Uruguay soccer is a very popular sport of Uruguay. There is a stadium for the football players of Uruguay known as the Estadio Centenario.
Uruguay football made a great name in the World Cup played in the year of 1930 and 1950. It emerged triumphant in both these World Cups. The World Cup of 1930 took place in the capital city of Uruguay known as Montevideo. The World Cup of 1950 was held at the Maracan Stadium. In this event
Uruguay soccer team defeated Brazil in the final to become the world champions. The Uruguayans proudly boasts of this eventful history of soccer in Uruguay.
Besides World Cup, Uruguay soccer team also has been the winner of two gold medals in the Olympic Games. These were held in 1924 and 1928. Olympic Games used to be the most important tournament in football before World Cup emerged. A few of the well known players of Uruguay soccer are Diego Forlan, Alvaro Recoba, Gonzalez De Los Santos, Walter Pandiani and so on. Among them Alvaro Recoba presently is a player of the famous Italian club team Inter Milan. Sebastian Viera and Diego Forlan play for Villareal, the Spanish team.
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