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Uruguay

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2World Cup titles· last 195015Continental titles· last 20112Other tournament wins

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Tournament appearances
67
Trophies
19
Major trophies
17
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
15
Continental appearances
45
Last final reached
2011
Last trophy
2011

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five 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
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 24.00 · distance 7.68
Spain
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 21.75 · distance 7.80
Egypt
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 18.00 · distance 8.42
United States
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 14.25 · distance 8.48
Cameroon
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 12.75 · distance 9.25

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).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2026UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 2026Group Stage
2024UruguayCopaCopa América 2024Semifinal
2022UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 2022Appearance
2021UruguayCopaCopa América 2021Quarterfinal
2019UruguayCopaCopa América 2019Quarterfinal
2018UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 2018Quarterfinal
2016UruguayCopaCopa América 2016Appearance
2015UruguayCopaCopa América 2015Quarterfinal
2014UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 2014Round of 16
2013UruguayInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2013Semifinal
2011UruguayCopaCopa América 2011 Champion
2010UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 2010Semifinal
2007UruguayCopaCopa América 2007Semifinal
2004UruguayCopaCopa América 2004Semifinal
2002UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 2002Appearance
2001UruguayCopaCopa América 2001Semifinal
1999UruguayCopaCopa América 1999 Final
1997UruguayCopaCopa América 1997Appearance
1997UruguayInterFIFA Confederations Cup 1997Semifinal
1995UruguayCopaCopa América 1995 Champion
1993UruguayCopaCopa América 1993Quarterfinal
1991UruguayCopaCopa América 1991Appearance
1990UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1990Round of 16
1989UruguayCopaCopa América 1989Semifinal
1987UruguayCopaCopa América 1987 Champion
1986UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1986Round of 16
1985UruguayInterArtemio Franchi Trophy 1985 Final
1983UruguayCopaCopa América 1983 Champion
1981UruguayInterMundialito 1981 Final
1979UruguayCopaCopa América 1979Appearance
1974UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1974Appearance
1970UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1970Semifinal
1967UruguayCopaCopa América 1967 Champion
1966UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1966Quarterfinal
1962UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1962Appearance
1959UruguayCopaCopa América 1959Appearance
1959UruguayCopaCopa América 1959 Champion
1957UruguayCopaCopa América 1957Appearance
1956UruguayCopaCopa América 1956 Champion
1955UruguayCopaCopa América 1955Appearance
1954UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1954Semifinal
1953UruguayCopaCopa América 1953Appearance
1952UruguayOther1952 Pan-American ChampionshipAppearance
1950UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1950 Champion
1949UruguayCopaCopa América 1949Appearance
1947UruguayCopaCopa América 1947Appearance
1946UruguayCopaCopa América 1946Appearance
1945UruguayCopaCopa América 1945Appearance
1942UruguayCopaCopa América 1942 Champion
1941UruguayCopaCopa América 1941Appearance
1939UruguayCopaCopa América 1939Appearance
1937UruguayCopaCopa América 1937Appearance
1935UruguayCopaCopa América 1935 Champion
1930UruguayWCFIFA World Cup 1930 Champion
1929UruguayCopaCopa América 1929Appearance
1928UruguayOther1928 Olympic Football Champion
1927UruguayCopaCopa América 1927Appearance
1926UruguayCopaCopa América 1926 Champion
1924UruguayCopaCopa América 1924 Champion
1924UruguayOther1924 Olympic Football Champion
1923UruguayCopaCopa América 1923 Champion
1922UruguayCopaCopa América 1922Appearance
1921UruguayCopaCopa América 1921Appearance
1920UruguayCopaCopa América 1920 Champion
1919UruguayCopaCopa América 1919 Final
1917UruguayCopaCopa América 1917 Champion
1916UruguayCopaCopa América 1916 Champion

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.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Copa AméricaParaguay3-0 Won
1999Copa AméricaBrazil0-3 Lost
1995Copa AméricaBrazil1-1 (PKs 5) Won
1987Copa AméricaChile1-0 Won
1985Artemio Franchi TrophyFrance0-2 Lost
1983Copa AméricaBrazil2-0 Won
1983Copa AméricaBrazil1-1T
1981MundialitoBrazil2-1 Won
1930World CupArgentina4-2 Won
1928Olympic GamesArgentina1-1T
1928Olympic GamesArgentina2-1 Won
1924Olympic GamesSwitzerland3-0 Won