FIFA World cup 2010 Uruguay national football team

Uruguay

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Uruguay national football team  

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international football competition and is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.Uruguay have won two FIFA World Cups, the first ever World Cup in 1930,  second in 1950. They also won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics  twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup.Uruguay  is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won 18 official titles: 2 Fifa World Cup, 2 Olympic Games and 14 Copa América.Uruguay  is the only country in the world to win a World Cup with a general population of under 4 million inhabitants and is by far the smallest nation to do so.Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals. In fact, only six nations with populations smaller than Uruguay's have ever participated in any World Cup: Northern Ireland (3 times), Wales, Kuwait, Jamaica, Slovenia  and Trinidad and Tobago.

Uruguay Football Assocaiation :

Association	Asociación Uruguayade Fútbol
Nickname(s)	CharrúasLa Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Oscar Tabarez
Captain	Diego Forlán
Most caps	Rodolfo Rodríguez (79)
Top scorer	Héctor Scarone (31)
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA ranking	20
Highest FIFA ranking	12 (May 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking	56 (December 1998)
Elo ranking	15
Highest Elo ranking	1 (various dates 1920-31)
Lowest Elo ranking	46 (March 1980)
FIFA code	URU

History of Uruguay national football team :

 Prior to 1916, Uruguay played more than 30 matches, of which all but one were against Argentina. The inaugural Copa America provided Uruguay with more varied opposition. Victories over Chile and Brazil along with a tie against Argentina enabled Uruguay to win the tournament. The 1919 Copa America saw Uruguay's first defeat in the tournament, a 1-0 defeat in a playoff with Brazil which went to two periods of extra time, the longest Copa America match in history.In the 1928 Summer Olympics Uruguay went to Amsterdam  to defend their title, again winning the gold medal after defeating Argentina 2-1 in the final.

 

Following the double Olympic triumph, Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the first World Cup, held in 1930, the centenary of Uruguay's independence. During the World Cup, Uruguay won all its matches, and converted a 1-2 half-time deficit to a 4-2 victory against Argentina at the Estadio Centenario.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 again won the World Cup in 1950, beating hosts Brazil in a surprise result at the Maracanã Stadium, a match known as the Maracanazo.Nevertheless, during the same time period from the 1950s, Uruguay won the Copa America six times, most recently in 1995, when Uruguay also hosted the tournament. Each of the seven occasions when the Copa America has been hosted in Uruguay has resulted in the Uruguayan team winning the tournament.By May 1, 2009 Uruguayan National Team are ranked by FIFA 16th in the world and 3rd in South America, below Brazil and Argentina only.

Record

FIFA World Cup Record :

Year     Round          Position     GP     W     D*     L     GS     GA

1930     Champions      1st            4       4      0         0     15       3



South American Championship :

Year      Round          Position     GP     W     D*     L     GS     GA

1917     Champions        1st          3        3      0        0       9         0

1923     Champions        1st          3        3      0        0       6         1

1924     Champions        1st          3        2      1        0       8          1

1942     Champions        1st          6        6      0        0       21       2

1956     Champions        1st          5        4      1        0        9        3

1967     Champions        1st          5        4      1        0       13      2


Copa América :

Year     Round          Position     GP     W     D*     L     GS     GA

1995     Champions        1st          6      4      2        0       11        4

Coaches
   
    * 1916            : Jorge Pacheco
    * 1916            : Alfredo Foglino
    * 1917 - 1918 : Julián Bértola
    * 1919 - 1920 : Severino Castillo
    * 1920 - 1922 : Ernesto Fígoli
    * 1922 - 1923 : Pedro Olivieri
    * 1923 - 1924 : Leonardo De Lucca
    * 1924 - 1926 : Ernesto Meliante
    * 1926             : Andrés Mazzali
    * 1926            : Ernesto Fígoli
    * 1927 - 1928 : Luis Grecco
    * 1928 - 1932 : Alberto Suppici
    * 1932 - 1933 : Raúl Blanco
    * 1933 - 1941 : Alberto Suppici
    * 1941 - 1942 : Pedro Cea
    * 1942 - 1945 : José Nasazzi
    * 1945 - 1946 : Aníbal Tejada
    * 1946            : Guzmán Vila Gomensoro
    * 1946 - 1955 : Juan López
    * 1955            : Juan Carlos Corazzo
    * 1955 - 1957 : Hugo Bagnulo
    * 1957 - 1959 : Juan López
    * 1959            : Héctor Castro
    * 1959 - 1961 : Juan Corazzo
    * 1961 - 1962 : Enrique Fernández
    * 1962 - 1964 : Juan Corazzo
    * 1964 - 1965 : Rafael Milans
    * 1965 - 1967 : Ondino Viera
    * 1967 - 1969 : Enrique Fernández
    * 1969 - 1970 : Juan Hohberg
    * 1970 - 1973 : Hugo Bagnulo
    * 1974 - 1974 : Roberto Porta
    * 1974 - 1975 : Juan Alberto Schiaffino
    * 1975 - 1977 : José María Rodríguez
    * 1977            : Juan Hohberg
    * 1977 - 1979 : Raúl Bentancor
    * 1979 - 1982 : Roque Máspoli
    * 1982 - 1987 : Omar Borrás
    * 1987 - 1988 : Roberto Fleitas
    * 1988 - 1990 : Oscar Tabárez
    * 1990 - 1993 : Luis Cubilla
    * 1993 - 1994 : Ildo Maneiro
    * 1994 - 1996 : Héctor Núñez
    * 1996 - 1997 : Juan Ahuntchaín
    * 1997 - 1998 : Roque Máspoli
    * 1998 - 2000 : Víctor Púa
    * 2000 - 2001 : Daniel Passarella
    * 2001 - 2003 : Víctor Púa
    * 2003 - 2004 : Juan Ramón Carrasco
    * 2004 - 2006 : Jorge Fossati
    * 2006            : Juan Ferrín
    * 2006 - present : Oscar Tabárez

Player records

Most caps :

Years	Name	Caps	Goals
1976–1986	Rodolfo Rodríguez	79	0
1999–	Fabián Carini	74	0
1982–1997	Enzo Francescoli	72	15
1995–2007	Álvaro Recoba	69	14
1911–1927	Ángel Romano	68	28
1997–2008	Pablo Gabriel García	68	3
1982–1997	Carlos Aguilera	65	23
2002–	Diego Forlán	61	23
1991–2005	Paolo Montero	61	5
1980–1992	Jorge Barrios	61	4

Top Goalscorers

Years	Player	Goals (Caps)	Goals per game
1917–1930	Hector Scarone	31 (52)	0.60
1911–1927	Angel Romano	28 (68)	0.41
1997–	Sebastián Abreu	28 (56)	0.50
1950–1958	Óscar Míguez	27 (39)	0.69
1924–1930	Pedro Petrone	24 (29)	0.83
2002–	Diego Forlán	23 (63)	0.38
1983–1997	Carlos Aguilera	23 (65)	0.35
1971–1983	Fernando Morena	22 (54)	0.41
1909–1923	José Piendibene	20 (40)	0.50
1926–1935	Héctor Castro	18 (25)	0.72