Óscar Omar Miguez Antón (5 December 1927 – 19 August 2006) was a

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who played as a forward. He was part of the Uruguay team in the

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and 1954

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s, where he played as a striker, and is Uruguay's all-time record World Cup goalscorer with eight goals. He played club football for

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

, and finished his career with Sporting Cristal. Omar Miguez scored five times for his country on the way to a World Cup winners medal in 1950. He played all four games Uruguay played, scoring a

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against Bolivia in an 8–0 win in the play-off for the final group. He struck the other two against Sweden in the last fifteen minutes of their in the final group, turning the tie around to win 3–2. These goals turned out to be decisive for the Uruguayans, as their subsequent sensational defeat of Brazil would have been useless, had it not been for the victory against Sweden. He also played in the other two final group games against

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and

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. He also played in the 1954 World Cup. He scored three times in the group stage, once in a 2–0 win over

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and twice in a 7–0 win over

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. He also played in the quarter-final, defeating

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4–2, but was injured for Uruguay's defeats in the semi-final (4–2

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against

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) and the third-place play-off (3–1 against

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). From 1950–1958 he played 39 times scoring 27 goals which makes him the top 5th goalscorer for his country, only needing 4 goals to break the record. He died in 2006 at the age of 78. His remains are buried at the

Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo Cementerio del Buceo is a cemetery in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was established in 1872. It is located in the ''barrio'' of Buceo, near the shores of the River Plate. Nearby is the British Cemetery. Notable burials * Rafael Barradas (1890–1 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miguez, Omar 1927 births 2006 deaths Uruguayan footballers Uruguay international footballers FIFA World Cup-winning players 1950 FIFA World Cup players 1954 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan Primera División players Peñarol players Sporting Cristal footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Peru Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Footballers from Montevideo Burials at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo Copa América-winning players Association football forwards