Uruguay national football team records and statistics explained

This article contains the list of Uruguay national football team's all records and statistics.

Management record

Competitive matches only as of 6 June 2024

Player records

See main article: List of Uruguay international footballers., after the match against Canada.[2]

Players in bold are still active with Uruguay.

Most caps

width=30pxRankPlayerwidth=50pxCapswidth=50pxGoalsCareer
1Diego Godín16182005–2022
2Luis Suárez142692007–present
3Edinson Cavani136582008–2022
Fernando Muslera13302009–2022
5Maxi Pereira12532005–2018
6Martín Cáceres11642007–2022
7Diego Forlán112362002–2014
8Cristian Rodríguez110112003–2018
9Diego Lugano9592003–2014
10Egidio Arévalo9002006–2017

Top scorers

width=30pxRankPlayerwidth=50pxGoalswidth=50pxCapswidth=50pxRatioCareer
1 Luis Suárez 142 2007–present
258 136 2008–2022
336 112
4 31 51 1917–1930
5 28 69 1913–1927
6 27 39 1950–1958
7 26 70 1996–2012
8 24 28 1923–1930
922 53 1971–1983
22 64 1982–1997

All-time head-to-head record

Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams.[3] [4] Updated as of 23 June 2024.

World Cup records

Bolded names indicate that the player is active.

Most participations in the World Cup

PlayerParticipationsWorld Cups
Pedro Rocha41962–1974
Edinson Cavani42010–2022
Diego Godín42010–2022
Fernando Muslera42010–2022
Luis Suárez42010–2022
Martín Cáceres42010–2022
José Giménez32014–2022
Sebastián Coates32014–2022
Martín Silva32010–2018
William Martínez31950–1954, 1962
Julio César Cortés31962–1970
Víctor Espárrago31966–1974
Luis Cubilla31962,1970–1974
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz31966–1974
Diego Forlán32002, 2010–2014
Maxi Pereira32010–2018

Most goals scored in the World Cup

PlayerGoalsWorld Cups
Oscar Míguez8 (5–3)1950–1954
Luis Suárez7 (3–2–2–0)2010–2022
Diego Forlán6 (1–5–0)2002, 2010–2014
Edinson Cavani5 (1–1–3–0)2010–2022
Pedro Cea51930
Juan Schiaffino5 (3–2)1950–1954
Carlos Borges41954
Alcides Ghiggia41950
Peregrino Anselmo31930
Juan Hohberg31954

Most matches played in the World Cup

PlayerMatchesWorld Cups
Edinson Cavani17 (6–4–4–3)2010–2022
Diego Godín16 (5–4–5–2)2010–2022
Fernando Muslera16 (7–4–5–0)2010–2022
Luis Suárez16 (6–2–5–3)2010–2022
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz13 (4–6–3)1966–1974
Martín Cáceres12 (2–4–5–1)2010–2022
Egidio Arévalo Ríos11 (7–4)2010–2014
José Giménez10 (3–4–3)2014–2022
Julio César Cortés11 (1–4–6)1962–1970
Diego Forlán10 (1–7–2)2002, 2010–2014
Maxi Pereira10 (7–3–0)2010–2018
Pedro Rocha10 (2–4–1–3)1962–1974
Luis Ubina10 (4–6)1966–1970

World Cup winning captains

YearPlayerCareerCapsGoals
1930José Nasazzi1923–1937410
1950Obdulio Varela1939–1954459

Record against teams in the World Cup

after the match against Ghana.

Minor tournament records

†played consecutively with Taça do Atlantica in 1976

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Tabárez Uruguay's national team manager achieves world record. Marcapais Uruguay.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html Uruguay – Record International Players
  3. Web site: World Football Elo Ratings: Uruguay.
  4. Web site: Uruguay's records vs opponents. fbref.