FIFA World Cup 2014 Team Profile: Uruguay

Uruguay is a two time FIFA World Cup champion but that was in 1930 and 1950. Since then they have only 3 semifinals to display. In fact overall this is their 12th World Cup only, as they boycotted 1934 and 1938 Football World Cups. Suarez and Forlan have brought them back to the World map as they finished 4th in 2010 World Cup. With conditions not so alien for them at Brazil, they can be considered a challenger for the top 5 teams.

2014Football World Cup: Schedule in Indian Standard Time
Team Profiles: Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ivory Coast, Honduras, Japan, Switzerland

WC Facts

    Boycott: 1934, 1938 World Cup
    Did Not Qualify: 1958, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2006
    Winner of 1930 and 1950 World Cup.
    4th in 1954, 1970 and 2010 World Cup.
    1st Round exit in 2002 World Cup, besides 1962 and 1974 World Cup.
    Hattrick: Cea vs Yugolsavia in SF of 1930, Miguez vs Bolivia in 1st Round of 1950
    Own Goal: Luis Cruz (Against Austria) in 1954.

Top Scorers

    8 Miguez (1950, 1954)
    6 Forlan (2002, 2010)
    5 Cea (1930), Schiaffino (1950, 1954)
    4 Ghiggia (1950), Borges (1954)
    3 Anselmo (1930), Hohberg (1954), Suarez (2010)
    2 Varela (1950, 1954), Abbadle (1954), Sasia (1962), Cubilla (1962, 1970)
    1 Castro, Dorado, Scarone, Iriarte (1930), Vidal, Perez (1950), Ambrois (1954), Cabrera (1962), Rocha, Cortes (1966), Esparrago (1970), Pavoni (1974), Alzamendi, Francescoli (1986), Bengoechea, Fonesca (1990), Rodriquez, Morales, Recoba (2002), A Pereira, M Pereira, Cavani (2010)

Performance in Every Edition
World Cup Performances By Editions

Year Played Won Lost Drew
1930 4 4 0 0
1950 4 3 0 1
1954 5 3 2 0
1962 3 1 2 0
1966 4 1 1 2
1970 6 2 3 1
1974 3 0 2 1
1986 4 0 2 2
1990 4 1 2 1
2002 3 0 1 2
2010 7 3 2 2
11 47 18 17 12

World Cup Records By Editions
GS: Goals Scored, GC: Goals Conceded

Year Best Rank Played GS GC
1930 1st 4 15 3
1950 1st 4 15 5
1954 4th 5 16 9
1962 13 3 4 6
1966 7 4 2 5
1970 4 6 4 5
1974 13 3 1 6
1986 16 4 2 8
1990 16 4 2 5
2002 26 3 4 5
2010 4 7 11 7
11 1st 47 76 65

Opponents and Results
Germany have played them maximum 4 occasions, and stopped them twice at 3rd position match.
W= Won, L= Lost, D= Draw, GS= Goals Scored, GC = Goals Conceded

Countries Edition Match W/L/D Gs GC
Argentina 1930, 1986 2 1/1/0 4 3
Austria 1954 1 0/1/0 1 3
Belgium 1990 1 0/1/0 1 3
Bolivia 1950 1 1/0/0 8 0
Brazil 1950, 1970 2 1/1/0 3 4
Bulgaria 1974 1 0/0/1 1 1
Colombia 1962 1 1/0/0 2 1
Czechoslovakia 1954 1 1/0/0 2 0
Denmark 1986, 2002 2 0/2/0 2 8
England 1954, 1966 2 1/0/1 4 2
France 1966, 2002, 2010 3 1/0/2 2 1
Ghana 2010 1 1/0/0 1 1
Israel 1970 1 1/0/1 2 0
Italy 1970, 1990 2 0/1/1 0 2
Germany 1966,1970,1986,2010 4 0/3/1 3 9
Hungary 1954, 1954 1 0/1/0 2 4
Mexico 1966, 2010 2 1/0/1 1 0
Netherlands 1974, 2010 2 0/2/0 2 5
Peru 1930 1 1/0/0 1 0
Russia 1962, 1970 2 1/1/0 2 2
Romania 1930 1 1/0/0 4 0
Scotland 1954, 1986 2 1/0/1 7 0
Senegal 2002 1 0/0/1 3 3
South Africa 2010 1 1/0/0 3 0
South Korea 1990, 2010 2 2/0/0 3 1
Spain 1950, 1990 2 0/0/2 2 2
Sweden 1950,1970,1974 3 1/1/1 3 6
Yugoslavia 1930, 1962 2 1/1/1 7 4
28 11 47 18/17/12 76 65

Overall Results by Edition
1930: Winner

    Def Peru 1-0
    Def Romania 4-0
    SF: Def Yugoslavia 6-1
    Final: Def Argentina 4-2
    1950: Winner

      1st R: Def Bolivia 8-0
      2nd R: Drew Spain 2-2`
      Def Sweden 3-2
      Def Brazil 2-1

    1954: 4th

      1st R: Def Czechoslovakia 2-0
      Def Scotland 7-0
      QF: Def England 4-2
      SF: Lost to Hungary 4-2
      3rd Place: Lost to Austria 3-1

    1962: 13th

      Def Colombia 2-1
      Lost to Yugoslavia 3-1
      Lost to Soviet Union 2-1

    1966: 7th (QF)

      Drew England 0-0
      Def France 2-1
      Drew Mexico 0-0
      QF: Lost to West Germany 4-0

    1970: 4th

      Def Israel 2-0
      Drew Italy 0-0
      Lost to Sweden 1-0
      QF: Def Soviet Union 1-0
      SF: Lost to Brazil 3-1
      3rd Place: Lost to West Germany 1-0

    1974: 1st Round

      Lost to Netherlands 2-0
      Drew Bulgaria 1-1
      Lost to Sweden 3-0

    1986: 16th (2nd R)

      Drew West Germany 1-1
      Lost to Denmark 6-1
      Drew Scotland 0-0
      Round of 16: Lost to Argentina 1-0

    1990: 16th (2nd R)

      Drew Spain 0-0
      Lost to Belgium 3-1
      Def South Korea 1-0
      Round of 16: Lost to Italy 2-0

    2002: 26th

      Lost to Denmark 2-1
      Drew France 0-0
      Drew Senegal 3-3

    2010: 4th

      Drew France 0-0
      Def South Africa 3-0
      Def Mexico 1-0
      Round of 16: Def South Korea 2-1
      QF: Def Ghana 4-2 (1-1) Penalties
      SF: Lost to Netherlands 3-2
      3rd Position: Lost to Germany 3-2

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