Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
France National Team wallpaper
France National Team wallpaper – France soccer squad are from left top, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Alou Diarra, William Gallas, Nicolas Anelka, Yoann Gourcuff, Andre Pierre Gignac, Julien Escude, Lassana Diarra,, and bottom, Captain Thierry Henry, Patrice Evra, Bakary Sagna, pose prior to their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match against Republic of Ireland at the Stade de France, outside Paris.
France have qualified for the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa and to join in Group A. France will be facing South Africa national team, Mexico national team and Uruguay.
France have qualified for the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa and to join in Group A. France will be facing South Africa national team, Mexico national team and Uruguay.
Brazil 2, Uruguay 2 (Brazil win 5-4 on penalties)
FINAL: Brazil 2, Uruguay 2 (Brazil win 5-4 on penalties)
By THE NEW YORK TIMES For Duncan Irving’s updates of tonight’s Copa America semifinal between Brazil and Uruguay from Maracaibo, click “read more.”
The Brazilian national soccer team celebrating their victory over Uruguay. (Leo La Valle/European Pressphoto Agency)
Final Score: Brazil 2-2 Uruguay (5-4 pks) That’s it! Brazil make it by the plaque lining the tops of their teeth. They’ll be in the final Sunday against either Argentina or Mexico. And that’s it from me for tonight, too. Thanks for your e-mails. Tomorrow night, a blog doubleheader: join me at 7:45 pm eastern for the US U-20s as they take on Uruguay in Ottowa; and then open another window on your browser and follow Jeff Z Klein’s coverage of Argentina-Mexico in the Copa at 8:45p.m. eastern. Goodnight!
And there’s a mass brawl — you could see that coming. Brazil wins, but Doni leaped a good two yards off the line to make that save. Referee Ruiz and his crew were standing in the goalmouth, while the players were getting the whacks in … and I thought for a moment that they were going to let Lugano retake it … but nooooo!!
Diego Lugano … Doni Saves!!! Doni Saves!!!! Doni Saves!!! Down the middle and Doni saves. 5-4 Brazil
Gilberto … to the right. Carini guesses right but can’t keep it out. 5-4 Brazil
Garcia for the whole shooting match … off the woodwork. Unbelievable! 4-4
Fernando … wide of the left post. Heaven’s above. 4-4
Sudden death now
Abreu … chips Doni. What nerve! 4-4
Diego … looks nervy and a long run and hammers this one into the left corner. 4-3 Brazil.
Cristian Rodriguez … blasts the ball through Doni down the middle 3-3
Afonso Alves … hits the post with Carini beaten. What a miss. 3-2 Brazil
Gonzalez …. another one to the right. 3-2 Brazil.
Gilberto Silva … rolls this one to the right as well, Carini goes the wrong way. 3-1 Brazil.
Scotti … rolls this one to the right and sends Doni the wrong way. 2-1 Brazil
Juan … up and to the right of Carini 2-0 Brazil
Forlan … Down the middle and kicked to safety by Doni. 1-0 Brazil. An awful penalty.
Robinho …. stutter steps and sends Carini the wrong way 1-0 Brazil
Penalties:Okay, here we go. Brazil are kicking First.
Fulltime: Brazil 2-2 Uruguay. That’s it. There’s no overtime. We’ll be going straight to the dreaded penalty shootout. Who’s your money on — Doni or Carini? Mike from Brooklyn: I covered Uruguay’s opener … and it still gives me nightmares.
90 Yellow card Brazil: Gilberto Silva, who, I believe, will miss the final — if Brazil makes it that far.
90 Cristian Rodriguez runs down the flank, and — I take it all back — Alex makes a brilliant sliding tackle.
87 Free kick Brazil. It’s 40 yards out and Alex hits a really horrible shot over the bar. That’ll make Jose Mourinho toss and turn a bit.
85 A clash of styles here: measured Brazilian possession and passing meets lightning Uruguayan counters.
84 Afonso is offside. Fun fact: that’s the first offside tonight.
81 Long ball forward to Abreu, who could find Forlan, but the bounce is heavy and Forlan and Abreu get their wires crossed.
81 Well, Afonso homes in on goal, and Lugano slides in. Any appeal for a penalty evaporates once Lugano starts yelling at Ruiz — yeah, I wouldn’t argue with him either.
79 Substitution Brazil: Vagner Love off; Afonso Alves on. Can the Dutch league’s leading scorer make the difference here?
78 Yellow card Brazil: Fernando’s first touch is Cristian Rodriguez’s kneecap.
76 Uruguay really pressing here through Forlan, but his final passes are off. Brazil, having made their two substitutions, are struggling to find rhythm and openings here.
76 Substitution Uruguay: Perez off; Gargano on.
76 Yellow card Uruguay: Diego Perez, who’s taken off before he’s sent off.
73 Brazil (2) Substitutions: Josue off; Fernando on. Julio Baptista off; Diego on.
70 GOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!!!!! Brazil 2-2 Uruguay. Fucile wins the ball in traffic and slips it to Cristian Rodriguez on the left, who centers to Forlan. The striker hits a diving header across the face of goal to Sebastian Abreu, who bundles it home at the far post. Doni has no chance here.
67 Now Cristian Rodriguez gets fouled on the other flank, by the other Gilberto — Silva, that is.
65 And then he does. He combines well with Forlan but shoots wide. There’s not much between these two teams (translation: neither of them are playing very well at the moment).
64 Cristian Rodriguez is fouled by Gilberto. He really needs to step up.
62 Good run from Robinho abruptly ended with a Perez foul near the touchline. The resulting free kick is cleared.
Newsflash: Nelson Acosta quits as Chile head coach!!! Anyone bothered?
60 A sustained period of pressure that doesn’t seem to go anywhere until Forlan plays a ball back from the center to cross to Fucile, who sticks an elbow in a Brazil defender’s face.
54 Uruguay look like they’ve lost their way without Recoba. Most of the attacks are hopeful long balls, like this one. Forlan chases it and gets in Doni’s face after he gathers up the loose ball.
