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Uruguay National Football Team
The Uruguay national football team (), nicknamed ''La Celeste'' ("The Sky Blue") and ''Los Charrúas'' ("The Charrúa, Charrúas"), have represented Uruguay in international men's Association football, football since their first international match in 1902 and is administered by the Uruguayan Football Association, Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (), the governing body of football in Uruguay, which is a founding member of CONMEBOL since 1916 and a member of FIFA since 1923. It was also a member of Panamerican Championship#Panamerican Football Confederation, PFC, which was the attempt at a unified confederation of the Americas from 1946 to 1961. Uruguay's home stadium is the Estadio Centenario, and they have been coached by Marcelo Bielsa since 2023. Considered one of the most successful national teams in international competitions and by FIFA as "football's first global powerhouse," Uruguay has won four world FIFA–organized championships, two football at the Summer Olympics, Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charrúa
The Charrúa are an Indigenous people or Indigenous Nation of the Southern Cone in present-day Uruguay and the adjacent areas in Argentina ( Entre Ríos) and Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). They were a semi-nomadic people who sustained themselves mainly through hunting and gathering. Since resources were not permanent in every region, they would constantly be on the move.Acosta y Lara, Eduardo, F. ''El Pais Charrua''. Fundacion BankBoston, 2002. Rain, drought, and other environmental factors determined their movement. For this reason they are often classified as seasonal nomads. The Charrúa people were massacred in a campaign in 1831 by the Uruguayan Army known as the Massacre of Salsipuedes. Though largely erased from modern histories, some communities of the Charrúa survived outside of Uruguay in Argentina and Brazil. It is believed that there are approximately between 160,000 and 300,000 individuals in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil today who are descendants of surviving Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 South American Championship
The 1916 South American Championship () was the first continental championship for national association football teams in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2 to 17 July during Argentina's Independence Centenary commemorations. The tournament was won by Uruguay, who drew (0–0) with Argentina in the last match of the tournament at Racing Club Stadium. Uruguay's Isabelino Gradín was the top scorer with three goals. Venues The tournament was played in only two venues. All matches, except the last one, were played at Estadio GEBA. Teams There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A .... Squads Format The teams played a single round- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Copa América
The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. The host country, Uruguay, won it for a record-tying 14th time by beating Brazil 5–3 in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in the final. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, with Mexico and the United States invited in order to reach 12 teams. The United States was the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions Argentina 3–0 and winning the group. The United States went on to defeat Mexico on penalties in the second round but then lost to Brazil 1–0 in the semi-finals. They then fell to Colombia 4–1 in the third-place game, finishing fourth overall. In this edition of the tournament, extra time was not played if a match was drawn after 90 minutes. Instead it went straight to a penalty shootout. Venues Squads For a complete list of all participating squads: '' 1995 Copa América squads'' Match officials Argentina * Javier Castrilli Bolivia * Pablo Peña Brazil * Márcio Rezende de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Copa América
The 1987 Copa América was the 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament between 27 June and 12 July. Uruguay successfully defended their title, winning a record 13th Copa América. Squads Venues Group stage The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team plays once against the other teams in their group and would receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. The winner of each group advances to the semi-finals. Defending champions Uruguay received a bye into the semi-finals. ---- ''Uruguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.'' ---- Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Third-place match Final Champion Statistics Goalscorers With four goals, Arnoldo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Copa América
The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals. The cup was won by Uruguay, that beat Brazil in the final match. This achievement ended Uruguay's 16-year streak without an official championship since the 1967 South American Championship, and qualified the ''Celestes'' to play the first Artemio Franchi Trophy in 1985 against France, winner of the UEFA Euro 1984. Squads Group stage The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals. Paraguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C --- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 South American Championship
The 1967 Copa América, South American Football Championship was won by hosts Uruguay national football team, Uruguay, with Argentina national football team, Argentina finished second. Brazil national football team, Brazil and Peru national football team, Peru withdrew from the tournament. It was the first tournament in which Venezuela national football team, Venezuela participated. It would be the last time the tournament would be known as the South American Football Championship before being rebranded to Copa América, and the last time it would be formatted as a round-robin tournament. Qualifying round ''Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.'' ---- ''Paraguay won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.'' Venues Squads Final round source: ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goalscorers With five goals, Luis Artime of Argentina was the top scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)
The 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador was an extra Copa América, South American Championship for the year. The tournament was contested between five teams; Bolivia national football team, Bolivia, Chile national football team, Chile, Colombia national football team, Colombia, and Peru national football team, Peru did not participate, whilst Brazil national football team, Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay national football team, Uruguay won their 10th South American title. Format The format was the same as other tournaments; it was a round-robin tournament, awarding two points for a win, one for a draw, and nothing for a defeat. The team with the most points at the end was declared the tournament winner. Venues Squads Standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goalscorers With six goals, José Sanfilippo of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 21 different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 South American Championship
South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals. Venues Squads Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goalscorers A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal. 4 Goals * Enrique Hormazábal 3 Goals * Guillermo Escalada * Óscar Míguez 2 Goals * Ángel Labruna * Jaime Ramírez Banda * Leonel Sánchez * Máximo Rolón * Roberto Drago 1 Goal * Carlos Cecconato * Omar Sívori * Federico Vairo * Álvaro * Luizinho * Maurinho * Zezinho * José Fernández * Manuel Muñoz * René Meléndez * Antonio Gómez * Isaac Andrade * Félix Castillo * Gómez Sánchez * Máximo Mosquera * Javier Ambrois * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 South American Championship
The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship, an association football competition, was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 10 January to 7 February. For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. , the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each. Squads Venues Final round Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 South American Championship
The 1935 South American Championship was the thirteenth edition of the football tournament, held from 6–27 January 1935 in Lima, Peru, used for Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to qualify for the 1936 Summer Olympics. Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. There was some doubt the tournament would take place as during the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where Uruguay defeated Argentina, 4–2 in the final match, Argentina broke off football relations with their Uruguayan counterparts, claiming to have been heavily pressured, and that aggressions had been directed at them, before and during the tournament. Six years after the previous edition, it was decided to continue the tournament. The tournament itself did not have a trophy in dispute. Squads For a complete list of participating squads see: '' 1935 South American Championship squads'' Venues Final round Each team played three matches. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 South American Championship
The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile, from 12 October to 3 November 1926. Overview The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Brazil withdrew for the second time (being the first time in 1924), and it also was the first time Bolivia took part in the event. Squads For a complete list of participants squads see: '' 1926 South American Championship squads'' Final round Each team plays one match against each of the other teams. Two points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. ''Chile made the first corner-kick goal in Tournament's History.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goal scorers 7 goals * David Arellano 6 goals * Héctor Castro * Héctor Scarone 5 goals * Gabino Sosa 4 goals * Manuel Ramírez 3 goals * Roberto Cherro * Benjamín Delgado * Pablo Ramírez 2 goals * De Miguel * Gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 South American Championship
The eighth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 12 October to 2 November 1924. Overview CONMEBOL asked the Paraguayan Football Association to organize it, but it refused because they lacked the infrastructure for such an event. However, the association did organize it, but by way of honouring the recent Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Paris 1924 gold-medallists, Uruguay, it was held there. The participating countries were Argentina national football team, Argentina, Chile national football team, Chile, Paraguay national football team, Paraguay and Uruguay national football team, Uruguay. Brazil national football team, Brazil withdrew from the tournament. Squads For a complete list of participants squads see: ''1924 South American Championship squads'' Venues Final round Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. ---- -- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
