FIFA World cup 2010 Uruguay national football team

Uruguay national football team 

FIFA World cup 2010  Uruguay national football team

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international football competition and is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.Uruguay have won two FIFA World Cups, the first ever World Cup in 1930,  second in 1950. They also won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics  twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup.Uruguay  is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won 18 official titles 2 Fifa World Cup, 2 Olympic Games and 14 Copa América.

Association                        Asociación Uruguayade Fútbol
Confederation                    CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach                        Oscar Tabarez
Captain                              Diego Lugano
Most caps                           Rodolfo Rodríguez (79)
Top scorer                          Héctor Scarone (31)
Home stadium                    Estadio Centenario
FIFA code                           URU
FIFA ranking                      20
Highest FIFA ranking         12 (May 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking          56 (December 1998)
Elo ranking                         15
Highest Elo ranking            1 (various dates 1920-31)
Lowest Elo ranking             46 (March 1980)

Uruguay national football teams 

GOALKEEPERS

    * 1 Fernando MUSLERA
    * 12 Juan CASTILLO
    * 23 Martin SILVA

DEFENSDERS

    * 2 Diego LUGANO
    * 3 Diego GODIN
    * 4 Jorge FUCILE
    * 6 Mauricio VICTORINO
    * 16 Maximiliano PEREIRA
    * 19 Andres SCOTTI
    * 22 Martin CACERES

MIDFIELDERS

    * 5 Walter GARGANO
    * 8 Sebastian EGUREN
    * 11 Alvaro PEREIRA
    * 14 Nicolas LODEIRO
    * 15 Diego PEREZ
    * 17 Egidio AREVALO
    * 18 Ignacio GONZALEZ
    * 20 Alvaro FERNANDEZ

FORWARDS


    * 7 Edinson CAVANI
    * 9 Luis SUAREZ
    * 10 Diego FORLAN
    * 13 Sebastian ABREU
    * 21 Sebastian FERNANDEZ

 

Uruguay national football team