Uruguay
CONMEBOL. Played 979 since 20 Jul 1902: won 433, drawn 242, lost 304. Elo 1946, ranked 17 in the world; peak 2105 in 2024. Titles: 2 World Cups, 15 Copa Américas.
2World Cup15Copa AméricaLatest results
- 2026-10-06WIndia1–6UruguayFriendly · Calcutta97%
- 2026-09-28WSouth Korea1–4UruguayFriendly · Seoul45%
- 2026-06-26LUruguay0–1SpainFIFA World Cup · Group H · Zapopan18%
- 2026-06-21DUruguay2–2Cape VerdeFIFA World Cup · Group H · Miami Gardens83%
- 2026-06-15DSaudi Arabia1–1UruguayFIFA World Cup · Group H · Miami Gardens84%
- 2026-03-31DAlgeria0–0UruguayFriendly · Turin67%
- 2026-03-27DEngland1–1UruguayFriendly · London21%
- 2025-11-18LUnited States5–1UruguayFriendly · Tampa59%
- 2025-11-15DMexico0–0UruguayFriendly · Torreón41%
- 2025-10-13WUzbekistan1–2UruguayFriendly · Malacca City71%
Squad
The following 42 players were named in the preliminary squad for friendly matches in November 2026.
- Players
- 42
- Average age
- 27.4
- Caps between them
- 916
- Most from one club
- Flamengo (3)
Where they play
1 at home · 41 abroad in 14 other countries
- Uruguay 1
- Brazil 8
- Mexico 6
- Spain 6
- Argentina 3
- England 3
- Portugal 3
- Italy 2
- Russia 2
- Saudi Arabia 2
- United States 2
- Belgium 1
- Colombia 1
- Greece 1
- Turkey 1
Average club rating 1745 (ClubElo; 40 of 42 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Real Madrid, ranked 5 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Santiago MeleIndependiente(Argentina) | 29 | 9 | 0 | |
| Cristopher FiermarinAtlético Bucaramanga(Colombia) | 28 | 3 | 0 | |
| Thiago CardozoBelgrano(Argentina) | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ignacio de ArruabarrenaArouca(Portugal) | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sebastián JaumeAlbion | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| José María GiménezDeportivo A Coruña(Spain) | 31 | 101 | 8 | |
| Nahitan NándezAl-Qadsiah(Saudi Arabia) | 30 | 74 | 0 | |
| Mathías OliveraNapoli(Italy) | 29 | 40 | 2 | |
| Guillermo VarelaFlamengo(Brazil) | 33 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ronald AraújoLiverpool(England) | 27 | 29 | 1 | |
| Sebastián CáceresCelta Vigo(Spain) | 27 | 27 | 0 | |
| Joaquín PiquerezPalmeiras(Brazil) | 28 | 22 | 0 | |
| Juan Manuel SanabriaReal Salt Lake(United States) | 26 | 10 | 2 | |
| Santiago BuenoAmérica(Mexico) | 27 | 8 | 0 | |
| Lucas OlazaKrasnodar(Russia) | 32 | 7 | 0 | |
| Nicolás MarichalDynamo Moscow(Russia) | 25 | 5 | 0 | |
| Kevin AmaroGenk(Belgium) | 22 | 3 | 0 | |
| Santiago MouriñoVillarreal(Spain) | 24 | 2 | 0 | |
| Juan RodríguezCagliari(Italy) | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alexander BarbozaPalmeiras(Brazil) | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Federico PereiraToluca(Mexico) | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Rodrigo BentancurTottenham Hotspur(England) | 29 | 80 | 3 | |
| Federico ValverdeReal Madrid(Spain) | 28 | 76 | 9 | |
| Giorgian de ArrascaetaFlamengo(Brazil) | 32 | 62 | 14 | |
| Lucas TorreiraGalatasaray(Turkey) | 30 | 43 | 0 | |
| Facundo PellistriPanathinaikos(Greece) | 24 | 41 | 2 | |
| Nicolás de la CruzFlamengo(Brazil) | 29 | 37 | 5 | |
| Brian RodríguezAmérica(Mexico) | 26 | 37 | 4 | |
| Maximiliano AraújoSporting CP(Portugal) | 26 | 34 | 8 | |
| Agustín CanobbioFluminense(Brazil) | 28 | 18 | 2 | |
| Rodrigo ZalazarSporting CP(Portugal) | 27 | 11 | 3 | |
| Emiliano MartínezPalmeiras(Brazil) | 27 | 11 | 0 | |
| Diego RossiMonterrey(Mexico) | 28 | 7 | 1 | |
| Nicolás FonsecaCoritiba(Brazil) | 28 | 7 | 0 | |
| Facundo BernalReal Betis(Spain) | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| Darwin NúñezAl-Diriyah(Saudi Arabia) | 27 | 44 | 16 | |
| Federico ViñasToluca(Mexico) | 28 | 16 | 2 | |
| Rodrigo AguirreUANL(Mexico) | 32 | 13 | 4 | |
| Miguel MerentielBoca Juniors(Argentina) | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Martín SatrianoGetafe(Spain) | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bruno DamianiPhiladelphia Union(United States) | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Álvaro RodríguezBournemouth(England) | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Uruguay national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 3 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
