.php |date=8 October 2014 }} on Montevideo Wanderers website The light blue (Celeste) jersey debuted in a Copa Lipton match against Argentina on 15 August 1910.[http://montevideoantiguo.net/index.php/futbol/origen-camiseta-celeste.html Origen de la camiseta celeste] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713115429/http://montevideoantiguo.net/index.php/futbol/origen-camiseta-celeste.html |date=13 July 2019 }} on Montevideo Antiguo

The red shirt that was used in some previous away strips was first used at the 1935 South American championship, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again (except for a 1962 FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia{{Cite web |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/international/tournaments/fifa-world-cup/1962/1962-group-1.html |title="Historical football kits: 1962 World Cup" at Historical Kits website |access-date=3 May 2013 |archive-date=20 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420065609/http://historicalkits.co.uk/international/tournaments/fifa-world-cup/1962/1962-group-1.html |url-status=live }}) until 1991, when it was officially adopted as the away jersey.{{Cite web |url=http://www.laseleccion.com.uy/es/component/k2/item/665-uruguayopina-camisetas-alternativas |title="Camisetas alternativas", La Selección website |access-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006134146/http://www.laseleccion.com.uy/es/component/k2/item/665-uruguayopina-camisetas-alternativas |archive-date=6 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}

Uruguay displays four stars in its emblem. This is unique in world football as two of the stars represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are the only editions recognised by FIFA as senior world championships.{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Alvaro |title=No doubts exist. Uruguay are four time FIFA World Champions. |url=http://www.lacelesteblog.com/?p=6538 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315093948/http://www.lacelesteblog.com/?p=6538 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2013 |website=La Celeste Blog |access-date=12 June 2020}} ; citing the book 100 Años de Gloria: La Verdadera history del Futbol Uruguayo{{cite web |title=FIFA InfoPlus: Early years 1924 - 1930 |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_02e_fwc-origin_8816.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129182243/https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_02e_fwc-origin_8816.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2007 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=FIFA |access-date=12 June 2020}}{{cite book|title=Orígenes de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA|url=http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_02s_fwc-origin_8819.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111130914/http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_02s_fwc-origin_8819.pdf|archive-date=11 November 2012}} In 2021, after a FIFA employee contacted PUMA about modifying the team's crest, FIFA reconfirmed and approved once again the use of all four stars on the shirt.{{cite web|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/las-cuatro-estrellas-de-la-camiseta-de-uruguay-no-se-tocan-fifa-aviso-que-sigue-todo-igual-202193015448|title=FIFA confirms the use of all 4 stars|website=El Observador|date=30 September 2021}}

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| title = 1902–03{{Refn|group="note"|Shirt worn in the first official match ever,[http://www.elgrafico.com.ar/2012/07/04/C-4330-historias-curiosidades-y-estadisticas-de-la-seleccion-tras-sus-primeros-900-partidos.php "Historias, curiosidades y estadísticas de la Selección, tras sus "primeros" 900 partidos"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529211356/http://www.elgrafico.com.ar/2012/07/04/C-4330-historias-curiosidades-y-estadisticas-de-la-seleccion-tras-sus-primeros-900-partidos.php |date=29 May 2018 }}, El Gráfico, 4 July 2012 vs. Argentina in Montevideo in 1902, also worn in a second game in Buenos Aires, 1903.}}

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==Kit sponsorship==

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Kit supplier

! Period

{{flagicon|West Germany}} Adidas

| 1974–1982

{{flagicon|France|1974}} Le Coq Sportif

| 1983–1986

{{flagicon|Germany}} Puma

| 1987–1991

{{flagicon|Italy}} Ennerre

| 1992–1998

{{flagicon|Uruguay}} Covadonga

| 1999–2001

{{flagicon|Italy}} L-Sporto

| 2002–2004

{{flagicon|Germany}} Uhlsport

| 2004–2006

{{flagicon|Germany}} Jako

| 2006–2007

{{flagicon|Germany}} Puma

| 2007–2023

{{flagicon|Uruguay}} In-House

| 2024

{{flagicon|USA}} Nike{{Cite web |title=La selección uruguaya vestirá Nike en la CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 - AUF |trans-title=The Uruguayan team will wear Nike in the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 |url=https://www.auf.org.uy/la-seleccion-uruguaya-vestira-nike-en-la-conmebol-copa-america-2024/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=www.auf.org.uy}}

| 2024–

=Home stadium=

Since 1930, 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 90,000 when first fully opened.{{cite book|title=The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer|author=David Goldblatt|publisher=Penguin|year=2008|isbn=978-1-59448-296-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i1158WHUTvwC|page=249}} The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/releases/en/fwc_origin_en.pdf FIFA World Cup Origin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325173838/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/releases/en/fwc_origin_en.pdf |date=25 March 2007 }}, FIFA Media Release. Retrieved on 16 October 2006.

= Rivalries =

==Argentina==

{{main|Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry}}

First played in 1902, the "Clasico de Rio de la Plata" with Argentina is the oldest international derby in world football outside of the UK. Both teams have played in historically significant matches, such as the two world finals of 1928 and the inaugural World Cup final in 1930.

