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2.2 Top scorers. 3 All-time head-to-head record. ... Below is a list of all matches Uruguay have played against FIFA recognised teams. [3] [4] ...
Luis Suárez (143 caps, 69 goals) is Uruguay's all-time leading goal scorer. Fernando Muslera (133 caps) is Uruguay's all-time most capped goalkeeper. José Nasazzi (40 caps) led Uruguay to victory at the 1924 Olympics, 1928 Olympics and the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Obdulio Varela (45 caps, 9 goals) led Uruguay to victory at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
In the 1954 World Cup, Uruguay reached the semi-final for the fourth time after a notable campaign beating Czechoslovakia, Scotland and England. The semi-final against Hungary is still considered one of the best matches in World Cup history, as La Celeste dramatically tied the match 2–2 late after trailing 2–0 at halftime.
Atilio García has the record of being top scorer in most seasons, with 8 (7 of them consecutively). [2] [3] [4] On the other hand, Fernando Morena holds the record of most goals scored in one season (36 in 1978). [5] Fernando Morena (here pictured in 1974) is the all-time topscorer of Primera División
Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker.His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) and "Potrillo" (Colt, although young stallion is a better translation in this case), and he is the all-time top goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan Primera División with 230 goals in 244 games. [1]
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal is the all-time leading goalscorer for men's national teams. This article lists the top all-time goalscorer for each men's national football team . This list is not an all-time top international goalscorers list , as several countries have two or more players with more goals than another country's top scorer.
The team's all-time top scorers in the Primera División are Fernando Morena (203), Alberto Spencer (113) and Óscar Míguez (107). Morena's (whose 230 goals—203 with Peñarol and 27 with River Plate—make him the highest-scoring player in the Uruguayan League) 440 goals with Peñarol are a record as well.
Suárez scored 29 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the second highest all-time top scorer of qualification in CONMEBOL, behind only club teammate Lionel Messi. [7] Suárez scored seven times in World Cup finals, eight times in the Copa América, and three times in the FIFA Confederations Cup. The remainder of his goals, 22, came ...