53 Robinho sends the free kick to Carini’s near post, but the keeper is up to punching it clear.
51 Yellow card Uruguay: Scotti sends Baptista to the ground.
47 Baptista fouls Cristian Rodriguez.
46 Substitutions (2) Uruguay: Gonzalez on; Recoba off. Dario Rodriguez off; Abreu on. Rodriguez is hurt, but I have no idea why Recoba’s gone — he didn’t look hurt and was by far the best player for Uruguay.
46 The second half kicks off. A bit short on silky skills this, but there’s been some bright moments in all this dusky sludge. Vagner Love takes a knock here about 25 yards out. Julio Baptista’s set piece hits the wall.
Halftime: Brazil 2-1 Uruguay. An engrossing hour comes to an end. I don’t think the score is going to stay at 2-1. Uruguay are causing problems through Recoba and Forlan, of whom we’ve seen both the good and the bad. Doni has made a handful of great saves, which is just as well, as Alex is having a shocker at the back. But Julio Baptista and Maicon are enjoying free rein on the right flank tonight, something Oscar Washington Tabarez must address at halftime.
60Lots of manly bumping on this corner, which is Brazil’s first. Lugano and Alex are having great fun jostling one another. Low corner to the near post. And it’s cleared, just as referee Ruiz blows for halftime.
58 Robinho is floored by Perez. The Brazilians are buzzing right now, quicker, sharper and trying to put this out of reach by halftime. Vagner Love’s persistence wins a corner here.
57 Carini denies Vagner Love after being pulled off his line, after Gilberto sent a pass into the box.
56 GOOOOOOOLLLLL!!!! Brazil 2-1 Uruguay. Blimey, the Uruguayan defense isn’t that clever either. Maicon sends a free kick from the right into the heart of the six yard box. Diego Lugano is there to make sure a trio of Brazilians are onside. Baptista is the first of them to get a toe to it, and it rolls into the net.
53 … that Recoba sends in. The Brazil defense is an absolute mess now. The ball takes a lucky bounce or three before Doni grabs at it.
51 Yellow card Brazil: Gilberto fouls Pereira. Another dangerous free kick opportunity …
49 GGGGGOOOOOOOL!!! Brazil 1-1 Uruguay That man Recoba again. He sends a wicked inswinger from the corner. Doni punches it clear, but oh dear, there’s Forlan, unmarked at the edge of the area and he drills a low shot into the bottom corner. It’s no less than they deserve.
48 Maicon again. All that room on the right. He plays a give and go with Robinho. He deftly makes it to the touchline and the ball rolls across the goal. Invitingly so. Vagner Love gets a shove, but no penalty is forthcoming.
47 Baptista fouls Perez and Recoba sends another one in. It’s cleared with some difficulty. Uruguay are enjoying a sustained spell of possession. Brazil’s central defenders look very flat at the moment.
45 Brazil counter through Maicon, who crosses into the box. Carini punches it clear ahead of Robinho, but looks very nervous as he does so.
42 And again. Forlan crosses from right to left to Recoba, who cuts back and fakes out Alex, then shoots. Another great stop is required by Doni.
41 You just can’t rule them out, you know. Recoba has a brilliant dribble through a crowded midfield. The move breaks down, but the ball takes a lucky bounce to Forlan, who fires on the turn at the edge of the area. Doni is at full stretch to punch it over. A couple more saves here by Doni from corner.
38 Robinho takes the free kick. It whistles wide of Carini’s goal.
38 Yellow card Uruguay. D.Rodriguez, foul on Baptista.
36 D.Rodriguez is roundly beaten by Baptista, who passes to Vagner Love. Diego Lugano isn’t having any of it, so he thumps Vagner Love about 26 yards out.
35 Forlan from the left finds Fucile, but he hits a poor shot rather than passing to Recoba. Uruguay are an obstinate bunch here tonight. They may not be that threatening in front of goal, but they’re making Brazil work very hard.
32 A few more bulbs come on, but there are long shadows on the field.
28 Recoba clipped by Julio Baptista. Recoba sends the free kick into the box. It fizzes off a Brazilian head and out for a corner. The corner isn’t bad either. Doni does well to punch clear.
27 So, they look like they’re going to restart. But now they’re arguing about where to do the drop ball — it’s by the Uruguay area.
22 Red faces here in Maracaibo. Diego Lugano is quietly doing his pieces at an official who looks like Rupert Murdoch. Forty-two thousand people are milling around waiting for something to happen. And you. And me. I have to say that it doesn’t look particularly dark. One of the four stanchions is out — it’s the one to the right of the Brazil corner. The pizza was delicious, thanks for asking.
15 BOOM-BOOM!! OUT GO THE LIGHTS.They do, you know. They’re all in the middle of the field admiring the rock-em sock-em pylons that have shorted. Supply your own cheesy incidental music on a Farfisa organ, while I eat a slice of pizza.
14 that was a pretty sweet run from the Beast, and you could fault Carini, but his defenders were watching the ball somewhere in the midfield.
13 GGGGGOOOOOOOLLLL!!!! Brazil 1-0 Uruguay. Julio Baptista picks the ball in his own half and chases down the right. He hits a low cross that Vagner Love dummies for Robinho to fire at Carini. The Uruguayan keeper can only parry the ball to Maicon, who doesn’t miss.
11 Very tight in the midfield, ad Cristian Rodriguez and Gilberto Silva tussle for possession. Perez then gets upended by Mineiro.
7 Good ball from the left to Vagner Love, who loses it in his bootstraps. The ball is cleared as far a Mineiro, who sends it well over.
4 Mineiro fouls Fucile, who dribbles from the free kick and wins a corner off Maicon. The corner is better and Scotti glances the ball wide.
3 Useless corner from Uruguay. A short one from Recoba to Forlan, who whacks it over the running track.
2 High tempo stuff from Brazil here. Dario Rodriguez finds himself unexpectedly double-teamed while atempting a clearance.