==Brazil==

{{Main|Brazil–Uruguay football rivalry}}

Uruguay vs. Brazil dates back to the 1916 South American Championship. Both teams have since competed in several Copa America title deciders and the iconic 1950 World Cup final match, where Uruguay lifted their second FIFA World Cup in front of a world record crowd in Maracana. The only other time they met in a World Cup was the 1970 World Cup semi-final where Brazil won 3–1 in Guadalajara. Since the 1980s, the two sides met in several title deciders, such as the 1980 World Champions' Gold Cup final (won by Uruguay), and the 1983, 1989, 1995 and 1999 Copa América finals. Uruguay would win the 1983 and 1995 editions, while Brazil won in 1989 and 1999. Also in the 1990s, in a decisive World Cup qualifier, Brazil eliminated Uruguay in Maracana from qualifying for USA 1994. Since the 2000s, they have met mostly in the Copa América, as well as the regularly scheduled World Cup qualifiers.

Results and fixtures

{{main|Uruguay national football team results (2020–present)}}

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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=2024=

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|score = 0–4

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|goals1 =

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|location = Denver, United States

|stadium = Empower Field at Mile High

|attendance = 57,852

|referee = Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

|result = W

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|round = 2024 Copa América GS

|date = 23 June

|time = {{UTZ|21:00|-4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/24/south-america/copa-america/uruguay/panama/4275156/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Miami Gardens, United States

|stadium = Hard Rock Stadium

|attendance = 33,425

|referee = Piero Maza (Chile)

|result = W

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|round = 2024 Copa América GS

|date = 27 June

|time = {{UTZ|21:00|-4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fb|BOL}}

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/28/south-america/copa-america/uruguay/bolivia/4275158/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = East Rutherford, United States

|stadium = MetLife Stadium

|attendance = 48,033

|referee = Juan Benitez (Paraguay)

|result = W

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|date = 1 July

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|-5}}

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|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/02/south-america/copa-america/united-states-of-america/uruguay/4275161/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Kansas City, United States

|stadium = Arrowhead Stadium

|attendance = 55,460

|referee = Kevin Ortega (Peru)

|result = W

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|date = 6 July

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|−7}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/07/south-america/copa-america/uruguay/brazil/4275170/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4–2

|penalties2 =

|location = Paradise, United States

|stadium = Allegiant Stadium

|attendance = 55,770

|referee = Darío Herrera (Argentina)

|result = D

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|date = 10 July

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|−4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|COL}}

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/11/south-america/copa-america/uruguay/colombia/4275173/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Charlotte, United States

|stadium = Bank of America Stadium

|attendance = 70,644

|referee = César Ramos (Mexico)

|result = L

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|date = 13 July

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|−4}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/14/south-america/copa-america/canada/uruguay/4275174/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 3–4

|penalties2 =

|location = Charlotte, United States

|stadium = Bank of America Stadium

|attendance = 24,386

|referee = Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

|result = D

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|round = 2026 World Cup qualification

|date = 6 September

|time = {{UTZ|20:30|−3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|PAR}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018612

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Montevideo, Uruguay

|stadium = Estadio Centenario

|attendance = 47,741

|referee = Darío Herrera (Argentina)

|result = D

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|VEN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018614

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Maturín, Venezuela

|stadium = Estadio Monumental

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Raphael Claus (Brazil)

|result = D

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|date = 11 October

|time = {{UTZ|20:30|−5}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018918

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Lima, Peru

|stadium = Estadio Nacional

|attendance = 43,000

|referee = Facundo Tello (Argentina)

|result = L

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|date = 15 October

|time = {{UTZ|20:30|−3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|ECU}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400018916

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Montevideo, Uruguay

|stadium = Estadio Centenario

|attendance = 27,112

|referee = Cristian Garay (Chile)

|result = D

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|date = 15 November

|time = {{UTZ|21:00|−3}}

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|COL}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019111

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Montevideo, Uruguay

|stadium = Estadio Centenario

|attendance = 33,400

|referee = Kevin Ortega (Peru)

|result = W

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|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019117

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Salvador, Brazil

|stadium = Arena Fonte Nova

|attendance = 41,511

|referee = Piero Maza (Chile)

|result = D

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=2025=

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|date = 21 March

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019533

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = Montevideo, Uruguay

|stadium = Estadio Centenario

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

|result = L

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|date = 25 March

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|team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288315/288316/400019526

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|location = El Alto, Bolivia

|stadium = Estadio Municipal de El Alto

|attendance = 10,723

|referee = Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)

|result = D

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|location = Asunción, Paraguay

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|location = Santiago, Chile

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Coaching staff

=Current personnel=

{{updated|27 June 2024}}{{cite web|title=La Planilla|url=https://x.com/Uruguay/status/1806474899352936690|language=es|date=27 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024}}

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Position

! Name

Head coach

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Marcelo Bielsa

Assistant coaches

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Quiroga
{{flagicon|CHI}} Diego Reyes

Goalkeeping coach

|{{flagicon|URU}} Enzo Ferrari

=Coaching history=

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Players

=Current squad=

The following 38 players are called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Argentina and Bolivia on 21 and 25 March 2025 respectively.{{cite web|title=Selección: Bielsa confirmó 38 convocados para las Eliminatorias. ¿Cuántos son sparrings?|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Seleccion-Bielsa-confirmo-38-convocados-para-las-Eliminatorias--Cuantos-son-sparrings--uc917991|language=es|date=18 March 2025|access-date=18 March 2025}}


Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2025, after the match against Bolivia.

