13
FIFA Ranking
7
Finals
2018
Last World Cup
1950 (1st)
Best Performance
After facing a bit of a shaky start to their qualification campaign, Uruguay ended up taking third spot in the South American qualifiers, largely thanks to winning their final 4 matches. They have qualified for their fourth successive tournament and their 14th in history, where they will be looking to lift the trophy for the first time since 1950. Uruguay have been knocked out at the Quarter Final stage in their last 3 major tournaments, but one concern would be that their side has started to age, with 5 of the top 6 most capped players ever for the country still playing.
Player to Watch
Though Uruguay boast a host of talent in their side, a lot of the superstar players such as Cavani, Suarez and Godin are in their mid thirties, and a lot of eyes will be on the next generation of players coming through. One such player is Darwin Nunez, who moved from Benfica to Liverpool in the summer for a fee of up to 85 million pounds. Still early days, but the striker appears to have adapted well to the Premier League.
Squad List
Name
Fernando Muslera
Sergio Rochet
Sebastián Sosa
Martín Cáceres
Matías Viña
Ronald Araújo
Guillermo Varela
Mathías Olivera
Jose Luis Rodriguez
Sebastián Coates
José Giménez
Diego Godín
Matías Vecino
Rodrigo Bentancur
Federico Valverde
Lucas Torreira
Giorgian de Arrascaeta
Nicolás de la Cruz
Manuel Ugarte
Luis Suárez
Darwin Núñez
Facundo Pellistri
Agustín Canobbio
Edinson Cavani
Facundo Torres
Position
GK
GK
GK
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
FW
FW
FW
FW
FW
FW
Club
Galatasaray (Turkey)
Nacional (Uruguay)
Independiente (Argentina)
LA Galaxy (United States)
Roma (Italy)
Barcelona (Spain)
Flamengo (Brazil)
Napoli (Italy)
Nacional (Uruguay)
Sporting CP (Portugal)
Atlético Madrid (Spain)
Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina)
Lazio (Italy)
Tottenham Hotspur (England)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Galatasaray (Turkey)
Flamengo (Brazil)
River Plate (Argentina)
Sporting CP (Portugal)
Nacional (Uruguay)
Liverpool (England)
Manchester United (England)
Athletico Paranaense (Brazil)
Valencia (Spain)
Orlando City (United States)
Age
36
29
36
35
24
23
29
24
25
31
27
36
31
25
24
26
28
25
21
35
23
20
23
35
22
Caps
133
6
1
114
24
11
7
6
0
47
78
159
60
49
42
39
38
15
5
132
11
6
2
133
10
Goals
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
8
4
1
4
0
8
1
0
68
2
0
0
58
0