1 All a bit hectic right now. Vagner Love threads a ball for Robinho to chase — but Carini recovers.
We’re underway — Brazil kicking off, and moving left to right on my screen.
The Lineups:
Brazil – Doni, Maicon, Alex, Juan, Mineiro, Gilberto, Gilberto Silva, Vagner Love, Robinho, Josue, Julio Baptista.
Uruguay – Carini, Lugano, Fucile, Garcia, D. Rodriguez, C. Rodriguez, Recoba, Perez, Pereira, Scotti, Forlan.
The Brazilian national soccer team celebrating their victory over Uruguay. (Leo La Valle/European Pressphoto Agency)Final Score: Brazil 2-2 Uruguay (5-4 pks) That’s it! Brazil make it by the plaque lining the tops of their teeth. They’ll be in the final Sunday against either Argentina or Mexico. And that’s it from me for tonight, too. Thanks for your e-mails. Tomorrow night, a blog doubleheader: join me at 7:45 pm eastern for the US U-20s as they take on Uruguay in Ottowa; and then open another window on your browser and follow Jeff Z Klein’s coverage of Argentina-Mexico in the Copa at 8:45p.m. eastern. Goodnight!
And there’s a mass brawl — you could see that coming. Brazil wins, but Doni leaped a good two yards off the line to make that save. Referee Ruiz and his crew were standing in the goalmouth, while the players were getting the whacks in … and I thought for a moment that they were going to let Lugano retake it … but nooooo!!
Diego Lugano … Doni Saves!!! Doni Saves!!!! Doni Saves!!! Down the middle and Doni saves. 5-4 Brazil
Gilberto … to the right. Carini guesses right but can’t keep it out. 5-4 Brazil
Garcia for the whole shooting match … off the woodwork. Unbelievable! 4-4
Fernando … wide of the left post. Heaven’s above. 4-4
Sudden death now
Abreu … chips Doni. What nerve! 4-4
Diego … looks nervy and a long run and hammers this one into the left corner. 4-3 Brazil.
Cristian Rodriguez … blasts the ball through Doni down the middle 3-3
Afonso Alves … hits the post with Carini beaten. What a miss. 3-2 Brazil
Gonzalez …. another one to the right. 3-2 Brazil.
Gilberto Silva … rolls this one to the right as well, Carini goes the wrong way. 3-1 Brazil.
Scotti … rolls this one to the right and sends Doni the wrong way. 2-1 Brazil
Juan … up and to the right of Carini 2-0 Brazil
Forlan … Down the middle and kicked to safety by Doni. 1-0 Brazil. An awful penalty.
Robinho …. stutter steps and sends Carini the wrong way 1-0 Brazil
Penalties:Okay, here we go. Brazil are kicking First.
Fulltime: Brazil 2-2 Uruguay. That’s it. There’s no overtime. We’ll be going straight to the dreaded penalty shootout. Who’s your money on — Doni or Carini? Mike from Brooklyn: I covered Uruguay’s opener … and it still gives me nightmares.
90 Yellow card Brazil: Gilberto Silva, who, I believe, will miss the final — if Brazil makes it that far.
90 Cristian Rodriguez runs down the flank, and — I take it all back — Alex makes a brilliant sliding tackle.
87 Free kick Brazil. It’s 40 yards out and Alex hits a really horrible shot over the bar. That’ll make Jose Mourinho toss and turn a bit.
85 A clash of styles here: measured Brazilian possession and passing meets lightning Uruguayan counters.
84 Afonso is offside. Fun fact: that’s the first offside tonight.
81 Long ball forward to Abreu, who could find Forlan, but the bounce is heavy and Forlan and Abreu get their wires crossed.
81 Well, Afonso homes in on goal, and Lugano slides in. Any appeal for a penalty evaporates once Lugano starts yelling at Ruiz — yeah, I wouldn’t argue with him either.
79 Substitution Brazil: Vagner Love off; Afonso Alves on. Can the Dutch league’s leading scorer make the difference here?
78 Yellow card Brazil: Fernando’s first touch is Cristian Rodriguez’s kneecap.
76 Uruguay really pressing here through Forlan, but his final passes are off. Brazil, having made their two substitutions, are struggling to find rhythm and openings here.
76 Substitution Uruguay: Perez off; Gargano on.
76 Yellow card Uruguay: Diego Perez, who’s taken off before he’s sent off.
73 Brazil (2) Substitutions: Josue off; Fernando on. Julio Baptista off; Diego on.
70 GOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!!!!! Brazil 2-2 Uruguay. Fucile wins the ball in traffic and slips it to Cristian Rodriguez on the left, who centers to Forlan. The striker hits a diving header across the face of goal to Sebastian Abreu, who bundles it home at the far post. Doni has no chance here.
67 Now Cristian Rodriguez gets fouled on the other flank, by the other Gilberto — Silva, that is.
65 And then he does. He combines well with Forlan but shoots wide. There’s not much between these two teams (translation: neither of them are playing very well at the moment).
64 Cristian Rodriguez is fouled by Gilberto. He really needs to step up.
62 Good run from Robinho abruptly ended with a Perez foul near the touchline. The resulting free kick is cleared.
Newsflash: Nelson Acosta quits as Chile head coach!!! Anyone bothered?
60 A sustained period of pressure that doesn’t seem to go anywhere until Forlan plays a ball back from the center to cross to Fucile, who sticks an elbow in a Brazil defender’s face.
54 Uruguay look like they’ve lost their way without Recoba. Most of the attacks are hopeful long balls, like this one. Forlan chases it and gets in Doni’s face after he gathers up the loose ball.
53 Robinho sends the free kick to Carini’s near post, but the keeper is up to punching it clear.
51 Yellow card Uruguay: Scotti sends Baptista to the ground.
47 Baptista fouls Cristian Rodriguez.
46 Substitutions (2) Uruguay: Gonzalez on; Recoba off. Dario Rodriguez off; Abreu on. Rodriguez is hurt, but I have no idea why Recoba’s gone — he didn’t look hurt and was by far the best player for Uruguay.
