2010 FIFA World Cup Teams - Uruguay

Uruguay will be playing in its 11th FIFA World Cup in 2010 in South Africa. Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup tournament in 1930. Uruguay also won the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (beating the hosts by 2 goals to 1 in the final). Uruguay also played in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in Saudi Arabia and finished in 4th place. Uruguay is currently ranked at number 19 on the FIFA rankings. Uruguay have played in 40 Copa America tournaments. They competed in the competition for the first time in 1916 and have won the Copa America trophy 14 teams over the years.

The Uruguay national football team has 3 nicknames, "Charrúas", "La Celeste Olímpica" (The Olympic Sky Blue) and La Celeste (The Sky Blue). The current head coach of the Uruguay national football team is Oscar Tabárez. This former player has been managing football teams in Europe and South America since 1980. He took up the Uruguay coaching position in 2006 after a spell of 4 years at Argentinian football club Boca Juniors. Rodolfo Rodríguez is the most capped Uruguayan footballer in history. He played for Uruguay in 79 matches between 1976 and 1986. He does not have a single goal behind his name because he played in the goalkeeper position. Héctor Scarone is the highest scoring Uruguayan footballer in history. He scored 31 goals for his country in 52 matches between 1917 and 1932. He was also the manager for Real Madrid (in Spain) between 1951 and 1952.

Uruguay achieved its biggest win in footballing history in 1927 when the team beat fellow South Americans Bolivia by 9 goals to 0. The country suffered its biggest loss in footballing history in 1902, losing by 6 goals to 0 against Argentina. Uruguay will be one of the teams to watch in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in my opinion. They should not be underestimated. They should make it into the last 16 stage of the competition. Uruguay will play in the following 3 group matches in 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa:

11 June 2010 - Uruguay vs France @ Cape Town Stadium - Kickoff at 20:30
16 June 2010 - Uruguay vs South Africa @ Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria - Kickoff at 20:30
22 June 2010 - Uruguay vs Mexico @ Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg - Kickoff at 16:00

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Cristiano Ronaldo 2014: Portugal Captain Teams up With Legend Pele in New Fly Emirates Promotional Video for World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo was officially announced as the newest global ambassador for Emirates Airline on Friday (March 28, 2014). The Ballon d'Or holder joined three-time World Cup winner Pele, who was named as the first global ambassador for the Dubai-based airline since the 2006 competition in Germany. The two football idols worked together to star in the new Emirates promotional video for this forthcoming FIFA World Cup. The commercial takes place in the onboard lounge on an Emirates A380 flight. At the start of the new advert, Cristiano Ronaldo is reading a magazine article and he is delighted when two passengers whisper about how great he is. However, the Portugal captain’s mood darkens as he realizes the man the duo are talking about is actually Pele, who appears next to him. The 73-year-old Brazilian star laughs at Cristiano Ronaldo. But the Real Madrid star has the last laugh when another passenger appears and asks him for a photo, handing his phone to Pele to do the honours. The Brazil legend obliges and CR7 concludes the series of events with a cheeky wink.

Cristiano Ronaldo starred in Emirates Airline’s latest television advert alongside Brazil legend Pele, who was announced as the first global ambassador for the Dubai-based company in January 2014.

Cristiano Ronaldo was named as the latest global ambassador for Emirates Airline on friday (March 28, 2014). The news came just 74 days before the world's most watched sporting event kicked off in Brazil. (Photo credit: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Europe)

The former Manchester United star celebrated after scoring his team's opening goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu stadium. (Photo credit: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Europe)

Cristiano Ronaldo, who claimed the 2013 Ballon d’Or Award for the second time as a professional, was recently named the richest footballer in the Goal Rich List 2014 with an estimated wealth of €148 million. (Photo credit: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Europe)

Cristiano Ronaldo’s new advert for Emirates Airline would air in the run-up to the World Cup finals in Brazil. (Photo credit: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images Europe)

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