Italy won back-to-back World Cups in 1934 and 1938 before failing to bring the cup home for 40 years. They ended that drought ...

Introduction. When Uruguay won the right to host the inaugural World Cup — partly based around the fact they were celebrating their centenary as a nation, and partly because they were considered ...

Earlier this summer, Uruguay was a win away from qualifying for the Copa America but lost in the semifinals to Colombia.

This is the fourth in a series on The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previous articles have looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and then again in 1938. In ...

Uruguay hosted and won the first ever World Cup in 1930, which would set a tradition to be followed quadrennially for almost 100 years. Yes, that’s right: The FIFA World Cup will be an entire ...

Uruguay became the first-ever World Cup champion in No. 38 of our 101 most memorable World Cup moments. ... Uruguay win the first World Cup Published Oct. 13, 2022 11:32 p.m. ET ...

We are counting down the days until the first World Cup whistle blows. Uruguay hosted and won the first ever World Cup in 1930, which would set a tradition to be followed quadrennially for almost ...

Despite a 2-0 win over Ghana, Uruguay was eliminated from the World Cup on Friday after South Korea scored a stoppage-time goal to defeat Portugal, 2-1.

Giorgian de Arrascaeta netted twice in six minutes as a resurgent Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 on Friday in a battle for their World Cup survival, only to crash out agonisingly on goals scored after ...

Uruguay's win in the inaugural World Cup on their home soil was the first of six out of 20 World Cups won by the host nation. The USMNT might have peaked early when it came to World Cups.

Uruguay has won two World Cup titles but there are four stars on its uniform. ... Before capturing World Cup glory in 1930, Uruguay celebrated wins in the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games.