46 The second half kicks off. A bit short on silky skills this, but there’s been some bright moments in all this dusky sludge. Vagner Love takes a knock here about 25 yards out. Julio Baptista’s set piece hits the wall.
Halftime: Brazil 2-1 Uruguay. An engrossing hour comes to an end. I don’t think the score is going to stay at 2-1. Uruguay are causing problems through Recoba and Forlan, of whom we’ve seen both the good and the bad. Doni has made a handful of great saves, which is just as well, as Alex is having a shocker at the back. But Julio Baptista and Maicon are enjoying free rein on the right flank tonight, something Oscar Washington Tabarez must address at halftime.
60Lots of manly bumping on this corner, which is Brazil’s first. Lugano and Alex are having great fun jostling one another. Low corner to the near post. And it’s cleared, just as referee Ruiz blows for halftime.
58 Robinho is floored by Perez. The Brazilians are buzzing right now, quicker, sharper and trying to put this out of reach by halftime. Vagner Love’s persistence wins a corner here.
57 Carini denies Vagner Love after being pulled off his line, after Gilberto sent a pass into the box.
56 GOOOOOOOLLLLL!!!! Brazil 2-1 Uruguay. Blimey, the Uruguayan defense isn’t that clever either. Maicon sends a free kick from the right into the heart of the six yard box. Diego Lugano is there to make sure a trio of Brazilians are onside. Baptista is the first of them to get a toe to it, and it rolls into the net.
53 … that Recoba sends in. The Brazil defense is an absolute mess now. The ball takes a lucky bounce or three before Doni grabs at it.
51 Yellow card Brazil: Gilberto fouls Pereira. Another dangerous free kick opportunity …
49 GGGGGOOOOOOOL!!! Brazil 1-1 Uruguay That man Recoba again. He sends a wicked inswinger from the corner. Doni punches it clear, but oh dear, there’s Forlan, unmarked at the edge of the area and he drills a low shot into the bottom corner. It’s no less than they deserve.
48 Maicon again. All that room on the right. He plays a give and go with Robinho. He deftly makes it to the touchline and the ball rolls across the goal. Invitingly so. Vagner Love gets a shove, but no penalty is forthcoming.
47 Baptista fouls Perez and Recoba sends another one in. It’s cleared with some difficulty. Uruguay are enjoying a sustained spell of possession. Brazil’s central defenders look very flat at the moment.
45 Brazil counter through Maicon, who crosses into the box. Carini punches it clear ahead of Robinho, but looks very nervous as he does so.
42 And again. Forlan crosses from right to left to Recoba, who cuts back and fakes out Alex, then shoots. Another great stop is required by Doni.
41 You just can’t rule them out, you know. Recoba has a brilliant dribble through a crowded midfield. The move breaks down, but the ball takes a lucky bounce to Forlan, who fires on the turn at the edge of the area. Doni is at full stretch to punch it over. A couple more saves here by Doni from corner.
38 Robinho takes the free kick. It whistles wide of Carini’s goal.
38 Yellow card Uruguay. D.Rodriguez, foul on Baptista.
36 D.Rodriguez is roundly beaten by Baptista, who passes to Vagner Love. Diego Lugano isn’t having any of it, so he thumps Vagner Love about 26 yards out.
35 Forlan from the left finds Fucile, but he hits a poor shot rather than passing to Recoba. Uruguay are an obstinate bunch here tonight. They may not be that threatening in front of goal, but they’re making Brazil work very hard.
32 A few more bulbs come on, but there are long shadows on the field.
28 Recoba clipped by Julio Baptista. Recoba sends the free kick into the box. It fizzes off a Brazilian head and out for a corner. The corner isn’t bad either. Doni does well to punch clear.
27 So, they look like they’re going to restart. But now they’re arguing about where to do the drop ball — it’s by the Uruguay area.
22 Red faces here in Maracaibo. Diego Lugano is quietly doing his pieces at an official who looks like Rupert Murdoch. Forty-two thousand people are milling around waiting for something to happen. And you. And me. I have to say that it doesn’t look particularly dark. One of the four stanchions is out — it’s the one to the right of the Brazil corner. The pizza was delicious, thanks for asking.
15 BOOM-BOOM!! OUT GO THE LIGHTS.They do, you know. They’re all in the middle of the field admiring the rock-em sock-em pylons that have shorted. Supply your own cheesy incidental music on a Farfisa organ, while I eat a slice of pizza.
14 that was a pretty sweet run from the Beast, and you could fault Carini, but his defenders were watching the ball somewhere in the midfield.
13 GGGGGOOOOOOOLLLL!!!! Brazil 1-0 Uruguay. Julio Baptista picks the ball in his own half and chases down the right. He hits a low cross that Vagner Love dummies for Robinho to fire at Carini. The Uruguayan keeper can only parry the ball to Maicon, who doesn’t miss.
11 Very tight in the midfield, ad Cristian Rodriguez and Gilberto Silva tussle for possession. Perez then gets upended by Mineiro.
7 Good ball from the left to Vagner Love, who loses it in his bootstraps. The ball is cleared as far a Mineiro, who sends it well over.
4 Mineiro fouls Fucile, who dribbles from the free kick and wins a corner off Maicon. The corner is better and Scotti glances the ball wide.
3 Useless corner from Uruguay. A short one from Recoba to Forlan, who whacks it over the running track.
2 High tempo stuff from Brazil here. Dario Rodriguez finds himself unexpectedly double-teamed while atempting a clearance.
1 All a bit hectic right now. Vagner Love threads a ball for Robinho to chase — but Carini recovers.
We’re underway — Brazil kicking off, and moving left to right on my screen.
The Lineups:
Brazil – Doni, Maicon, Alex, Juan, Mineiro, Gilberto, Gilberto Silva, Vagner Love, Robinho, Josue, Julio Baptista.
