Uruguay

FIFA #48

URY

How they play

Set pieces and grit.

World ranking

#17

Confederation

CONMEBOL · South America

How they play

Set pieces and grit.

Signature moment

The 1950 Maracanãzo. Uruguay beat Brazil in the final match of the World Cup — in Brazil, in front of 200,000 stunned Brazilians — and it's still considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Brazil was so confident they'd already printed the championship newspapers. Uruguay still brings this up. Uruguay will always bring this up.

The ones to watch

Federico ValverdeMF
Box-to-box force of nature who plays every match like it's the last bus home.
Darwin NúñezFW
Raw, relentless, and occasionally unhinged in the best possible way — defenders genuinely dread him.
Ronald AraújoCB
Built like a tank and tackles like one too — the defensive anchor Uruguay builds everything around.
Rodrigo BentancurMF
Quietly controls the midfield with a composure that makes you forget how much chaos is swirling around him.
José María GiménezCB
A warrior at the back who leads with his body first and asks questions never.

One email the morning of their opener. Nothing else.

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