Spain and Uruguay They meet for the eleventh time in history, third in the context of the World Cup. For the charrúas it is a final. The draws against Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia force Marcelo Bielsa’s team to risk their chances of continuing in the World Cup against the European champions who need to win. Spain plays with a cushion after the 4-0 against the Saudis and the sensations recovered
The Uruguayans need to do something they have never achieved in their history: defeat the Spanish team. Not even when they won their second World Cup in 1950, with the Maracanazo, They were able to overthrow Spain.
7-9-1950. Spain 2-Uruguay 2
After Zarra’s legendary goal against England in Maracaná, Spain entered the four-way fight to be world champion. Their first match in the decisive league was against Uruguay, in Sao Paulo. Ghiggia opened the scoreboard and Basra, In two minutes (37 and 39), the Spanish hopes were shot. But, with a quarter of an hour left, a very distant shot from the Uruguayan captain, Obdulio Varelawent to the net after a clear error of Ramallets.
1950 SPAIN 2 URUGUAY 2
The Spanish goalkeeper, who had already failed to make it 1-0 when the ball entered his post, attributed his mistake to being concussed. “I attribute it to the fact that I was in good condition, due to the enormous kick that the Uruguayan forward, whose name I don’t want to remember, gave me. The tackle was treacherous and left me disabled. If I had been in the full state of my abilities, this second goal, I assure you, would not have gone on the scoreboard. In any case, I managed to touch the ball with my fingers, deflecting it, but with such bad luck that it bounced off the post, on the inside, and it was introduced into the net.
The unspeakable was Oscar Miguez, Peñarol striker. His entry into Ramallets provoked an angry reaction from the Spaniards, who calmed down due to the Uruguayan’s apologies. Then, Spain lost to Brazil (6-1) and Sweden (3-1) and Uruguay was world champion.
11-23-1996 Spain 1- Uruguay 1
The first visit of Uruguay He went to Spain to face the European champions in the last match before traveling to the World Cup in England. It was played in Riazor, with the absence of an idol from the land. Luis Suarez He was unable to play due to an injury that would later prevent him from performing well in the World Cup. The risk was high due to the poor condition of the grass. In a match with Uruguay very defensive, Domingo Pérez and Gento scored. With 0-0, Lapetra He missed a penalty. “He throws them in Zaragoza and very well, that’s why he threw it,” explained the coach, Villalonga, after the game.
5-23-1972. Spain 2-Uruguay 0
In the third game there was a winner. And it was Spainat the inauguration of the stadium Vicente Calderon. The box was packed, presided over by Franco, his wife and the future king of Spain. The Spanish team won 2-0, with goals from Valdés and Gárate. In the middle of the match, Kubala shouted in Hungarian to the referee, Palotai, a Magyar like him, to stop the violent play of the Uruguayans and draw cards. In the 67th minute, Isacio Calleja was replaced. It was his last game with Spain and the first since the Euro final won in 1964. The new home of Atlético de Madrid said goodbye to one of its own in a big way.
1972 SPAIN 2 URUGUAY 0
5-24-1978. Uruguay 0 – Spain 0
On the way to the World Cup in Argentina, Spain stopped in Montevideo to put the Centenary on your travel map. The match ended without goals and with the public whistling at both teams for the poor show. Before, a military band performed the countries’ anthems in an astonishingly long and slow version. For the first time a Rayo Vallecano footballer played for Spain: Antonio Guzman.Kubala He complained bitterly about the field: “A disaster! It would have been better to play on a road!”
1978 URUGUAY 0 SPAIN 0
6-13-1990. Spain 0 – Uruguay 0
In Udine they opened their Mundial the two teams, again without goals. The Uruguayans, in the second half and with a quarter of an hour left, Rubén Sosa wasted a penalty by throwing it into the clouds. Spain’s bad game unleashed a tremendous wave of criticism. The tension between the players and the press was high. A historic image was given: a press conference in which 16 players came out and there were only questions for three. One of them, Michel: “It was a shame and a lack of respect. It was not an assessment or an analysis: it was a judgment. We were less protected. It would not happen today.”
1990 SPAIN 0 URUGUAY 0
4-9-1991. Spain 2-Uruguay 1
It was Vicente Miera’s debut as a coach. That same day, France won in Prague 1-2 and left Spain almost out of the Euro in Sweden, as it was. The match was played in Oviedo and was for the benefit of the AFE. “Now, let’s think about Barcelona ’92,” Miera said after its premiere, aware that going to the Euros was a chimera. The Spanish goals were from Martín Vázquez and Manolo; the charrúa of Álvaro Gutiérrez.
18-1-1995. Spain 2-Uruguay 2
Riazor again as a scenario and a new tie. Uruguay had its first victory over Spain close. At minute 81 it was 1-2 for the light blue. One minute into the game, Pizzi scored his first goal as a Spaniard. The South Americans responded with goals from Fonseca and Bengoechea. Then, to the delirium of the house, Spain tied thanks to a play between two sports players: pass from Fran and goal from Donato
8-17-2005. Spain 2-Uruguay 0
A game in that strange mid-August window. It began with an emotional memory of the 17 Spanish soldiers who died the day before in an accident. helicopter in Afghanistan. The duel against the Uruguayans in Gijón marked the debut of Pepe Reina. At the pre-match press conference he left a moment full of laughter when he said: “I didn’t know my father.” The incredulous look of Morientes and Sergio Ramos entangled Pepe even more and they all ended up laughing. In that match, Liverpool had four players: Reina, Morientes, Luis García and Xabi Alonso. The goals were from Pablo García, an own goal, and Vicente.
2013 SPAIN 3 URUGUAY 1
6-2-2013 Spain 3-Uruguay 1
It was Spain, champion of Europe and the world, that of a shotgun cache. That brought the February friendly, to benefit the AFE, to Doha. The rival was Uruguay, which would be again months later in the Confederations Cup in Brazil. It was a match full of emotions. Especially because it was Puyol’s 100th…and his last with Spain. Isco made his debut at the Kalifa in Doha, coming on for Iniesta. Azpilicueta also did it. Spain won clearly with goals from Cesc and two from Pedro; The Uruguayan, which was 1-1, was scored by Martín Cáceres.
2013 SPAIN 2 URUGUAY 1
6-16-2013. Spain 2-Uruguay 1
In Recife The world and European champions and the American champions opened their Confederations Cup. Spain had a superb first hour of play… which served to generate an intense debate. Because the team traveled to that Confederations Cup without Xabi Alonso, which broke a key element for Forest: the couple from Tolosarra with Busquets. The team’s good play fueled the debate about whether the game was speeded up with that idea. For Del Bosque there were no doubts and when Xabi He recovered from the pubalgia he suffered and returned to the eleven. Pedro and Soldado transformed Spain’s good play into goals. With two minutes left, Luis Suarez gave excitement to the final stretch. That night, during the match, the most memorable thing was the report by several national team players of a robbery at the Recife hotel.