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{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Franco Israel|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|4|22}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Sporting CP|clubnat=POR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=Santiago Mele|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|9|6}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Atlético Junior|clubnat=COL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Kevin Martínez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|1|27}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Danubio|clubnat=URU}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=José María Giménez|other=captain|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|1|20}}|caps=94|goals=8|club=Atlético Madrid|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Sebastián Cáceres|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|8|18}}|caps=20|goals=0|club=América|clubnat=MEX}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Guillermo Varela|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|3|24}}|caps=22|goals=0|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=Mathías Olivera|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|10|31}}|caps=28|goals=2|club=Napoli|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=Joaquín Piquerez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|8|24}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=Palmeiras|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Marcelo Saracchi|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|4|23}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Boca Juniors|clubnat=ARG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Santiago Bueno|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|9}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Wolverhampton Wanderers|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=José Luis Rodríguez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|14}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Vasco da Gama|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Lucas Agazzi|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|05|02}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Defensor Sporting|clubnat=URU}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Paolo Calione|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2006|5|22}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Nacional|clubnat=URU}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Patricio Pacífico|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2006|4|8}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Defensor Sporting|clubnat=URU}}

{{nat fs break|background=#87cefa}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=Manuel Ugarte|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|11}}|caps=29|goals=1|club=Manchester United|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=Rodrigo Bentancur|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|6|25}}|caps=69|goals=3|club=Tottenham Hotspur|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Nahitan Nández|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|28}}|caps=67|goals=0|club=Al-Qadsiah|clubnat=KSA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=Nicolás Fonseca|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|19}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=León|clubnat=MEX}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Federico Valverde|other=vice-captain|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|7|22}}|caps=69|goals=8|club=Real Madrid|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=Emiliano Martínez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|8|17}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Palmeiras|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Maximiliano Araújo|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|2|15}}|caps=22|goals=3|club=Sporting CP|clubnat=POR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Giorgian de Arrascaeta|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|6|1}}|caps=54|goals=10|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Nicolás de la Cruz|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|6|1}}|caps=33|goals=5|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Germán Barbas|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2007|9|17}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Peñarol|clubnat=URU}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Erico Cuello|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|5|25}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Defensor Sporting|clubnat=URU}}

{{nat fs break|background=#87cefa}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=Rodrigo Aguirre|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|10|1}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=América|clubnat=MEX}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Darwin Núñez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|6|24}}|caps=35|goals=13|club=Liverpool|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=Brian Rodríguez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|5|20}}|caps=27|goals=4|club=América|clubnat=MEX}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Facundo Pellistri|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|12|20}}|caps=34|goals=2|club=Panathinaikos|clubnat=GRE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=Cristian Olivera|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|4|17}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=Grêmio|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Agustín Álvarez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|5|19}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Elche|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=Federico Viñas|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|6|30}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Real Oviedo|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Facundo Torres|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|4|13}}|caps=19|goals=1|club=Palmeiras|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Luciano Rodríguez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|7|16}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Bahia|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Joaquín Lavega|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|2|3}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Fluminense|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Pablo Suárez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|11|14}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Montevideo Wanderers|clubnat=URU}}

{{nat fs end|background=#87cefa}}

=Recent call-ups=

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

{{nat fs r start|background=#87cefa}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Randall Rodríguez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|11|29}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Vélez Sarsfield|clubnat=ARG|latest=2024 Copa América}} PRE

{{nat fs break|background=#87cefa}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Nicolás Marichal|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|3|17}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Dynamo Moscow|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|BRA}}, 19 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=18|pos=DF|name=Juan Rodríguez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|05|30}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Peñarol|clubnat=URU|latest=v. {{fb|BRA}}, 19 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Santiago Mouriño|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|2|13}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Alavés|clubnat=ESP|latest=v. {{fb|ECU}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Lucas Olaza|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|7|21}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Krasnodar|clubnat=RUS|latest=v. {{fb|VEN}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Agustín Sant'Anna|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|7|27}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Red Bull Bragantino|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|VEN}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Tomás Viera|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2006|03|18}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Nacional|clubnat=URU|latest=v. {{fb|VEN}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Matías Viña|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|11|9}}|caps=41|goals=1|club=Flamengo|clubnat=BRA|latest=2024 Copa América}}

{{nat fs break|background=#87cefa}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Facundo Bernal|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|8|21}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Fluminense|clubnat=BRA|latest=v. {{fb|ECU}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Marco Oroná|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|8|6}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Peñarol|clubnat=URU|latest=v. {{fb|ECU}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Lucas Sanabria|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|12|26}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=LA Galaxy|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fb|ECU}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Tiago Palacios|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|3|28}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Estudiantes|clubnat=ARG|latest=v. {{fb|VEN}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Lucas Pino|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|10|30}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Montevideo City Torque|clubnat=URU|latest=v. {{fb|VEN}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=César Araújo|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|2}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Orlando City|clubnat=USA|latest=2024 Copa América}} PRE

{{nat fs break|background=#87cefa}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Matías Abaldo|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|4|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Defensor Sporting|clubnat=URU|latest=v. {{fb|ECU}}, 15 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Miguel Merentiel|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|2|24}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Boca Juniors|clubnat=ARG|latest=v. {{fb|VEN}}, 10 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Luis Suárez|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|1|24}}|caps=143|goals=69|club=Inter Miami|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fb|PAR}}, 6 September 2024}} RET

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Agustín Canobbio|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|1}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=Fluminense|clubnat=BRA|latest=2024 Copa América}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Brian Ocampo|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|6|25}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Cádiz|clubnat=ESP|latest=2024 Copa América}}

{{nat fs break|background=#87cefa}}

;Notes

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • SUS = Serving suspension
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

{{nat fs end|background=#87cefa}}

Individual records

{{main|List of Uruguay international footballers}}

{{updated|25 March 2025}}, after the match against Bolivia.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html |title=Uruguay – Record International Players |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224010233/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html |url-status=live }}

:Players in bold are still active with Uruguay.