Uruguay – Carini, Lugano, Fucile, Garcia, D. Rodriguez, C. Rodriguez, Recoba, Perez, Pereira, Scotti, Forlan.
Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay advanced into the quarterfinals.
Team Mexico was the first to reach the 2007 Copa America quarterfinals and join the tournament’s ELITE EIGHT if you will, by beating Ecuador, 2-1, over the weekend. Mexico’s win over Ecuador puts them atop Group B of the 2007 Copa America tournament with six points and guarantees at worst one of the two places in the knockout round reserve for the two best third-place finishers.
As expected, Mexican phenom Nery Castillo was key for the Mexican side against Ecuador. Castillo scored in the 2-0 win by Mexico over defending champion Brazil at the 2007 Copa America tournament opener.
Argentina, on 
the other hand, got to the 2007 Copa America quarterfinals with two goals by Juan Roman Riquelme. Riquelme led Argentina towards a convincing 4-2 win over Colombia to join the tournament’s ELITE EIGHT.
the other hand, got to the 2007 Copa America quarterfinals with two goals by Juan Roman Riquelme. Riquelme led Argentina towards a convincing 4-2 win over Colombia to join the tournament’s ELITE EIGHT.After penalty goals by both sides, Riquelme scored the go-ahead goals in the 33rd and 45th minutes to guarantee the Albiceleste a spot in the quarterfinals along with fellow Group C side Paraguay, and Mexico.
Argentina will be playing in the Copa America quarterfinals without star forward Hernan Crespo. Crespo will miss the rest of the Copa America tournament after pulling a muscle in his right leg.
”It’s very difficult for Hernan to play again in this tournament,” Homero de Agostino, Argentina’s team doctor, said. Crespo left their match against Colombia limping on…
The premiere international football leagues are taking their annual hiatus from our TV sets.
And in case you didn’t get that, these major international football leagues are currently in their offseason and just because we really don’t have anything to write about other than the ongoing 2007 Copa America tournament (…and the MLS… if you watch that shit…) we’ll just take a look what team is the richest of the rich.
Obviously, Real Madrid is No.1 after signing the likes of David Beckham and Robinho, among others. Real Madrid is one of two international football clubs from Spain that earned the highest revenue during the Spanish La Liga season.
Real Madrid has a revenue of 
$373.4 million, keeping its No.1 spot atop our little ”football money league.”
$373.4 million, keeping its No.1 spot atop our little ”football money league.”Of course, that ”other” Spanish football team rich enough to compete with Madrid is the powerhouse team of Barcelona FC. Barcelona, after signing the likes of Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry, has a revenue of $331 million. They jumped four places behind the filthy rich Madrid team.
”The two (Spanish) clubs have had contrasting strategies, with Real focusing on driving commercial revenue from recruiting its…”
Brazil just advanced to the 2007 Copa America quarterfinals but it seems that’s not enough to make Brazilian fans ”happy.”
Well, if there’s one word to describe the way Brazil made it to the ELITE EIGHT of the 2007 Copa America quarterfinals tournament, it would have to be BARELY. Yeah sure, barely making it to the quarterfinals is still a step towards the 2007 Copa America title, but they’re Brazil for crying out loud, and ”barely making it” just doesn’t cut it for a powerhouse football team like Brazil.
An example of Brazil’s difficulties in the ongoing 2007 Copa America tournament would have to be the struggles they had in their 1-0 win over Ecuador. That game was Brazil’s third consecutive fixture where they found themselves surprisingly struggling on the football field.
And of course, Brazil soccer fans don’t like what’s been happening to their favorite team one bit.”Selecao is jeered, but wins and advances,” read a front-page headline Thursday in Brazil’s largest newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo. ”Disappointing. Selecao beats Ecuador with weak soccer,” read a headline in the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper.
To say that the pressure is now on Brazil to perform could very well be an understatement.
The Brazilian side BARELY made it to the Copa America final by edging the tough Uruguay team, 5-4, on penalty kicks.
Brazil barely made it through while Argentina walked over Mexico as if the Mexican side was the red carpet to the 2007 Copa America final. These two countries will go head-to-head at Maracaibo this Sunday to determine who will be the 2007 Copa America champions.
For Brazil, the struggles continue but like most of their matches in this year’s Copa America tournament, they managed to find a way to survive. The Brazilian side BARELY made it to the Copa America final by edging the tough Uruguay team, 5-4, on penalty kicks.
Gilberto converted to put Brazil in front 5-4 in penalty kicks and goalie Doni clinched the win by stopping Diego Lugano’s shot. There was some kind of controversy there though when the Uruguayan players argued that Doni came off the goal line early on Lugano’s attempt.Coming to their semifinal encounter with Uruguay, Brazil had something to prove after their somewhat disappointing performances in the ongoing 2007 Copa America tournament. They probably found their form back after they virtually destroyed Chile 6-1 to advance to the semis. Uruguay ALMOST sent them back to reality but thanks to the controversial…
Apparently, that’s the current concept Brazil team manager Dunga wants his team to play. And after winning the 2007 Copa America title in Venezuela over Argentina last Sunday, it looks like it works. And it don’t matter to them how sick their fans become because of it.
Since the legendary Pele played football for Brazil 50 years ago, Brazil football was all about entertaining the fans and not winning games. And yeah, Brazil became famous for it too. Hell, we’re seeing some Brazilian stars STILL playing this way, classic example of which is Ronaldinho with the way he bamboozles defenders with fancy footwork and clever tricks handling the ball.
With the current ”Dunga era” in Brazil football, the style of play dubbed as ”the beautiful game” was sacrificed for success on the pitch. Apparently, these guys just can’t win playing that way so team manager Dunga left their old tricks in the locker room and played a rather boring but effective game.Hell, they’re even calling their title win at the 2007 Copa America a victory for efficiency over beauty to justify Brazil’s new outlook in football. Whatever it takes as long as it gets them title after title right?
