Football World Cup 1954 / Uruguay

This article covers the Uruguayan national soccer team at the 1954 World Cup .

qualification

As the defending champion, Uruguay was automatically qualified.

Uruguayan contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
1	Roque Máspoli	Peñarol Montevideo	10/12/1917
12	Julio Maceiras	Danubio FC	04/22/1926
Defense
2	José Santamaría	Nacional Montevideo	07/31/1929
3	William Martínez	Rampla Juniors	01/13/1928
4th	Víctor Rodríguez Andrade	Peñarol Montevideo	02/14/1927
13	Mirto Davoine	Peñarol Montevideo	02/13/1933
14th	Eusebio Tejera	Defensor	01/06/1922
midfield
5	Obdulio Varela	Peñarol Montevideo	09/20/1917
6th	Roberto Leopardi	Nacional Montevideo	07/19/1933
15th	Urbano Rivera	Danubio FC	04/01/1926
16	Néstor Carballo	Nacional Montevideo	02/03/1929
17th	Luis Cruz	Nacional Montevideo	04/28/1925
attack
7th	Julio Abbadie	Peñarol Montevideo	07.09.1930
8th	Juan Hohberg	Peñarol Montevideo	10/08/1929
9	Oscar Míguez	Peñarol Montevideo	December 05, 1927
10	Juan Schiaffino	Peñarol Montevideo	07/28/1925
11	Carlos Borges	Peñarol Montevideo	01/14/1932
18th	Rafael Souto	Nacional Montevideo	October 24, 1930
19th	Javier Ambrois	Nacional Montevideo	05/09/1932
20th	Omar Méndez	Nacional Montevideo	December 05, 1927
21st	Julio Perez	Nacional Montevideo	06/19/1926
22nd	Luis Castro	Defensor	07/31/1921
Trainer
	Juan Lopez		03/15/1908

Games of the Uruguayan team

Preliminary round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Austria	6-0	4th
2	Uruguay	9-0	4th
3	Czechoslovakia	0: 7	0
4th	Scotland	0: 8	0

• Uruguay - Czechoslovakia 2-0 (0-0)

Stadium: Wankdorfstadion ( Bern )

Spectators: 20,500

Referee: Ellis ( England )

Goals: 1-0 Míguez (72nd), 2-0 Schiaffino (81st)

• Uruguay - Scotland 7-0 (2-0)

Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium ( Basel )

Spectators: 43,000

Referee: Orlandini ( Italy )

Goals: 1-0 Borges (17th), 2-0 Míguez (30th), 3-0 Borges (47th), 4-0 Abbadie (54th), 5-0 Borges (57th), 6-0 Míguez (83.), Abbadie (85.) 7-0

The reigning world champion Uruguay was able to assert itself as expected in Group III as second. 2-0 against the Czechoslovaks and a 7-0 against the overwhelmed Scots were enough for the quarter-finals. Even the strong Austrians left nothing to be desired. Scotland were defeated 1-0 and Czechoslovakia 5-0. After the end of the games, Austria was determined by drawing lots to be the group winner in Group 3.

Quarter finals

35,000

St. Jakob Stadium ( Basel )

Uruguay

England

Steiner ( Austria )

4: 2 (2: 1)

1: 0 Borges (5th) 1: 1 Lofthouse (16th) 2: 1 Varela (39th) 3: 1 Schiaffino (46th) 3: 2 Finney (67th) 4: 2 Ambrois (78th)

World champions Uruguay met England in the next game, who with their old-fashioned style of play lost 4-2 to the tech-savvy Urus. Despite players like Matthews, Wright, and Lofthouse, it turned out that the motherland of football was not up to date.

Semifinals

37,000

Stade Olympique de la Pontaise ( Lausanne )

Hungary

Uruguay

Griffiths ( Wales )

4: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 0)

1: 0 Czibor (13th) 2: 0 Hidegkuti (46th) 2: 1 Hohberg (75th) 2: 2 Hohberg (86th) 3: 2 Kocsis (111th) 4: 2 Kocsis (116th)

As expected, the alleged changing of the guard of the reigning world champions Uruguay by Hungary in the second semi-final match. The Hungarians were already leading 2-0, but they had to accept 2-2 in regular time. In extra time, however, the Hungarians' art of playing prevailed. Striker Kocsis was unstoppable and shot the favorites with two goals for a 4-2 success in the final.

3rd place match

35,000

Hardturm ( Zurich )

Austria

Uruguay

Wyssling ( Switzerland )

3: 1 (1: 1)

1: 0 Stojaspal (16th) 11m 1: 1 Hohberg (22nd) 2: 1 Cruz (59th) ET 3: 1 Ocffekt (89th)

In the game for third place, Uruguay had to pay tribute to the 120-minute match against Hungary. Austria won the mediocre match 3: 1.