= Most appearances =

File:Diego Godín 2018 (cropped).jpg

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
width=30px|Rank

! style="width:150px;"|Player

!width=50px|Caps

!width=50px|Goals

! style="width:100px;"|Career

1align=left|Diego Godín16182005–2022
2align=left|Luis Suárez143692007–2024
3align=left|Edinson Cavani136582008–2022
4align=left|Fernando Muslera13302009–2022
5align=left|Maxi Pereira12532005–2018
6align=left|Martín Cáceres11642007–2022
7align=left|Diego Forlán112362002–2014
8align=left|Cristian Rodríguez110112003–2018
9align=left|Diego Lugano9592003–2014
10align=left|José María Giménez9482013–present

=Top goalscorers=

File:Luis Suárez 2018.jpg

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
width=30px|Rank

! style="width:150px;"|Player

!width=50px|Goals

!width=50px|Caps

!width=50px|Ratio

! style="width:100px;"|Career

1align=left|Luis Suárez (list)69143{{#expr:69/143 round 2}}2007–2024
2

|align=left|Edinson Cavani

58136{{#expr:58/136 round 2}}2008–2022
3

|align=left|Diego Forlán

36112{{#expr:36/112 round 2}}{{nowrap|2002–2014}}
4align=left|Héctor Scarone3151{{#expr:31/51 round 2}}1917–1930
5align=left|Ángel Romano2869{{#expr:28/69 round 2}}1913–1927
6align=left|Óscar Míguez2739{{#expr:27/39 round 2}}1950–1958
7align=left|Sebastián Abreu2670{{#expr:26/70 round 2}}1996–2012
8align=left|Pedro Petrone2428{{#expr:24/28 round 2}}1923–1930
rowspan=2|9

|align=left|Fernando Morena

2253{{#expr:22/53 round 2}}1971–1983
align=left|Carlos Aguilera2264{{#expr:22/64 round 2}}1982–1997

Competitive record

{{main|Uruguay national football team records and statistics}}

=FIFA World Cup=

{{main|Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup}}

{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Champions  {{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} Runners-up  {{Color box|#cc9966|border=darkgray}} Third place   {{Color box|#9acdff|border=darkgray}} Fourth place   {{legend-inline|white|border=3px solid red;}} Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=10|FIFA World Cup record

!width=1% rowspan=28|

!colspan=7|Qualification record

Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!Squad

!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1930

| Champions

| 1st

| 4

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 15

| 3

| Squad

| colspan=7|Qualified as hosts

{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} 1934

| colspan=9 rowspan=2|Refused to participate

| colspan=7|Qualified as defending champions

{{flagicon|France|1794}} 1938

| colspan=7|Refused to participate

style="background:Gold;"

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} 1950

| Champions

| 1st

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 15

| 5

| Squad

| colspan=7|Qualified automatically

style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} 1954

| Fourth place

| 4th

| 5

| 3

| 0

| 2

| 16

| 9

| Squad

| colspan=7|Qualified as defending champions

{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1958

| colspan=9|Did not qualify

| 2nd

| 4

| 2

| 1

| 1

| 4

| 6

{{flagicon|Chile}} 1962

| Group stage

| 13th

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 4

| 6

| Squad

| 1st

| 2

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 3

| 2

{{flagicon|England}} 1966

| Quarter-finals

| 7th

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 5

| Squad

| 1st

| 4

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 11

| 2

style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} 1970

| Fourth place

| 4th

| 6

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 5

| Squad

| 1st

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 5

| 0

{{flagicon|West Germany}} 1974

| Group stage

| 13th

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 6

| Squad

| 1st

| 4

| 2

| 1

| 1

| 6

| 2

{{flagicon|Argentina}} 1978

| colspan=9 rowspan=2|Did not qualify

| 2nd

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 5

| 4

{{flagicon|Spain}} 1982

| 2nd

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 5

| 5

{{flagicon|Mexico}} 1986

| rowspan=2|Round of 16

| 16th

| 4

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 2

| 8

| Squad

| 1st

| 4

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 6

| 4

{{flagicon|Italy}} 1990

| 16th

| 4

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 2

| 5

| Squad

| 1st

| 4

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 7

| 2

{{flagicon|United States}} 1994

| colspan=9 rowspan=2|Did not qualify

| 3rd

| 8

| 4

| 2

| 2

| 10

| 7

{{flagicon|France|1974}} 1998

| 7th

| 16

| 6

| 3

| 7

| 18

| 21

{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} 2002

| Group stage

| 26th

| 3

| 0

| 2

| 1

| 4

| 5

| Squad

| 5th

| 20

| 8

| 6

| 6

| 22

| 14

{{flagicon|Germany}} 2006

| colspan=9|Did not qualify

| 5th

| 20

| 7

| 7

| 6

| 24

| 29

style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|South Africa}} 2010

| Fourth place

| 4th

| 7

| 3

| 2

| 2

| 11

| 8

| Squad

| 5th

| 20

| 7

| 7

| 6

| 30

| 21

{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2014

| Round of 16

| 12th

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 4

| 6

| Squad

| 5th

| 18

| 8

| 5

| 5

| 30

| 25

{{flagicon|Russia}} 2018

| Quarter-finals

| 5th

| 5

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 7

| 3

| Squad

| 2nd

| 18

| 9

| 4

| 5

| 32

| 20

{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2022

| Group stage

| 20th

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 2

| Squad

| 3rd

| 18

| 8

| 4

| 6

| 22

| 22

{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} 2026

| colspan=9|Qualification in progress

| TBD

| 14

| 5

| 6

| 3

| 17

| 10

style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} 2030

| colspan=9|Qualified as commemorative match hosts

| colspan=7|Qualified as commemorative match hosts

{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} 2034

| colspan=9|To be determined

| colspan=7|To be determined

Total

! 2 Titles

! {{Tooltip|14/22|Number of tournaments qualified for}}

! 59

! 25

! 13

! 21

! 89

! 76

!—

!—

! 186

! 82

! 52

! 52

! 257

! 196

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

=Copa América=

{{main|Uruguay at the Copa América}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=10|South American Championship / Copa América record
width=100|Year

