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 ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

Uruguay's tempo is ferocious and the last time they lost a game at home was back in November 2021 in World Cup qualifying to Argentina. They won't lose this one and expect a brilliant ...

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.