2010 World Cup Uruguay Team
>> June 10, 2010 –
World Cup 2010
Uruguay repeated their performance of the 2002 and 2004 qualifying rounds by coming in fifth in the ten-member qualifying group and were pitted against Costa Rica in the play-off. La Celeste won the first game by holding onto the 1-0 lead they gained from Captain Diego Lugano’s goal. In the second match they drew with the Costa Ricans booking their seat at the FIFA World Cup finals. Their goal tally of 28 was the third highest in the group enough for an automatic qualification, but a loss to Argentina at home put them in the spot having to go through with the play-off for their place at the FIFA World Cup 2010.
The Uruguayan side has a mixture of young talents as well as experienced stars. Captained by Diego Lugano, a centre-half who fulfills both the duties of a defender as well as a midfielder who scores every once in a while. Up front Athletico Madrid’s striker Diego Forlan along with Luis Suarez put up a fearsome strike, scoring 12 goals in the qualifiers among the two of them.
Oscar Washington Tabarez popularly called El Maestro at home, was the man behind the team that made it to the 1990 World Cup held at Italy. El Maestro who has been the most reliable and hard working coach for Uruguay has worked with some of the biggest clubs in the world, namely Penarol, Boca Juniors and AC Milan among others. He was back to coaching the Uruguayan national team in 2006 after a Jorge Fossati led Uruguay lost to Australia in a penalty shoot-out.
This World Cup, Uruguay will be looking to advance beyond the last 16, which they haven’t managed since 1970 and with all the adjustments to the team, they just might be able to make it.
Uruguay Football Team for FIFA World Cup 2010
The Pre-World Cup list of players for Uruguay is given below.| Player | Position |
| Juan Castillo | Goalkeeper |
| Fernando Muslera | Goalkeeper |
| Martín Silva | Goalkeeper |
| Martín Cáceres | Defender |
| Jorge Fucile | Defender |
| Diego Godín | Centre back |
| Diego Lugano (captain) | Centre back |
| Andrés Scotti | Defender |
| Maxi Pereira | Wingback |
| Mauricio Victorino | Defender |
| Egidio Arévalo Ríos | Midfielder |
| Sebastián Eguren | Midfielder |
| Álvaro Fernández | Midfielder |
| Walter Gargano | Defensive Midfielder |
| Álvaro González | Right wing |
| Ignacio González | Midfielder |
| Nicolás Lodeiro | Attacking Midfielder / Winger |
| Jorge Martínez | Striker |
| Álvaro Pereira | Wingback |
| Diego Pérez | Defensive midfielder |
| Jorge Rodríguez | Midfielder |
| Sebastián Abreu | Striker |
| Edinson Cavani | Striker |
| Sebastián Fernández | Striker |
| Diego Forlán | Striker |
| Luis Suárez | Striker |
