Name: Uruguay’s World Cup legacy
Uploaded: 2026-06-07T03:02:42+08:00
Duration: 3 min 9 s
Description: Uruguay boasts one of the strongest football traditions in South America. The nation of just over 3.4 million has won two World Cup titles.

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Uruguay boasts one of the strongest football traditions in South America. The nation of just over 3.4 million has won two World Cup titles.

Montevideo hosted the first-ever World Cup in 1930.

Ahead of this year’s tournament, expectations may not be sky-high, but the history books teach opponents never to write off the Uruguayan national team, nicknamed “La Celeste.”

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