Uruguay

FIFA World Ranking (November 2001): 23rd

2002 World Cup qualifying: Finished fifth in CONMEBOL Final Group (7-5-6; 19 GF, 13 GA); defeated Australia in home-and-home playoff 3-1 on aggregate score.

2001 Overall Record: 7-5-5

World Cup final appearances: 10 - 1930 (1st), 1950 (1st), 1954 (4th), 1962 (12th), 1966 (7th), 1970 (4th), 1974 (13th), 1986 (16th), 1990 (16th), 2002

Overall Record in WC: 15-14-8

Record vs. U.S.: 2-1-2; 7 GF, 4 GA

Most Recent Match vs. U.S.: U.S. 2, Uruguay 2 in Dallas; March 25, 1995 (Kerr, Stewart; Otero, Poyet)

Manager: Victor Pua (URU)

Championship Honors: 1930 & 1950 World Cup champions; 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1987, & 1995 Copa America champions (13 times)

Key Players: Alvaro Recoba (F, Inter Milan), Dario Silva (F, Malaga)

Fast Facts: Successfully qualified for their 10th overall World Cup, but their first in 12 years.... To qualify, they came from behind to earn a 3-1 aggregate playoff series victory over Australia (winning 3-0 at home, after losing 1-0 on the road).... Won the first two World Cups they entered (in 1930 and 1950, which included an upset of host Brazil in the final game).... The last time the U.S. played Uruguay, the match was abandoned with less than 10 minutes remaining when a torrential storm hit the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.