Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup
This is a record of Uruguay's results at the FIFA World Cup.
Uruguay have won four FIFA-organized World Football Championships. They won the first World Championship organized by FIFA under the Olympic Committee umbrella with true representation from all continents; before then, football in the Olympics comprised only European teams). Uruguay then won the next two World Championships in which they participated; these tournaments, the 1930 and 1950 FIFA World Cups, were fully independent from the Olympics and employed clear rules distinguishing professional and amateur football players. Since 1924 marked the beginning of true international football competition, organized by FIFA, FIFA recognizes Uruguay as four-time world champions and allows the team to wear four stars on their uniforms during official international football competitions. (Before 1974, the FIFA World Cup was referred to as the Football World Championship, and the nine champions from 1930 to 1970 received replicas of the Jules Rimet Trophy. Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, beating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won their fourth and last title in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match. The team have qualified for twelve World Cups, reaching the second round in all but three, the semifinals five times, and the finals twice. They also won the gold medal in Olympic football twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. Uruguay won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament comprising former World Cup champions hosted in Uruguay to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Championship. Uruguay is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won 19 FIFA official titles: 2 World Championships, 2 Olympic Games, and 15 Copa América championships.
Uruguay refused to participate in 1934 and defend their title because many European nations declined to take part in 1930 held in Uruguay. They also refused to enter in 1938 because FIFA's decision to hold the tournament in France caused outrage in South America where it was believed that the venue would alternate between the two continents.
World Cup record
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.Record by opponent
| Against | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | GS | GA | GD |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Uruguay 1930
| Team | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
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Semi-finals
----Final
Brazil 1950
Final Round
| Team | |||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
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Switzerland 1954
| Team | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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Quarter-Final
----Semi-Final
----Bronze Final
Chile 1962
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.60 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2.67 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0.45 | 1 |
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England 1966
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ∞ | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 1 |
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Quarter-Final
Mexico 1970
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 |
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Quarter-Final
----Semi-Final
----Bronze Final
West Germany 1974
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
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Mexico 1986
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
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Round of 16
Italy 1990
Group E
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
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Round of 16
Korea/Japan 2002
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 |
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South Africa 2010
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
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Round of 16
----Quarter-Final
----Semi-Final
----Bronze Final
Brazil 2014
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
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Round of 16
Russia 2018
Group A
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Round of 16
----Quarter-final
Most appearances
| No. | Name | Matches | World Cups |
| 1 | Fernando Muslera | 16 | 2010, 2014 and 2018 |
| 2 | Edinson Cavani | 14 | 2010, 2014 and 2018 |
| 2 | Diego Godín | 14 | 2010, 2014 and 2018 |
| 4 | Ladislao Mazurkiewicz | 13 | 1966, 1970 and 1974 |
| 4 | Luis Suárez | 13 | 2010, 2014 and 2018 |
| 6 | Julio César Cortés | 11 | 1962, 1966 and 1970 |
| 6 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos | 11 | 2010 and 2014 |
| 6 | Martín Cáceres | 11 | 2010, 2014 and 2018 |
| 9 | Pedro Rocha | 10 | 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974 |
| 9 | Luis Ubiña | 10 | 1966 and 1970 |
| 9 | Diego Forlán | 10 | 2002, 2010 and 2014 |
| 9 | Maxi Pereira | 10 | 2010 and 2014 |
| 9 | - | - | - |