!width=95|Round

!width=60|Position

!width=20|{{Abbr|Pld|Matches played}}

!width=20|{{Abbr|W|Matches won}}

!width=20|{{Abbr|D|Matches drawn}}*

!width=20|{{Abbr|L|Matches lost}}

!width=20|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!width=20|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!width=60|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} 1916

Champions1st321061

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1917

Champions1st330090

|Squad

style="background:Silver;"

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} 1919

Runners-up2nd421175

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| {{flagicon|Chile}} 1920

Champions1st321092

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} 1921

Third place3rd310234

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} 1922

Third place3rd421131

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1923

Champions1st330061

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1924

Champions1st321081

|Squad

{{flagicon|Argentina}} 1925colspan=9|Withdrew
style="background:Gold;"

| {{flagicon|Chile}} 1926

Champions1st4400172

|Squad

style="background:Silver;"

| {{flagicon|Peru|1825}} 1927

Runners-up2nd3201153

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} 1929

Third place3rd310246

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| {{flagicon|Peru|1825}} 1935

Champions1st330061

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} 1937

Third place3rd52031114

|Squad

style="background:Silver;"

| {{flagicon|Peru|1825}} 1939

Runners-up2nd4301135

|Squad

style="background:Silver;"

| {{flagicon|Chile}} 1941

Runners-up2nd4301101

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1942

Champions1st6600212

|Squad

style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Chile}} 1945

Fourth place4th6303146

|Squad

style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} 1946

Fourth place4th5203119

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|Ecuador}} 1947

Third place3rd7502218

|Squad

{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} 1949Sixth place6th72141420

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|Peru|football}} 1953

Third place3rd6312156

|Squad

style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Chile}} 1955

Fourth place4th52121212

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1956

Champions1st541093

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|Peru|football}} 1957

Third place3rd64021512

|Squad

{{flagicon|Argentina}} 1959Sixth place6th62041514

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| {{flagicon|Ecuador}} 1959

Champions1st4310131

|Squad

{{flagicon|Bolivia}} 1963colspan=9|Withdrew
style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1967

Champions1st5410132

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|1975

Semifinals3rd210113

|Squad

style="border: 3px solid red"|1979Group stage6th412155

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|1983

Champions1st8521126

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| {{flagicon|ARG}} 1987

Champions1st220020

|Squad

style="background:Silver;"

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} 1989

Runners-up2nd7403113

|Squad

{{flagicon|Chile}} 1991Group stage5th413043

|Squad

{{flagicon|Ecuador}} 1993Quarter-finals6th412155

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1995

Champions1st6420114

|Squad

{{flagicon|Bolivia}} 1997Group stage9th310222

|Squad

style="background:Silver;"

| {{flagicon|Paraguay}} 1999

Runners-up2nd612349

|Squad

style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} 2001

Fourth place4th622277

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|Peru|football}} 2004

Third place3rd63211210

|Squad

style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} 2007

Fourth place4th622289

|Squad

style="background:Gold;"

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} 2011

Champions1st633093

|Squad

{{flagicon|Chile}} 2015Quarter-finals7th411223

|Squad

{{flagicon|United States}} 2016Group stage11th310244

|Squad

{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2019rowspan=2| Quarter-finals6th422072

|Squad

{{flagicon|Brazil}} 20215th522142

|Squad

style="background:#c96;"

| {{flagicon|United States}} 2024

Third place3rd6321114

|Squad

Total || 15 Title || 46/48 || 212 || 115 || 40 || 57 || 421 || 226 ||—

=CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record

Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

style="background:Silver;"

| {{flagicon|France|1974}} 1985

Runners-up2nd100102
{{flagicon|Argentina}} 1993colspan=9 rowspan=2|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|England}} 2022
Total || Runners-up || 1/3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2

=FIFA Confederations Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=11|FIFA Confederations Cup record

Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!Squad

{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} 1992

| colspan=9 rowspan=2|Did not qualify

{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} 1995
style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} 1997

| Fourth place

| 4th

| 5

| 3

| 0

| 2

| 8

| 6

| Squad

{{flagicon|Mexico}} 1999

| colspan=9 rowspan=5|Did not qualify

{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} 2001
{{flagicon|France|1974}} 2003
{{flagicon|Germany}} 2005
{{flagicon|South Africa}} 2009
style="background:#9acdff"

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} 2013

| Fourth place

| 4th

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 14

| 7

| Squad

{{flagicon|Russia}} 2017

| colspan=9|Did not qualify

Total

! Fourth place

! 2/10

! 10

! 5

! 1

! 4

! 22

! 13

!—

=Olympic Games=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=10|Olympic Games record
Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!Squad

