Including 2010, Uruguay has played in 11 of the 19 World Cups:
1930 - Inaugural Champions - Winners
1934 - Only time holders have not defended their crown - Withdrew
1938 - Still not playing - Did not Enter
1950 - Back as champs/ Brazil shocked - Winners
1954 - Extra time needed to wrestle away crown - Semi-finals
1958 - Not this time - DNQ
1962 - Poor return - First Group Stage
1966 - Two sent off in drubbing by Germans - Quarter Finals
1970 - 1950 final re-match, this time it's Brazil - Semi-Finals
1974 - Propping up the rest - First Group Stage
1978 - Watch Argentina win on the box - DNQ
1982 - Dark days continue - DNQ
1986 - Back but thrashed by Denmark and out to Argentina - Round of 16
1990 - Scrape through group, beaten by Italians - Round of 16
1994 - Maybe it's better to stay away - DNQ
1998 - Time still not right - DNQ
2002 - Time to return, better than France but not good enough - First Group Stage
2006 - Sit this one out and prepare for 2010
Overall World Cup Record
Games Played - 40
Won - 15
Drawn - 10
Lost - 15
Penalty Shoot-Outs - 0
Win Ratio - 38%
Goals - 65
Conceded - 57
Top World Cup goalscorer - Miguez (8 in 2 tournaments)
1930
Games played - 4 (W4)
Goals - 15
Conceded - 3
Top scorer - Cea (5)
1950
Games played - 4 (W3, D1)
Goals - 15
Conceded - 5
Top scorer - Miguez (5)
1954
Games played - 5 (W3, L2)
Goals - 16
Conceded - 9
Top scorer - Borges (4)
1962
Games played - 3 (W1, L2)
Goals - 4
Conceded - 6
Top scorer - Sasia (2)
1966
Games played - 4 (W1, D2, L2)
Goals - 2
Conceded - 5
Top scorer - Rocha, Cortes (both 1)
1970
Games played - 6 (W2, D1, L3)
Goals - 4
Conceded - 5
Top scorer - 4 players (all 1)
1974
Games played - 3 (D1, L2)
Goals - 1
Conceded - 6
Top scorer - Pavoni (1)
1986
Games played - 4 (D2, L2)
Goals - 2
Conceded - 8
Top scorer - Alzamendi, Francescoli (both 1)
1990
Games played - 4 (W1, D1, L2)
Goals - 2
Conceded - 5
Top scorer - Fonseca, Bengoechea (both 1)
2002
Games played - 3 (D2, L1)
Goals - 4
Conceded - 5
Top scorer - 4 players (all 1)
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