The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation, as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution, and the Uruguay national football team had successfully retained their football title at the 1928 Summer Olympics. All matches were played in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, the majority at the Estadio Centenario, which was built for the tournament.
Club Atlético Peñarol —also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and (familiarly) Manyas— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neighbourhood on the outskirts of Montevideo. Throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling. Its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels, having never been relegated from the top division.
Diego Forlán Corazo is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward. A prolific goal scorer, he is regarded as one of the greatest Uruguayan players of all time. At club level, Forlán is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe. With Uruguay, he had huge individual success at the 2010 World Cup receiving the Golden Ball, the joint Top Scorer award, the Goal of the Tournament award and being named in the Dream Team.
Club Nacional de Football is a sports institution from Uruguay, founded on 14 May 1899 in Montevideo, as a result of the fusion between Uruguay Athletic Club and Montevideo Fútbol Club. Although its main focus is football, the club hosts many other activities including basketball, futsal, tennis, cycling, volleyball and chess.
Fabián Alberto O'Neill Domínguez is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder.
This is a list of squads named for the seventh edition of Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya between 9 February and 23 March 2003. The tournament saw 14 teams selected and placed in two groups. Each country was required to submit a final list of 15 players by 31 December 2002. An injured player could be replaced at any time up until the end of the tournament. Replacement players who were not in the original 15-man squad are indicated in italics.
Egidio Raúl Arévalo Ríos, nicknamed El Cacha, is an Uruguayan professional footballer currently with Deportivo Municipal who played as a midfielder for the Uruguay national team. He also holds Mexican citizenship.
Álvaro Rafael González Luengo, nicknamed "Tata" is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting as a midfielder. A Uruguayan more than 70 occacions, he represented his nation for one World Cup and three Copa America tournaments.
Jorge Aude is a former Uruguayan football player and coach. He even coached the El Salvador national football team on one occasion. He also coached several other clubs from Mexico, Guatemala and Uruguay.
Sebastián Coates Nion is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Sporting CP, and the Uruguay national team.
Carlos Andrés Sánchez Arcosa is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Brazilian club Santos FC and the Uruguay national team. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a right winger.
Diego Fabián Polenta Musetti is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre back for LA Galaxy. He is a former Uruguay U23's international.
Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés on loan from Deportivo de La Coruña and the Uruguay national team.
Alejo Corral is a rugby union player from Argentina who represents Uruguay at international level. He is the younger brother of Matías Corral, former player of the first XV of San Isidro Club between 1988 and 1995, and Puma from 1992 until his retirement after the 1995 Rugby World Cup and Estanislao Corral, also former player of San Isidro Club, and member of the squad that drew against Australia in 1987. The three brothers are left props.
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing in men's football at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players, 15 of whom must be born on or after 1 January 1989, and three of whom can be older dispensation players. A minimum of two goalkeepers must be included in the squad.
Lucas Daniel Cavallini is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Liga MX club Puebla.
Gastón Guruceaga Fernández is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paraguayan club Guaraní, on loan from Peñarol.
Alberto Román is a Uruguayan rugby union player who plays as a centre for Pucaru Stade Gaulois. He was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The 2017 CONMEBOL South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship was the first edition of the South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, an international youth beach soccer tournament for South American national teams of men under the age of 20.
