The two-time FIFA World Cup champions Uruguay are set for the FIFA World Cup 2026 to inspire the nation in a fresh way. Uruguay has a rich history in the FIFA World Cup. La Celeste players are ready to rewrite the WC history in the 2026 edition.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2026, which the North American countries, the United States, Canada, and Mexico are hosting, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Uruguay.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Uruguay’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
14/22 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 42.37 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: 1930 (Champions)
Best Result: Champions (1930 and 1950)
Uruguay’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Champions |
1934 | Italy | Did not enter |
1938 | France | Did not enter |
1950 | Brazil | Champions |
1954 | Switzerland | Fourth Place |
1958 | Sweden | Did not qualify |
1962 | Chile | Group Stage |
1966 | England | Quarter-finals |
1970 | Mexico | Fourth Place |
1974 | West Germany | Group Stage |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Round of 16 |
1990 | Italy | Round of 16 |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Did not qualify |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Group Stage |
2006 | Germany | Did not qualify |
2010 | South Africa | Fourth Place |
2014 | Brazil | Round of 16 |
2018 | Russia | Quarter-finals |
2022 | Qatar | Group Stage |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Uruguay
Last Champions: 1950
Last Runners-up: Never
Last Finalists: 1950
Last Third Place: Never
Last Fourth Place: 2010
Last Semi-finals exit: 2010
Last Quarter-finals exit: 2018
Last Round of 16 exit: 2014
Last Group Stage exit: 2022
Last Failed to Qualify: 2006
Uruguay’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
8-0 vs Bolivia in 1950 | 6-1 vs Denmark in 1986 |
7-0 vs Scotland in 1954 | 4-0 vs West Germany in 1966 |
6-1 vs Yugoslavia in 1930 | 3-0 vs Sweden in 1974 |
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Awards (only official competition awards)
Most FIFA World Cup editions for Uruguay
Pedro Rocha played in four different FIFA World Cup editions (1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974).
Top 5 most appearances for Uruguay in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Edinson Cavani | 17 |
Fernando Muslera | 16 |
Diego Godín | 16 |
Luis Suárez | 16 |
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz | 13 |
Top 5 most goals for Uruguay in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Oscar Míguez | 8 |
Luis Suárez | 7 |
Diego Forlán | 6 |
Pedro Cea | 5 |
Juan Alberto Schiaffino | 5 |
Uruguay’s FIFA World Cup Awards (only official competition awards)
Diego Forlán (Goal of the Tournament 2006)
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