Uruguay — World Cup History
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14
Tournaments
2
World Titles
Champions
Best Finish
1930
First WC
World Cup Titles
🏆 1930
🏆 1950
Key Story
Hosts and winners of the very first World Cup in 1930. Then shocked Brazil in the 1950 final at the Maracanã — an event Brazilians call "The Maracanazo".
Did You Know?
Hosted and won the inaugural World Cup in 1930
Beat Brazil in the 1950 final in Rio de Janeiro — "El Maracanazo"
The 1950 WC had no knockout final — Uruguay topped a final round-robin group
Luis Suárez's handball on the line in 2010 vs Ghana remains one of the most controversial moments
Part of the joint bid to host WC 2030 — celebrating 100 years of World Cup football
Confederation: CONMEBOL
