| team URUGUAY | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 21 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 15 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 4: + 4; = 0; - 0: 15 - 3 12 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | 4: + 3; = 1; - 0: 15 - 5 10 | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | 5: + 3; = 0; - 2: 16 - 9 9 | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 4 - 6 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 1; = 1; - 0: 3 - 2 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 4 - 6 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 4: + 4; = 0; - 0: 11 - 2 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 2 - 5 5 | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 4: + 3; = 1; - 0: 5 - 0 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 4 - 5 7 | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 6 - 2 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 1 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 5 - 4 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 5 - 5 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 6 - 4 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 4: + 0; = 2; - 2: 2 - 8 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 7 - 2 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 2 - 5 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 10 - 7 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 16: + 6; = 3; - 7: 18 - 21 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 20: + 8; = 6; - 6: 22 - 14 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 4 - 5 2 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 20: + 7; = 7; - 6: 24 - 29 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 20: + 7; = 7; - 6: 30 - 21 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 7: + 3; = 2; - 2: 11 - 8 11 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 18: + 8; = 5; - 5: 30 - 25 29 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 4 - 6 6 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 18: + 9; = 4; - 5: 32 - 20 31 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 5: + 4; = 0; - 1: 7 - 3 12 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 18: + 8; = 4; - 6: 22 - 22 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 2 - 2 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 18: + 7; = 7; - 4: 22 - 12 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 3 - 4 2 | |
| Best achievement: | Two-time Champion of the World (1930, 1950) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 190: +84: =53; -53; 262 ‒ 198 305 | |
| Percentage indicators | +44,21%; =27,89%; -27,89%; 1,38 ‒ 1,04 53,51% | |
| FIFA world cup | 62: +25: =15; -22; 92 ‒ 80 90 | |
| Percentage indicators | +40,32%; =24,19%; -35,48%; 1,48 ‒ 1,29 48,39% | |
| Total: | 252: +109: =68; -75; 354 ‒ 278 395 | |
| Percentage indicators | +43,25%; =26,98%; -29,76%; 1,40 ‒ 1,10 52,25% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 252 (53) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 354 | |
| - home: | 191 (53,95%) | |
| - away: | 94 (26,55%) | |
| - neutral field: | 69 (19,49%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 278 | |
| - home: | 75 (26,98%) | |
| - away: | 129 (46,4%) | |
| - neutral field: | 74 (26,62%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,40 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,10 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 217/297 (73,06%) | |
| - away: | 110/300 (36,67%) | |
| - neutral field: | 68/159 (42,77%) | |
| Biggest win: | 8:0 - Bolivia (29.06.1950) | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:6 - Denmark (08.06.1986) | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 103 (40,87%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 76 (30,16%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 24 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 16 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 8 / 5 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 468 (1,86) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 40 (0,16) | |
| - second yellow cards | 34 | |
| - straight red cards | 6 | |
| Players acted | 404 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 10 235 044 (41 606) | |
| Top scorer: | Luis Alberto SUAREZ (10 14 18 22 26) - 28 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Diego GODIN (10 14 18 22) - 81 games | |