Uruguay National Football Team

File:Uruguay_national_football_team_seal.svgIn 1917, Uruguay won back-to-back South American titles – this time as hosts.Uruguay's 1923 Copa America had a significant impact on global football, as they decided to enter the 1924 FIFA organized Olympics due to this result. 1924 – Uruguay performed football's first Lap of Honour in France after beating Switzerland 3-0 to become the sport's first world champions.1928 – Uruguay beat Argentina in Amsterdam to claim back-to-back FIFA world championships.The Estadio Centenario in Montevideo – declared by FIFA as the first Historical Monument of World Football, to this day the only building to achieve this recognition worldwide.1930 – Uruguay became the first and only nation in history to win three consecutive FIFA world titles after winning the inaugural World Cup1935 – Uruguay famously wore red in the South American championship final vs. Argentina in Lima, Peru. La Celeste won 3-0 to claim a much celebrated title. The team that beat Brazil in the decisive match to win the 1950 FIFA World Cup1950 World Cup winning captain, Obdulio Varela1954 – Uruguay vs. Hungary was later dubbed "Match of the Century" by English magazine Four-Four-Two, and is often referenced as one of the greatest World Cup matches of all-time.1970 – Victor Esparrago's iconic last grasp header to defeat the Soviet Union and advance to their fourth World Cup semifinal.1974 – Uruguay vs. the Netherlands at the World Cup in GermanyRodolfo Rodríguez raises the Mundialito trophy won in January 19811986 – Antonio Alzamendi scores Uruguay's first World Cup goal in twelve years in a 1-1 draw with eventual finalists West Germany

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