Team Overview
The Uruguay national football team ( Spanish : 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 Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (English: Uruguayan Football Association ), the governing body of football in Uruguay , which is a founding member of CONMEBOL since 1916 and a member of FIFA since 1923. It was also a member of PFC , which was the attempt at a unified confederation of the Americas from 1946 to 1961. 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," Uruguay has won four world FIFA–organized championships, two Olympic titles and two FIFA World Cups . 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. In the former, Uruguay beat Switzerland 3–0 in the final, whereas in the latter, Uruguay defeated Argentina 2–1. 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. 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). On account of these achievements, the Uruguayan national team displays four five-pointed stars approved by FIFA on its football crest . Uruguay were unbeaten in world championship matches from the 1924 Olympics until their semi-final loss in the 1954 World Cup marking a 30-year unbeaten streak and winning four consecutive world titles in tournaments they participated in, having chosen to opt out of the 1934 and 1938 World Cups . 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, with their most recent title in 2011 . As of 2025, based on international senior official titles, Uruguay have won the second most major trophies, behind Argentina.
2026 Fixtures
| Date | Match | Group / Round | Venue | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 18:00 UTC-4 | Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay | Group H | Miami (Miami Gardens) | SCHEDULED |
| 2026-06-21 18:00 UTC-4 | Uruguay vs Cabo Verde | Group H | Miami (Miami Gardens) | SCHEDULED |
| 2026-06-26 18:00 UTC-6 | Uruguay vs Spain | Group H | Guadalajara (Zapopan) | SCHEDULED |
Honours
| Global: FIFA World Cup Champions (2) : 1930 , 1950 |
| Global: Olympic Games Gold medal (2) : 1924 , 1928 |
| Global: World Champions' Gold Cup (1) Champions (1) : 1980-81 |
| Intercontinental: CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Runners-up (1): 1985 |
| Continental: South American Championship / Copa América Champions (15) : 1916 , 1917 , 1920 , 1923 , 1924 , 1926 , 1935 , 1942 , 1956 , 1959-II , 1967 , 1983 , 1987 , 1995 , 2011 Runners-up (6): 1919 , 1927 , 1939 , 1941 , 1989 , 1999 Third place (10... |
| Continental: Panamerican Championship Third place (1): 1952 |
| Friendly: Copa Lipton (12) : 1905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1957, 1973 |
| Friendly: Copa Premier Honor Argentino (3) : 1908, 1910, 1912 |
| Friendly: Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo (8) : 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922 |
| Friendly: Copa Newton (11) : 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1968 |
| Friendly: Copa Círculo de la Prensa (1) : 1919 |
| Friendly: Copa Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores (1) : 1923 |
| Friendly: Copa Confraternidad Rioplatense (1) : 1924 |
| Friendly: Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez (2) : 1936, 1940 |
| Friendly: Copa Río Branco (3) : 1940, 1946, 1967 s |
| Friendly: Copa Juan Pinto Durán (5) : 1963, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1988 |
Competition Records
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 1934 | Refused to participate | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
| 1938 | Refused to participate | |||||||
| 1950 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| 1954 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| 1958 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 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 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Copa América
| South American Championship / Copa América record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1916 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1917 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1919 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 1920 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 1921 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1922 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1923 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1924 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 1925 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1926 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 1927 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
| CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Runners-up | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
FIFA Confederations Cup
| FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1997 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2013 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 2/10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 |
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1900 | Only club teams participated | |||||||
| 1904 | ||||||||
| 1908 | Not an IOC member | |||||||
| 1912 | ||||||||
| 1920 | ||||||||
| 1924 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 1928 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 1936 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1948 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1952 | ||||||||
| 1956 |
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1955 | ||||||||
| 1959 | ||||||||
| 1963 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1967 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1971 | ||||||||
| 1975 | Preliminary round | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1979 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1983 | Gold medal | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1987 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1991 |
Current Squad
| Pos | Name | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| GK | Cristopher Fiermarin | 2 | 0 | Defensa y Justicia |
| GK | Franco Israel | 3 | 0 | Torino |
| GK | Kevin Martínez | 0 | 0 | Danubio |
| GK | Paulo da Costa | 0 | 0 | Peñarol |
| Defenders | ||||
| DF | Brian Barboza | 0 | 0 | Peñarol |
| DF | José Luis Rodríguez | 5 | 0 | Vasco da Gama |
| DF | Kevin Amaro | 3 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo |
| DF | Marcelo Saracchi | 11 | 0 | Celtic |
| DF | Nicolás Marichal | 5 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
| DF | Santiago Mouriño | 1 | 0 | Villarreal |
| Midfielders | ||||
| MF | Julio Daguer | 1 | 0 | Peñarol |
| MF | Lucas Torreira | 40 | 0 | Galatasaray |
| MF | Luciano González | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| MF | Nahitan Nández | 72 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah |
| MF | Nicolás Fonseca | 7 | 0 | Oviedo |
| MF | Pablo Alcoba | 0 | 0 | Albion |
| MF | Santiago Homenchenko | 0 | 0 | Querétaro |
| Forwards | ||||
| FW | Agustín Álvarez | 6 | 1 | Monza |
| FW | Cristian Olivera | 13 | 0 | Bahia |
| FW | Facundo Martínez | 0 | 0 | Montevideo City Torque |
| FW | Facundo Torres | 23 | 2 | Austin FC |
| FW | Ignacio Laquintana | 2 | 1 | Huesca |
| FW | Luciano Rodríguez | 5 | 0 | Neom |
| FW | Nicolás Azambuja | 0 | 0 | Danubio |
All-Time Leaders
| Most Caps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Stat | Years |
| Diego Godín | 161 Caps | 2005–2022 |
| Luis Suárez | 143 Caps | 2007–2024 |
| Edinson Cavani | 136 Caps | 2008–2022 |
| Fernando Muslera | 134 Caps | 2009–present |
| Maxi Pereira | 125 Caps | 2005–2018 |
| Martín Cáceres | 116 Caps | 2007–2022 |
| Diego Forlán | 112 Caps | 2002–2014 |
| Cristian Rodríguez | 110 Caps | 2003–2018 |
| Top Scorers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Stat | Years |
| Diego Godín | 161 Goals | 2005–2022 |
| Luis Suárez | 143 Goals | 2007–2024 |
| Edinson Cavani | 136 Goals | 2008–2022 |
| Fernando Muslera | 134 Goals | 2009–present |
| Maxi Pereira | 125 Goals | 2005–2018 |
| Martín Cáceres | 116 Goals | 2007–2022 |
| Diego Forlán | 112 Goals | 2002–2014 |
| Cristian Rodríguez | 110 Goals | 2003–2018 |