{{flagicon|France|1794}} 1900colspan=9 rowspan=2|Only club teams participated
{{flagicon|United States|1896}} 1904
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 1908colspan=9 rowspan=3|Not an IOC member
{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1912
{{flagicon|Belgium}} 1920
style="background:gold;"

| {{flagicon|France|1794}} 1924

Gold medal1st5500202

|Squad

style="background:gold;"

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} 1928

Gold medal1st5410125

|Squad

{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} 1936colspan=9|Withdrew{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/35safull.html |title=Southamerican Championship 1935 |date=23 November 2007 |website=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2015}}
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 1948colspan=9 rowspan=3|Did not participate
{{flagicon|Finland}} 1952
{{flagicon|Australia}} 1956
{{flagicon|Italy}} 1960colspan=9 rowspan=4|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} 1964
{{flagicon|Mexico}} 1968
{{flagicon|West Germany}} 1972
{{flagicon|Canada}} 1976colspan=9|Withdrew{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1976q.html |title=Games of the XXI. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament |website=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2015}}
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955}} 1980colspan=9 rowspan=3|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|United States}} 1984
{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} 1988
Since 1992colspan=9|See Uruguay national under-23 football team
Total||2 Gold medals||2/14||10||9||1||0||32||7||—

=Pan American Games=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=9|Pan American Games record
Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

{{flagicon|Argentina}} 1951colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not participate
{{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} 1955
{{flagicon|United States|1959}} 1959
{{flagicon|Brazil|1960}} 1963Fourth place4th410346
{{flagicon|Canada}} 1967colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not participate
{{flagicon|Colombia}} 1971
{{flagicon|Mexico}} 1975Preliminary round11th201112
{{flagicon|Puerto Rico|1952}} 1979colspan=8|Did not enter
style="background:gold;"

| {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} 1983

Gold medal1st440051
{{flagicon|United States}} 1987colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not participate
{{flagicon|Cuba}} 1991
{{flagicon|Argentina}} 1995
Since 1999colspan=8|See Uruguay national under-23 football team
Total||1 Gold medal||3/12||10||5||1||4||10||9

Head-to-head record

Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams.{{cite web|url=http://eloratings.net/Uruguay|title=World Football Elo Ratings: Uruguay}} Updated as of 25 March 2025.

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Positive Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Neutral Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFDACC|Negative Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
width=170|Team

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=35|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=35|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=35|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!align=center|Best result

style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|ALG}}

100101−1{{fb|ALG}} 1–0 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Algiers, Algeria; 12 August 2009)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|ANG}}

110020+2{{fb|ANG}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Lisbon, Portugal; 11 August 2010)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|ARG}}

204604995236326−90{{fb|URU}} 5–0 {{fb-rt|ARG}}
(Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|AUS}}

941486+2{{fb|URU}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|AUS}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 25 November 2001)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|AUT}}

411256-1{{fb|AUT}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Vienna, Austria; 14 May 1964)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|BEL}}

200215−4{{fb|BEL}} 3–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Verona, Italy; 17 June 1990)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|BOL}}

49329811835+83{{fb|URU}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|BOL}}
(Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|BIH}}

100123−1{{fb|BIH}} 3–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Cochin, India; 18 January 2001)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|BRA}}

81212238101143−42{{fb|URU}} 6–0 {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
(Valparaíso, Chile; 18 September 1920)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|BUL}}

1010110{{fb|BUL|1971}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Hanover, West Germany; 19 June 1974)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|CIV}}

100112−1{{fb|CIV}} 2–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Lens, France; 26 March 2024)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|CMR}}

110040+4{{fb|URU}} 4–0 {{fb-rt|CMR}}
(Tehran, Iran; 13 August 2003)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|CAN}}

321073+4{{fb|CAN}} 1–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Miami, United States; 2 February 1986)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|CHI}}

8649191815087+63{{fb|URU}} 6–0 {{fb-rt|CHI}}
(Guayaquil, Ecuador; 6 December 1947)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|CHN}}

632192+7{{fb|CHN}} 0–4 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Wuhan, China; 12 October 2010)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|COL}}

472113136752+15{{fb|URU}} 7–0 {{fb-rt|COL}}
(Santiago, Chile; 28 January 1945)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|CRC}}

148422519+6{{fb|URU}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|CRC}}
(Miami, United States; 4 February 1990)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|CUB}}

110020+2{{fb|URU}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|CUB}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 June 2023)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|CZE}}{{efn|Includes matches against {{fb|TCH}}.}}

640296+3{{fb|CZE}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Bern, Switzerland; 16 June 1954)
(Nanning, China; 23 March 2018)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|DEN}}

200228−6{{fb|URU}} 1–2 {{fb-rt|DEN}}
(Ulsan, South Korea; 1 June 2002)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|DDR}}

612347−3{{fb|URU}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|DDR}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 29 January 1985)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|ECU}}

503111811546+69{{fb|URU}} 7–0 {{fb-rt|ECU}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 January 1942)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|EGY}}

220030+3{{fb|EGY}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Cairo, Egypt; 16 August 2006)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|ENG}}

115331511+4{{fb|URU}} 4–2 {{fb-rt|ENG}}
(Basel, Switzerland; 26 June 1954)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|EST}}

210132+1{{fb|URU}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|EST}}
(Rivera, Uruguay; 23 June 2011)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|FRA}}

1034387+1{{fb|FRA|1794}} 1–5 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Colombes, France; 1 June 1924)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|FIN}}

220081+7{{fb|URU}} 6–0 {{fb-rt|FIN}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 8 December 1984)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|GEO}}