Dunga, who was a hardworking midfield organizer with few tricks
Uruguay team at World Cup 2010
The last team to qualify for the World Cup 2010, Uruguay have work to do if they are to make an impression in South Africa.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Uruguay football association
The Uruguayan Football Association (Spanish: Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol or AUF) is the governing body of football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900 and affiliated in 1923. It is a founding member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Uruguay national football team and theCampeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol, including the Uruguayan Primera División.
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History of Uruguay national football team 2010
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, including the first ever World Cup in 1930 as hosts, beating Argentina 4-2 in the final. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting hosts Brazil 2-1 in the final match. They also won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice, in1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup. They also won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament among former World Cup champions Uruguay hosted in 1980 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first 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.
Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population. Uruguay is the only country in the world to win a World Cup with a general population of under 4 million inhabitants and is by far the smallest nation to do so. The second smallest country to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a total population of over 40 million people. Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals. In fact, only six nations with populations smaller than Uruguay's have ever participated in any World Cup: Northern Ireland (3 times),Wales, Kuwait, Jamaica, Slovenia and Trinidad and Tobago. Uruguay is also the smallest nation to win Olympic gold medals in any team sport.
Uruguay is also the smallest member nation of CONMEBOL, South American Football Association. Nevertheless, Uruguayan national team also have won the Copa América 14 different times, a record it shares with Argentina.
However, the level of the Uruguay national team has decreased lately as Uruguay has only qualified on two occasions in the last five World Cups, although it remains a strong team in South America, having reached third place and fourth place in the last two Copa Américatournaments, respectively.
[edit]History
Prior to 1916, Uruguay played more than 30 matches, of which all but one were against Argentina. The inaugural Copa America provided Uruguay with more varied opposition. Victories over Chile and Brazil along with a tie against Argentina enabled Uruguay to win the tournament. The following year Uruguay hosted the competition, and retained the title by winning every game. The 1919 Copa America saw Uruguay's first defeat in the tournament, a 1-0 defeat in a playoff with Brazil which went to two periods of extra time, the longest Copa America match in history.
In 1924 the Uruguay team traveled to Paris to become the first South American team to compete in the Olympic Games. In contrast to the physical style of the European teams of the era, Uruguay played a style based around short passes,[1] and won every game, defeatingSwitzerland 3-0 in the gold medal match. In the 1928 Summer Olympics Uruguay went toAmsterdam to defend their title, again winning the gold medal after defeating Argentina 2-1 in the final.
Following the double Olympic triumph, Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the first World Cup, held in 1930, the centenary of Uruguay's independence. During the World Cup, Uruguay won all its matches, and converted a 1-2 half-time deficit to a 4-2 victory against Argentina at theEstadio Centenario. Due to the refusal of some European teams to participate in the first World Cup, the Uruguayan Football Association urged other countries to reciprocate by boycotting the1934 World Cup played in Italy. For the 1938 World Cup, France was chosen as host, contrary to a previous agreement to alternate the Championships between South America and Europe, so Uruguay again refused to participate.
Uruguay again won the World Cup in 1950, beating hosts Brazil in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup History. The final was at the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil. Uruguay came from behind to beat the host nation in a match which would become known as the Maracanazo. Many Brazilians had to be treated for shock after the event, such was the surprise of Uruguay's victory [2].
Since 1950, the national team has had mixed performances in the World Cup, achieving fourth place in 1954 and 1970, but failing to qualify on several occasions. A new generation headed by Francescoliemerged in the mid-1980s, which qualified for the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, reaching the second round. During the 2000s, the less successful generation of Recoba, Forlán and Montero among others qualified for the 2002 World Cup, but were unable to leave the group stage.
Nevertheless, during the same time period from the 1950s, Uruguay won the Copa America six times, most recently in 1995, when Uruguay also hosted the tournament. Each of the seven occasions when the Copa America has been hosted in Uruguay has resulted in the Uruguayan team winning the tournament.
By May 1, 2009 Uruguayan National Team are ranked by FIFA 16th in the world and 3rd in South America, below Brazil and Argentina only.
[edit]Stadium
Since 1930, Uruguay have played their home games at the Estadio Centenario in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The stadium was built as a celebration of Uruguay centenary of independence, and had a capacity of 100,000 when first opened. The stadium hosted several matches in the 1930 World Cup, including the final, which was watched by a crowd of 93,000.[3] Crowds for Uruguay's home matches vary greatly depending on the importance of the match and the quality of the opposition. World Cup qualifying matches often attract crowds of between 60,000 and 70,000, but friendlies sometimes have attendances significantly below 20,000.
[edit]Kit
Current Uruguay kits were adopted in 1910 as an homage to now-defunct River Plate F.C., one of the four great clubs of early Uruguayan football; the national team adopted the light blue away jerseys of the club as their home jersey. The current Uruguayan "River" club, CA River Plate not to be confused with more famous Argentine club Club Atletico River Plate, uses home and away kits similar to those of the historic club.
The first international match involving an Uruguayan team took place in Montevideo in 1889, against the "Buenos Aires Team". The "Montevideo Team", the first team to represent Uruguay, was fielded by the still-active Montevideo Cricket Club, which does not participate in football today. The first official international match was played in Montevideo in 1901; on that occasion, the Uruguayan squad wore Montevideo club Albion FC's home kit: Albion was in fact the first domestic side to win a game outside Uruguay, a 1896 match against Argentine club Retiro in Buenos Aires.
Between 1901 and 1910, Uruguay wore a variety of different shirts during matches, including solid green and white tops, and even a shirt modeled from the Flag of Artigas. During games against Argentina, Uruguay would sport vertical blue and white stripes, while the Argentines would wear plain turquoise jerseys. After 1910, the two teams swapped styles, with Argentina adopting light blue and white striped shirts, and Uruguay wearing solid light blue blue shirts.
