Profile Of 2022 World Cup Participants Team: Uruguay

Urugay national team (Twitter @uruguay)

JAKARTA - The Uruguayan national football team is one of the best teams in the world. With two World Cups in their cabinet, Uruguay is not a team that can be underestimated. They have star players like Luis Suarez, who is useful in difficult situations like when they fought Ghana in the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, which made them fail to enter the semi-finals.

💔 "Fue una daga en el corazón"

Todo icónico momento mundialista tiene dos perspectivas: la del ganador y la del perdedor.

Este capítulo de Ojos del Mundo recrea la tristeza de Ghana tras su eliminación en cuartos de Sudáfrica 2010.

— Copa Mundial FIFA 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_es) July 3, 2022

Profile overview

• Team Name: Uruguay
• National Football Team
• Nickname: La CelesteFounded: 1901
• Caps: Diego Godin (159 as of June 2022)
• Captain: Diego Godin
• Coach: Diego AlonsoTop Scorer: Luis Suarez (68)
• Biggest Win: Against
• Bolivia 9-0 (1927)
• Biggest loss: Against Argentina 6-0 (1902)
• Uruguay in the World Cup

The Uruguay national team has won the FIFA World Cup twice, including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts. In the final, they beat Argentina 4-2.

La Celeste's second title came in 1950 when it humiliated hosts Brazil 2-1 in the highest attendance of a football match ever.

Uruguay in the 2022 World Cup

In Qatar, the Uruguayan national team occupies Group H with Portugal, Ghana, and South Korea. Here is their group fixture schedule:

• Thursday, November 24, 2022
• Portugal vs Ghana: 20.00 CET
• Uruguay vs South Korea: 23.00 WIB
• Monday, November 28, 2022
• South Korea vs Ghana: 20:00 WIB
• Tuesday, November 29, 2022
• Portugal vs Uruguay: 02:00 CEST
• Friday, December 2, 2022
• South Korea vs Portugal: 22.00 WIB
• Ghana vs Uruguay: 22.00 WIB

📢 ¡Atención! Ya conocemos a los 32 equipos clasificados para #Qatar2022. ¡La Copa Mundial de la FIFA está MUY cerca! pic.twitter.com/YV6GQULaSt

— Copa Mundial FIFA 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_es) June 14, 2022

2022 World Cup provisional squad

This team is constantly producing the best talent in world football. From Luis Suarez to Edinson Cavani, Uruguay is never short of elite players. The following is the provisional squad for the Uruguay national team for the 2022 World Cup:

Goalkeeper

Fernando Muslera

Martin Campana

Gaston Olveira

Martin Silva

Defender

Eric Cabaco

Matias Vina

Bruno Mendez

Diego Godin

Mauricio Lemos

Sebastian Coates

Marcelo Saracchi

Jose Maria Gimenez

Mathias Suarez

Gaston Silva

Maxi Pereira

Emiliano Velazquez

Omar Hawsawi

Martin Caceres

Guillermo Varela

Midfielder

Federico Valverde

Giovanni Gonzalez

Walter Gargano

Rodrigo Bentancur

Brian Lozano

Diego Laxalt

Christian Rodriguez

Giorgian de Arrascaeta

Carlos Sanchez

Nahitan Nandez

Lucas Torreira

Matias Vecino

Brian Rodriguez

Gaston Pereiro

Nicolas Lodeiro

Gastoon Ramirez

Striker

Darwin Nunez

Jonathan Rodriguez

Luiz Suarez

Christian Stuani

Maximiliano Gomez Gonzalez

Jonathan Urretavistrust

Edinson Cavani

Team captain

Uruguay's national team captain is Diego Godin. He played for Atletico Mineiro as a center-back. Previously, the captain had uniformed Atletico Madrid, Villareal, and Inter Milan.

Trainer

Diego Alonso is the current coach of the Uruguay national team. He is a former Atletico Madrid striker and has also played for Valencia and the Uruguay national team. He wants to make sure Uruguay's World Cup dream is fulfilled.

FIFA Ranking

Uruguay national team stands in 13th position as of June 2022 with 1643.71 points. Their highest rating was second, and the lowest was 76.

Trophy

This team is one of the best in history, having won almost every local and international trophy. Here is a complete list of all the trophies that the Uruguayan national team has won:

• Copa America 15 times in 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995 and 2011
• World Cup 1930 and 1950
• Olympics 1924 and 1928

So, why does the Uruguay national team have 4 stars on their jersey? The two stars represent the two World Cups this team has won, while the other two represent the time they won the Olympics.

Nickname

The nickname of the Uruguayan national team is La Celeste which translates to "sky blue". This is because the team wears the sky blue uniform, which is also a big part of their jersey.

The Uruguay national team is made up of hardworking and talented players who have represented their country very well. Some of their best players have competed in the most significant leagues in the world, winning trophies and awards. Despite having a bad start and a change of coach during the CONMEBOL 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Uruguay is set to do well in Qatar.