Uruguay
South America · COMNEBOL
#21ELO· 2026-07-19#20FIFA· 2026-07-19
2World Cup titles· last 195015Continental titles· last 20111Intercontinental titles2Other tournament wins
Greatest games
Uruguay's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.
#1
Date
1950-07-16
Stage
World Cup · Final Group
Game Score
3.827
#2
Date
1930-07-30
Stage
World Cup · Final
Game Score
3.443
#3
Date
1995-07-23
Stage
Copa América · Final
Game Score
3.151
#4
Date
1954-06-30
Stage
World Cup · Semifinals
Game Score
3.025
#5
Date
1928-06-13
Stage
Olympic Games · Final
Game Score
2.924
#6
Date
1937-01-23
Stage
South American Championship · Final Group Stage
Game Score
2.833
#7
Date
1921-10-09
Stage
South American Championship · Final Group Stage
Game Score
2.778
#8
Date
1937-01-02
Stage
South American Championship · Final Group Stage
Game Score
2.759
#9
Date
1957-03-28
Stage
South American Championship · Final Group Stage
Game Score
2.756
#10
Date
1956-02-15
Stage
South American Championship · Final Group Stage
Game Score
2.666
Footprint
Tournament appearances
67
Trophies
20
Major trophies
18
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
15
Continental appearances
45
Last final reached
2011
Last trophy
2011
Comparable programs
MethodologyFive national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Uruguay. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.
Mexico
Intercontinental cup pedigree
Honors 24.00 · distance 6.91
Spain
Multi-World-Cup-winning archetype
Honors 29.75 · distance 7.72
Egypt
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 18.00 · distance 8.57
United States
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 14.25 · distance 8.71
Cameroon
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 12.75 · distance 9.39
Tournament history
Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).
2026WC
AppearanceFIFA World Cup 2026
Uruguay
2024Copa
SemifinalCopa América 2024
Uruguay
2022WC
AppearanceFIFA World Cup 2022
Uruguay
2021Copa
QuarterfinalCopa América 2021
Uruguay
2019Copa
QuarterfinalCopa América 2019
Uruguay
2018WC
QuarterfinalFIFA World Cup 2018
Uruguay
2016Copa
AppearanceCopa América 2016
Uruguay
2015Copa
QuarterfinalCopa América 2015
Uruguay
2014WC
Round of 16FIFA World Cup 2014
Uruguay
2013Inter
SemifinalFIFA Confederations Cup 2013
Uruguay
2011Copa
ChampionCopa América 2011
Uruguay
2010WC
SemifinalFIFA World Cup 2010
Uruguay
2007Copa
SemifinalCopa América 2007
Uruguay
2004Copa
SemifinalCopa América 2004
Uruguay
2002WC
AppearanceFIFA World Cup 2002
Uruguay
2001Copa
SemifinalCopa América 2001
Uruguay
1999Copa
FinalCopa América 1999
Uruguay
1997Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1997
Uruguay
1997Inter
SemifinalFIFA Confederations Cup 1997
Uruguay
1995Copa
ChampionCopa América 1995
Uruguay
1993Copa
QuarterfinalCopa América 1993
Uruguay
1991Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1991
Uruguay
1990WC
Round of 16FIFA World Cup 1990
Uruguay
1989Copa
SemifinalCopa América 1989
Uruguay
1987Copa
ChampionCopa América 1987
Uruguay
1986WC
Round of 16FIFA World Cup 1986
Uruguay
1985Inter
FinalArtemio Franchi Trophy 1985
Uruguay
1983Copa
ChampionCopa América 1983
Uruguay
1981Inter
ChampionMundialito 1981
Uruguay
1979Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1979
Uruguay
1974WC
AppearanceFIFA World Cup 1974
Uruguay
1970WC
SemifinalFIFA World Cup 1970
Uruguay
1967Copa
ChampionCopa América 1967
Uruguay
1966WC
QuarterfinalFIFA World Cup 1966
Uruguay
1962WC
AppearanceFIFA World Cup 1962
Uruguay
1959Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1959
Uruguay
1959Copa
ChampionCopa América 1959
Uruguay
1957Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1957
Uruguay
1956Copa
ChampionCopa América 1956
Uruguay
1955Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1955
Uruguay
1954WC
SemifinalFIFA World Cup 1954
Uruguay
1953Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1953
Uruguay
1952Other
Appearance1952 Pan-American Championship
Uruguay
1950WC
ChampionFIFA World Cup 1950
Uruguay
1949Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1949
Uruguay
1947Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1947
Uruguay
1946Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1946
Uruguay
1945Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1945
Uruguay
1942Copa
ChampionCopa América 1942
Uruguay
1941Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1941
Uruguay
1939Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1939
Uruguay
1937Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1937
Uruguay
1935Copa
ChampionCopa América 1935
Uruguay
1930WC
ChampionFIFA World Cup 1930
Uruguay
1929Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1929
Uruguay
1928Other
Champion1928 Olympic Football
Uruguay
1927Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1927
Uruguay
1926Copa
ChampionCopa América 1926
Uruguay
1924Copa
ChampionCopa América 1924
Uruguay
1924Other
Champion1924 Olympic Football
Uruguay
1923Copa
ChampionCopa América 1923
Uruguay
1922Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1922
Uruguay
1921Copa
AppearanceCopa América 1921
Uruguay
1920Copa
ChampionCopa América 1920
Uruguay
1919Copa
FinalCopa América 1919
Uruguay
1917Copa
ChampionCopa América 1917
Uruguay
1916Copa
ChampionCopa América 1916
Uruguay
Tournament finals
Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.