The red jersey that is used in today's away strip was first used at the 1935 Copa América, held in Santa Beatriz in Peru, which Uruguay won. It was not worn again until 1991, when it was officially adopted as the away jersey.
Four stars appear above the team logo on the jersey. Two represent Uruguay's 1930 and 1950 World Cup victories, and the other two represent the gold medals received at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which at the time was the most important international football competition.
        1889 (Montevideo C.C kit) |   1901 (Albion F.C kit) |  1901 - 1910 | 1901 - 1910 |    1901 - 1910 |  1901 - 1910 |
1901 - 1910 | 1910 - 1934 | 1935 | 1936 - 1990 | 1991 - 1996 | 1997–present |
[edit]Competitive record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
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[edit]FIFA World Cup matches
| World Cup matches (By team) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total: 40 games played - 15 Wins - 10 Draws - 15 Losses - 64 Goals for - 56 Goals against | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Against | W | D | L | Tot | GF | GA | Against | W | D | L | Tot | GF | GA | Against | W | D | L | Tot | GF | GA | ||
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |  Spain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
 England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |  Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |  Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
 France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |  Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
 Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |  Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |  Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  Korea Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
[edit]Official matches
Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | GD |
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| Argentina | 182 | 58 | 41 | 83 | 221 | 289 | -68 |
 Chile | 72 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 127 | 71 | +56 |
| Brazil | 71 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 91 | 122 | -31 |
 Paraguay | 67 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 104 | 89 | +15 |
| Peru | 61 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 97 | 51 | +46 |
 Ecuador | 41 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 34 | +70 |
| Bolivia | 39 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 95 | 20 | +75 |
| Colombia | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 |
 Venezuela | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 18 | +39 |
| Mexico | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
| England | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
 Australia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
 Costa Rica | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| Spain | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
| Italy | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Israel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
 United States | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 East Germany | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 |
| West Germany | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
| Korea Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
 China PR | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
 Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| Romania | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 Haiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
 Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
 Libya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Honduras | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Portugal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
 Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
 Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Total | 794 | 358 | 189 | 247 | 1246 | 975 | +271 |
[edit]Current team status
Uruguay has finished participating in the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers, with a successful result.
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
[edit]2010 FIFA World Cup
Qualification Standings
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[edit]CONCACAF 4th place v CONMEBOL 5th place
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Costa Rica | 1–2 |  Uruguay | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Qualification:
On 18 November 2009, Uruguay qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 2–1 win on aggregate against Costa Rica.[5]
[edit]2010 FIFA World Cup
Group A
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A
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[edit]Recent games
- Last game:
- Next game:
- see also: Uruguay national team 2008–09 results.
- see also: Uruguay national team 2009–10 results.
| [show]Result under current head coach Oscar Tabárez |
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[edit]Current squad
The following 26 players were named as part of the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Caps and goals as of May 26, 2010.
| Name | Date of birth (age) | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | |
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| Goalkeepers | |||||
| Juan Castillo | 17 April 1978 | Deportivo Cali | 11 (0) | v South Africa, 12 September 2007 (Friendly) | |
| Fernando Muslera | 16 June 1986 | Lazio | 6 (0) | v Ecuador, 10 October 2009 (WCQ2010) | |
| Martín Silva | 25 March 1983 | Defensor Sporting | 1 (0) | v Algeria, 12 August 2009 (Friendly) | |
| Defenders | |||||
| Martín Cáceres | 7 April 1987 | Barcelona | 19 (0) | v South Africa, 12 September 2007 (Friendly) | |
| Jorge Fucile | 19 November 1984 | Porto | 24 (0) | v Northern Ireland, 21 May 2006 (Friendly) | |
| Diego Godín | 16 February 1986 | Villarreal | 38 (3) | v Mexico, 26 October 2005 (Friendly) | |
| Diego Lugano (captain) | 2 November 1980 | Fenerbahçe | 43 (4) | v  Hong Kong, 1 February 2003 (2003 Carlsberg Cup) | |
| Andrés Scotti | 14 December 1975 | Colo-Colo | 26 (1) | v Northern Ireland, 21 May 2006 (Friendly) | |
| Maxi Pereira | 8 June 1984 | Benfica | 37 (0) | v Mexico, 26 October 2005 (Friendly) | |
| Mauricio Victorino | 11 October 1982 | Universidad de Chile | 5 (0) | v Venezuela, 27 September 2006 (Friendly) | |
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| Egidio Arévalo Ríos | 27 September 1982 | Peñarol | 6 (0) | v Venezuela , 27 September 2006 (Friendly) | |
| Sebastián Eguren | 8 January 1981 | AIK | 27 (5) | v Bolivia, 13 July 2001 (2001 Copa América) | |
| Álvaro Fernández | 11 October 1985 | Universidad de Chile | 7 (0) | v Chile, 1 April 2010 (WCQ2010) | |
| Walter Gargano | 27 July 1984 | Napoli | 28 (0) | v  Galicia, 29 December 2005 (Unnoficial friendly) | |
| Álvaro González | 29 October 1984 | Nacional | 11 (0) | v Romania, 24 May 2006 (Friendly) | |
| Ignacio González | 1 January 1982 | Valencia | 21 (1) | v  Basque Country, 25 May 2001 (Unnoficial friendly) | |
| Nicolás Lodeiro | 21 March 1989 | Ajax | 4 (0) | v Costa Rica, 14 November 2009 (WCQ2010) | |
| Jorge Martínez | 5 April 1983 | Catania | 18 (1) | v Korea Republic, 8 June 2003 (Friendly) | |
| Álvaro Pereira | 28 January 1985 | Porto | 15 (2) | v France, 19 November 2008 (Friendly) | |
| Diego Pérez | 27 September 1982 | Monaco | 50 (0) | v Bolivia, 13 July 2001 (2001 Copa América) | |
| Jorge Rodríguez | 13 January 1985 | River Plate | 7 (0) | v Japan, 20 August 2008 (Friendly) | |
| Strikers | |||||
| Sebastián Abreu | 17 October 1976 | Botafogo | 56 (26) | v China PR, 17 July 1996 (Friendly) | |
| Edinson Cavani | 14 February 1987 | Palermo | 14 (2) | v Colombia, 6 February 2008 (Friendly) | |
| Sebastián Fernández | 23 May 1985 | Banfield | 6 (0) | v Romania, 24 May 2006 (Friendly) | |
| Diego Forlán (vice-captain) | 19 May 1979 | Atlético Madrid | 37 (24) | v Saudi Arabia, 27 March 2002 (Friendly) | |
| Luis Suárez | 24 January 1987 | Ajax | 30 (10) | v Colombia, 7 February 2007 (Friendly) | |
[edit]Recent Call Ups
The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past 12 months.
