Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup
12 appearances and counting.
CONMEBOL · 12 appearances · first in 1930.
World Cup titles (2)
- 1930 — won 2–4
- 1950 — won 2–1
All-time World Cup record
Played 59 · Won 25 · Drawn 13 · Lost 21 · Goals 89–76 · Shootouts won 1, lost 0.
Top World Cup scorers
- Oscar Míguez — 8 goals (1950–1954)
- Luis Suárez — 7 goals (2010–2018)
- Diego Forlán — 6 goals (2002–2010)
- Edinson Cavani — 5 goals (2010–2018)
- Juan Alberto Schiaffino — 5 goals (1950–1954)
Biggest rivalries
- France — played 4 (W1 D2 L1)
- England — played 3 (W2 D1 L0)
- South Korea — played 3 (W2 D1 L0)
- Sweden — played 3 (W1 D0 L2)
Defining matches
- 1950 Semi-final: Uruguay 3–2 Sweden — A semi-final victory that sent Uruguay to the 1950 final.
- 1950 Final: Uruguay 2–1 Brazil — Uruguay finished as champions of the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
- 1930 Semi-final: Uruguay 6–1 Yugoslavia — A semi-final victory that sent Uruguay to the 1930 final.
- 1930 Final: Uruguay 4–2 Argentina — Uruguay finished as champions of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Video highlights
- 1930 WORLD CUP FINAL: Uruguay 4-2 Argentina (1930)
- 1930 WC G3 Uruguay - Peru (Montevideo, 18.7.1930) (1930)
- 1930 WC SF Uruguay - Yugoslavia (Montevideo, 27.7.1930) (1930)
- 1950 WORLD CUP FINAL MATCH: Uruguay 2-1 Brazil (1950)
- Semi-finals Hungary 4–2 Uruguay 30 June 1954 (1954)
- Uruguay 4-2 England | 1954 World Cup | Match Highlights (1954)
- Germany - Uruguay 4-0. 1966 World cup quarterfinal (1966)
- Brazil 3-1 Uruguay | Extended Highlights | 1970 FIFA World Cup (1970)