100102−2{{fb|GEO}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 15 November 2006)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|GER}}{{efn|Includes matches against {{fb|FRG}}.}}

111281229−17{{fb|GER}} 1–4 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3 June 1928)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|GHA}}

211031+2{{fb|GHA}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Al Wakrah, Qatar; 2 December 2022)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|GUA}}

321083+5{{fb|URU}} 5–1 {{fb-rt|GUA}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 6 June 2015)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|HAI}}

312010+1{{fb|HAI|1964}} 0–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 23 March 1974)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|HON}}

201123−1{{fb|URU}} 2–2 {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}
(Bogotá, Colombia; 29 July 2001)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|HKG}}

220041+3{{fb|HKG}} 1–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Hong Kong; 9 January 2000)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|HUN}}

6321108+2{{fb|URU}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|HUN}}
(Maldonado, Uruguay; 17 February 2000)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|IND}}

110031+2{{fb|IND}} 1–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Kolkata, India; 25 February 1982)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|IDN}}

3201115+6{{fb|IDN}} 1–7 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 8 October 2010)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|IRN}}

201112−1{{fb|URU}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|IRN}}
(Hong Kong; 4 February 2003)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|IRQ}}

110052+3{{fb|IRQ}} 2–5 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Tehran, Iran; 15 August 2003)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|ISR}}

6411156+9{{fb|URU}} 4–1 {{fb-rt|ISR}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 26 May 2010)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|ITA}}

114431112−1{{fb|URU}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|ITA}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 3 January 1981)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|JAM}}

540192+7{{fb|JAM}} 0–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Kingston, Jamaica; 28 March 1974)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|JPN}}

94322418+6{{fb|JPN|1947}} 1–4 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Tokyo, Japan; 26 May 1985)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|JOR}}

211050+5{{fb|JOR}} 0–5 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Amman, Jordan; 13 November 2011)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|LBY}}

220053+2{{fb|LBY|1977}} 2–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Tripoli, Libya; 11 February 2009)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|LUX}}

110010+1{{fb|LUX}} 0–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; 26 March 1980)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|MAS}}

110060+6{{fb|MAS}} 0–6 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Osaka, Japan; 1 June 1985)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|MEX}}

238783529+6{{fb|MEX}} 0–4 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Denver, United States; 5 June 2024)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|MAR}}

220020+2{{fb|MAR}} 0–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Casablanca, Morocco; 25 April 1964)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|NED}}

631297+2{{fb|URU}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|NED}}
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 30 May 1928)
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 30 December 1980)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|NZL}}

211092+7{{fb|URU}} 7–0 {{fb-rt|NZL}}
(Paysandú, Uruguay; 25 June 1995)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|NCA}}

110041+3{{fb|URU}} 4–1 {{fb-rt|NCA}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 14 June 2023)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|NGA}}

110021+1{{fb|NGA}} 1–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Salvador, Brazil; 20 June 2013)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|NIR}}

420224−2{{fb|NIR}} 0–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States; 21 May 2006)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|NOR}}

211032+1{{fb|NOR}} 0–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Oslo, Norway; 14 June 1972)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|OMA}}

110030+3{{fb|OMA}} 0–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Muscat, Oman; 13 October 2014)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|PAN}}

5500182+16{{fb|URU}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|PAN}}
(Santiago, Chile; 6 April 1952)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|PAR}}

7833202511694+22{{fb|URU}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|PAR}}
(Santiago, Chile; 1 November 1926)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|PER}}

7138161711365+48{{fb|URU}} 6–0 {{fb-rt|PER}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 June 2008)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|POL}}

412154+1{{fb|POL}} 1–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Gdańsk, Poland; 14 November 2012)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|POR}}

411237−4{{fb|POR}} 1–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Sochi, Russia; 30 June 2018)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|IRL}}

421176+1{{fb|URU}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|IRL}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 8 May 1974)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|ROU}}

522183+5{{fb|URU}} 4–0 {{fb-rt|ROU}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 21 July 1930)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|RUS}}{{efn|Includes matches against {{fb|URS}}.}}

9216815−7{{fb|URU}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|RUS}}
(Samara, Russia; 25 June 2018)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|SAA}}

110071+6{{fb|SAA}} 1–7 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Saarbrücken, Saarland; 5 June 1954)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|SAU}}

3111440{{fb|SAU}} 0–1 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Rostov, Russia; 20 June 2018)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|SCO}}

4211104+6{{fb|URU}} 7–0 {{fb-rt|SCO}}
(Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|SEN}}

1010330{{fb|SEN}} 3–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Suwon, South Korea; 11 June 2002)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|SRB}}{{efn|Includes matches against {{fb|YUG}} and {{fb|SCG}}.}}

7313178+9{{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} 0–7 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Colombes, France; 26 May 1924)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|SGP}}

110021+1{{fb|SGP}} 1–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Kallang, Singapore; 21 May 2002)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|SVN}}

220040+4{{fb|SVN}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Koper, Slovenia; 28 February 2001)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|RSA}}

321073+4{{fb|RSA}} 0–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Pretoria, South Africa; 16 June 2010)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|KOR}}

10721157+8{{fb|KOR|1997}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Seoul, South Korea; 24 March 2007)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|ESP}}

10055816−8{{fb|ESP}} 2–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(São Paulo, Brazil; 9 July 1950)
style="background-color:#fcc"

|align=left| {{fb|SWE}}

310236−3{{fb|URU}} 3–2 {{fb-rt|SWE}}
(São Paulo, Brazil; 13 July 1950)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|SUI}}