World Cup: 15 appearances
Copa América: 46 appearances
- 1916Winner
- 1917Winner
- 1919Runner-up
- 1920Winner
- 1921Final group
- 1922Final group
- 1923Winner
- 1924Winner
- 1926Winner
- 1927Runner-up
- 1929Final group
- 1935Winner
- 1937Final group
- 1939Runner-up
- 1941Runner-up
- 1942Winner
- 1945Final group
- 1946Final group
- 1947Final group
- 1949Final group
- 1953Final group
- 1955Final group
- 1956Winner
- 1957Final group
- 1959Final group
- 1959-ecuadorWinner
- 1967Winner
- 1975Played
- 1979Group
- 1983Winner
- 1987Winner
- 1989Runner-up
- 1991Group
- 1993QF
- 1995Winner
- 1997Group
- 1999Runner-up
- 2001SF
- 2004SF
- 2007SF
- 2011Winner
- 2015QF
- 2016Group
- 2019QF
- 2021QF
- 2024SF
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Against
Uruguay v Argentina: played 183, won 54, drawn 44, lost 85; goals 211–290. First met 20 Jul 1902, last 21 Mar 2025.
- 2025-03-21LUruguay0–1ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo43%
- 2023-11-16WArgentina0–2UruguayUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires15%
- 2021-11-12LUruguay0–1ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo39%
- 2021-10-10LArgentina3–0UruguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires21%
- 2021-06-18LArgentina1–0UruguayCopa América · Group B · Brasília45%
- 2019-11-18DArgentina2–2UruguayFriendly · Tel Aviv49%
- 2017-08-31DUruguay0–0ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo39%
- 2016-09-01LArgentina1–0UruguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Mendoza14%
- 2015-06-16LArgentina1–0UruguayCopa América · Group B · La Serena36%
- 2013-10-15WUruguay3–2ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo45%
- 2012-10-12LArgentina3–0UruguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Mendoza30%
- 2011-07-16DArgentina1–1Uruguay (Uruguay won on penalties)Copa América · Quarter-finals · Santa Fe33%
- 2009-10-14LUruguay0–1ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo56%
- 2008-10-11LArgentina2–1UruguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires19%
- 2005-10-12WUruguay1–0ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo42%
Latest 15 of 183 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 327 | 129 | 87 | 111 |
| Copa América | 212 | 115 | 40 | 57 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 190 | 84 | 53 | 53 |
| FIFA World Cup | 62 | 25 | 15 | 22 |
| Copa Lipton | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| Copa Newton | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Copa Rio Branco | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Copa Juan Pinto Durán | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Copa Artigas | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Copa Premio Honor Argentino | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Confederations Cup | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Olympic Games | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlantic Cup | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Pan American Championship | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| China Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehru Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brazil Independence Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LG Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mundialito | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Four Nations Tournament | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirin Challenge Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Copa Confraternidad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirin Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lunar New Year Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Luis Suárez 47
- Edinson Cavani 30
- Diego Forlán 28
- Héctor Scarone 22
- Pedro Petrone 21
- Ángel Romano 15
- Severino Varela 15
- Óscar Míguez 15
- Héctor Castro 13
- Roberto Porta 12
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.