Four stars above Uruguay's football crest

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Four stars above
Uruguay's football crest
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The four stars above AUF's crest, here displayed on an Uruguay pennant

The four stars above Uruguay's football crest represent the four FIFA recognized world championships won by the Uruguay national football team in 1924, 1928, 1930, and 1950. [1] From the outset, FIFA and global football associations have recognized the Olympic football tournaments of Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928 as open world championships, the only editions in history to be subsequently and officially accepted as equivalent in value to the FIFA World Cup. [2] [3]

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Also, FIFA and CONMEBOL at times separates Uruguay's two World Cups from the two Olympic titles, recognizing that they were two separate events. [4] [5] [6] [7]

FIFA organizes the 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments as open world championships

Uruguay performs football's first ever Lap of Honour after winning Olympic gold in 1924. This tradition would be later known in Spanish speaking countries as the "Vuelta Olimpica" (The Olympic Lap) in tribute to La Celeste's historic first non-amateur world championship Tour d'honneur urugauyen, apres la finale de football des JO de 1924.jpg
Uruguay performs football's first ever Lap of Honour after winning Olympic gold in 1924. This tradition would be later known in Spanish speaking countries as the "Vuelta Olimpica" (The Olympic Lap) in tribute to La Celeste's historic first non-amateur world championship

The 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments had several distinctions that separate them from other editions organized before and after. Firstly, these championships were principally administered by FIFA, the French and Dutch football associations respectively, without obstructive involvement from the International Olympic Committee. [8] Secondly, these two Olympic football tournaments were the first ones in history that were open to all players, including professionals. [9] From the outset, FIFA, the football associations and media outlets from across the globe recognized the legitimacy of these Olympic football tournaments as being exceptional due to these "open" regulations. [10] [11] Also, before the outset of the tournament, FIFA President Jules Rimet and Henri Delaunay, one of the chief architects of the FIFA World Cup, stated that the winners of the 1924 Olympic football tournament would claim the “title of champion of the world”. [12]

Uruguay adds four stars on their football crest

In 1992, the Uruguay national football team successfully added four stars on their football crest for the first time with approval from FIFA. [13] [14] [15] The request was put forward by Uruguayan football historian and journalist Atilio Garrido, who cited that in 1924, the AUF submitted their official reports to FIFA titled "Uruguay World Football Champion at the Olympics in Paris." [14] In addition to this, in 1928, the Uruguayan association did the same thing, except this time calling their documents: "Olimpiada de Amsterdam, Uruguay campeón del mundo" ("Amsterdam Olympiad, Uruguay World Champions.") These reports were formally submitted to FIFA in 1925 and 1929, and were approved with no objections. [14] In 1992, at the FIFA Congress in Zürich, Atilio Garrido successfully argued Uruguay's official standing as four-time senior (non-amateur) world champions recognized by FIFA as being: "inscribes itself in the continuity of what was officially registered by the directives of that time." [14]

The AUF adheres to FIFA's uniform regulations

Uruguay and Switzerland dispute the first open world championship final in Colombes, 1924. La Celeste won 3-0 and captured their first of three consecutive world titles Finale du tournoi de football des Jeux Olympiques de 1924, un joueur uruguayen degage son camp.jpg
Uruguay and Switzerland dispute the first open world championship final in Colombes, 1924. La Celeste won 3–0 and captured their first of three consecutive world titles

FIFA has strict conditions for the adding of stars on a national team's football crest during the FIFA World Cup. Only teams that have won a World Cup (or a recognized equivalent) can display a five-pointed star on their badge. [16] [17] [18]

Adhering these official FIFA guidelines, the Uruguay national football team has been permitted to wear their four stars on their crest in five consecutive World Cup appearances: 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. [19] An example of FIFA not approving stars on a football crest occurred in 2018, when the Egyptian National Team had to remove their seven stars before the World Cup in Russia, representing the seven African Cup of Nations that they had previously won. [20]

2021 incident with Puma

A Uruguay jersey by Puma displaying the four stars Camiseta Uruguay titular 01.jpg
A Uruguay jersey by Puma displaying the four stars

In 2021, a leaked email was sent by Puma to the AUF, revealing that a FIFA employee had asked them to remove two of the stars on Uruguay's crest before an upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier. [21] The AUF organized a defence on the validity of their stars with several historians and primary documents that were later presented to FIFA, who soon after retracted any mentions of this request. [22] [23]

Uruguay were then permitted to use the 4 stars vs. Colombia on October 7, 2021. [22] On 30 May 2022, Uruguay announced a new jersey for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with 4 stars approved for the fifth consecutive tournament (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), confirming to their official standing as four-time senior (non-amateur) titles recognized by FIFA. [3]

2023 FIFA.com article allowing the use of the four stars

On February 1, 2023, an article published on the FIFA.com website titled The stars that adorn la Celeste detailed the history of Uruguay's four senior titles, and the request leaded by Uruguayan historian Atilio Garrido in 1992 asking FIFA for the use of the four stars on Uruguay shirts. The article concluded: [24]

"Garrido's claim held weight. Before the desire for and the establishment of a football-only international tournament, FIFA had administered the 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments with assistance from the French and Dutch authorities. The two contests also admitted professional footballers and saw the International Olympic Committee only be involved in a minor role. Their open-for-all nature, colluding with the recognition of FIFA and several other football associations, provided legitimacy to the competitions and, thus, contested Garrido and Uruguay, could be classified as world championships. [24] FIFA accepted the argument and approved Uruguay's request to display four stars above their badge, ... which they have done across five World Cups - 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022." [24]

— Akshat Mehrish's article on FIFA.com

References throughout history

Since 1924, the officialization of the 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments being recognized as equivalents to the FIFA World Cup has been stated by various FIFA administrations, media outlets, football historians and football associations until most recently in 2021. For example:

Uruguay became the first nation to claim 4 non-amateur world titles recognized by FIFA as equivalents to the FIFA World Cup: 1924, 1928, 1930, 1950 Urug1950.jpg
Uruguay became the first nation to claim 4 non-amateur world titles recognized by FIFA as equivalents to the FIFA World Cup: 1924, 1928, 1930, 1950

FIFA Museum recognition

The FIFA Museum in Zürich, Switzerland has several mentions of FIFA's recognition of the 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments being officially recognized by them as open (non-amateur) senior world titles, equivalent to the FIFA World Cup. For example:

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