4310134+9{{fb|URU}} 4–0 {{fb-rt|SUI}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 18 December 1980)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|TAH}}

110080+8{{fb|TAH}} 0–8 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Recife, Brazil; 23 June 2013)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|THA}}

110040+4{{fb|URU}} 4–0 {{fb-rt|THA}}
(Nanning, China; 25 March 2019)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|TRI}}

110031+2{{fb|URU}} 3–1 {{fb-rt|TRI}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 28 May 2016)
style="background-color:#ffffbb"

|align=left| {{fb|TUN}}

1010000{{fb|TUN}} 0–0 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Radès, Tunisia; 2 June 2006)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|TUR}}

110032+1{{fb|TUR}} 2–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Bochum, Germany; 25 May 2008)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|UKR}}

110032+1{{fb|UKR}} 2–3 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Kharkiv, Ukraine; 2 September 2011)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|UAE}}

110020+2{{fb|UAE}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|URU}}
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 13 December 1997)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|USA}}

9342107+3{{fb|URU}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|USA|1912}}
(Colombes, France; 29 May 1924)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|UZB}}

220060+6{{fb|URU}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|UZB}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 June 2018)
(Nanning, China; 22 March 2019)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|VEN}}

34191056423+41{{fb|URU}} 5–0 {{fb-rt|VEN|1954}}
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 23 May 1975)
style="background-color:#cfc"

|align=left| {{fb|WAL}}

211010+1{{fb|URU}} 1–0 {{fb-rt|WAL}}
(Nanning, China; 26 March 2018)
Total (87) || 1002 || 446 || 243 || 313 || 1562 || 1211 || +351 || {{fb|URU}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|BOL}}
(Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927)

{{notelist}}

==Honours==

=Major competitions=

=Friendly=

  • Copa Lipton (12): 1905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1957, 1973
  • Copa Premier Honor Argentino (3): 1908, 1910, 1912
  • Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo (8): 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922
  • Copa Newton (11): 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1968
  • Copa Círculo de la Prensa: 1919{{cite web|title=Copa Círculo de la Prensa|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/prensa.html |access-date=9 February 2022 }}
  • Copa Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores: 1923{{cite web|title=Copa Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/min-exterior.html |access-date=9 February 2022 }}
  • Copa Confraternidad Rioplatense: 1924{{cite web|title=Copa Confraternidad Rioplatense|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/confrater24.html |access-date=9 February 2022 }}
  • Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez (2): 1936, 1940
  • Copa Río Branco (3): 1940, 1946, 1967 (shared)
  • Copa Juan Pinto Durán (5): 1963, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1988{{cite web|title=Copa Juan Pinto Durán|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pintoduran.html |access-date=9 February 2022 }}
  • Copa Artigas (6): 1965, 1966, 1975 (shared), 1977, 1983, 1985{{cite web|title=Copa Artigas|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/artigas.html |access-date=9 February 2022 }}
  • World Champions' Gold Cup: 1980
  • Nehru Cup: 1982{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Roy|url=https://twocircles.net/2007aug14/revisiting_some_memorable_moments_nehru_cup.html|title=Revisiting some of the memorable moments of the Nehru Cup|website=TwoCircles.net|publisher=IANS|date=14 August 2007|access-date=22 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303093040/https://twocircles.net/2007aug14/revisiting_some_memorable_moments_nehru_cup.html|archive-date=3 March 2022}}
  • Copa William Poole: 1984{{cite web|title=Uruguay 2 vs 0 Inglaterra|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/amistosouruguay-vs-inglaterra1984-06-13/ |access-date=10 February 2022 |publisher=AUF Sitio Web Oficial |language=es}}
  • Miami Cup: 1986{{cite web|title=Miami Cup 1986|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/miami86.html |access-date=10 February 2022}}
  • Marlboro Cup: 1990
  • Copa Parra del Riego: 1994{{cite web|title=La Copa Juan Parra del Riego|date=31 May 2004 |url=https://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/143049-la-copa-juan-parra-del-riego |access-date=10 February 2022 |publisher=LaRed21 |language=es}}
  • Copa Ministerio de Vivienda: 1998{{cite web|title=Copa Ministerio de Vivienda|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/min-vivienda98.html |access-date=9 February 2022 }}
  • Tiger Beer Challenge Trophy: 2002{{cite web|title=Uruguay national football team 'A' international record: Tiger Beer Challenge Trophy 2002 |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/uruguay/tab/matches/season/2002/comp/802/ |access-date=10 February 2022 |publisher=11v11.com}}
  • Lunar New Year Cup: 2003
  • LG Cup (2): 2003, 2006
  • Copa Confraternidad Antel: 2011{{cite web | title=Fútbol: Uruguay alza Copa 'Confraternidad Antel' ante Holanda | url=https://espanol.upi.com/Deportes/2011/06/08/Ftbol-Uruguay-alza-Copa-Confraternidad-Antel-ante-Holanda/92301307586792/ | access-date=10 February 2022 | publisher=UPI Español|language=es}}
  • Copa 100 Años del Banco de Seguros del Estado: 2011
  • Kirin Challenge Cup: 2014
  • China Cup (2): 2018, 2019

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Senior Competition{{gold1}}{{silver2}}{{bronze3}}Total
align=left|FIFA World Cup

|2

002
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|2

002
align=left|Copa América

|15

61031
align=left|Panamerican Championship

|0

011
align=left|CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions

|0

101
Total1971137

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