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most Recent Call up |
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| Goalkeepers | |||||
| Sebastián Viera | March 7, 1983 |  Larissa | 15 (0) | v Paraguay, 18 July 2004 (2004 Copa América) | v Algeria, 12 August 2009 (Friendly) |
| Defenders | |||||
| Sebastián Coates | October 7, 1990 | Nacional | 0 (0) | N/A | v Switzerland, 3 March 2010 (Friendly) |
| Juan Manuel Díaz | October 28, 1987 | River Plate | 0 (0) | N/A | v Costa Rica, 18 November 2009 (WCQ2010) |
| Bruno Silva | March 29, 1980 | Internacional | 19 (0) | v Hong Kong, 1 February 2003 (2003 Carlsberg Cup) | v Costa Rica, 18 November 2009 (WCQ2010) |
| Carlos Valdez | May 2, 1983 | Reggina | 19 (0) | v Chile, 7 January 2004 (2004 Pre-Olympic) | v Costa Rica, 18 November 2009 (WCQ2010) (withdrew due to injury) |
| Midfielders | |||||
| Miguel Amado | December 28, 1984 | Defensor Sporting | 2 (0) | v Venezuela, 10 June 2009 (WCQ2010) | v Costa Rica, 18 November 2009 (WCQ2010) |
| Diego de Souza | May 14, 1984 | Defensor Sporting | 0 (0) | N/A | v Argentina, 14 October 2009 (WCQ2010) |
| Cristian Rodríguez | September 30, 1984 | Porto | 36 (3) | v Mexico, 15 October 2003 (Friendly) | v Argentina, 14 October 2009 (WCQ2010) |
| Diego Arismendi | January 25, 1988 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 (0) | v Norway, 28 May 2008 (Friendly) | v Venezuela, 10 June 2009 (WCQ2010) |
| Strikers | |||||
| Hernán Rodrigo López | January 21, 1978 | Vélez Sársfield | 2 (0) | v China PR, 17 July 1996 (Friendly) | v Argentina, 14 October 2009 (WCQ2010) |
[edit]Player records
[edit]Most caps
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Rodolfo Rodríguez | 1976–1986 | 79 | 0 |
| 2 | Fabián Carini | 1999–2009 | 74 | 0 |
| 3 | Enzo Francescoli | 1982–1997 | 72 | 15 |
| 4 | Álvaro Recoba | 1995–2007 | 69 | 14 |
| =5 | Ángel Romano | 1911–1927 | 68 | 28 |
| =5 | Pablo Gabriel García | 1997–2008 | 68 | 3 |
| 7 | Carlos Aguilera | 1982–1997 | 65 | 23 |
| 8 | Diego Forlán | 2002– | 62 | 24 |
| =9 | Paolo Montero | 1991–2005 | 61 | 5 |
| =9 | Jorge Barrios | 1980–1992 | 61 | 4 |
[edit]Top Goalscorers
| # | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) | Goals per game |
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| 1 | Héctor Scarone | 1917–1930 | 31 (52) | 0.60 |
| 2 | Sebastián Abreu | 1997– | 26 (56) | 0.48 |
| 3 | Ángel Romano | 1911–1927 | 28 (68) | 0.41 |
| 4 | Óscar Míguez | 1950–1958 | 27 (39) | 0.69 |
| =5 | Pedro Petrone | 1924–1930 | 24 (29) | 0.83 |
| =5 | Diego Forlán | 2002– | 24 (63) | 0.38 |
| 6 | Carlos Aguilera | 1983–1997 | 23 (65) | 0.35 |
| 7 | Fernando Morena | 1971–1983 | 22 (54) | 0.41 |
| 9 | José Piendibene | 1909–1923 | 20 (40) | 0.50 |
| 10 | Héctor Castro | 1926–1935 | 18 (25) | 0.72 |
[edit]World Cup Winning Captains
| # | Name | Caps | Goals |
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| 1930 | José Nasazzi | 51 | 0 |
| 1950 | Obdulio Varela | 45 | 9 |
[edit]Coaches
[edit]Trivia
- Uruguay and Argentina hold the record for the most international matches played between two countries.[6] The two teams have faced each other 161 times since 1901. The first match against Argentina was the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom and Ireland.[7]
[edit]Footnotes
- ^ "Football's debt to Uruguay". BBC Sport. 2002-04-08. Retrieved 15 October 2006.
- ^ "Football, football, football". UruguayNow. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ FIFA World Cup Origin, FIFA Media Release. Retrieved on 16 October 2006.
- ^ There was no official World Cup final match in 1950. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). However, Uruguay's 2-1 victory over Brazil (a match known as Maracanazo) was the decisive match (and also coincidentally one of the last two matches of the tournament) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is often considered the "final" of the 1950 World Cup [1]PDF (150 KiB). Likewise, Sweden's 3-1 victory over Spain (played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil) ensured that they finished third.
- ^ "First winners hold on". ESPN. 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1901-2001. RSSSF.
- ^ Although Canada and the United States played two internationals in 1885 and 1889, neither match is considered official; Canada did not play an official international until 1904 and the USA did not play one until 1916.
[edit]External links
- RSSSF archive of results 1902-
- The Official Uruguay football association website
- Uruguayan Players in the world
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