The Uruguay national team of football (Spanish: Seleccion de futbol de Uruguay) is the representative of Uruguay in international football and is governed by the Uruguayan Football Association, the authority for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan squad is often called La Celeste (The Sky Blue).
Uruguay has been crowned this tournament Copa America 15 times. They are in a tie together with Argentina in the record for most wins ever won by a team in history. competition. Uruguay was awarded their latest title in 2011. The Uruguayan team has been crowned this year's FIFA World Cup twice, including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts, where they beat Argentina with a score of 4-2 during the championship. The second World Cup was won in 1950, beating the host Brazil by a score of 2-1 in the final game, that was the biggest crowd for a football match in history. Uruguay also has won gold medals in the Olympic football competition twice, between 1924 and 1928. Gold medals won during the 1924 as well as 1928 Summer Olympics are recognised by FIFA as the senior FIFA World Championships.
