Ni Spainni Brazilni Argentinani Franceni England. Just Uruguay. La Celeste, born August 15, 1910, a federation coat, the Uruguayan Soccer Association that turns 125 this week, has a single note on the planet.
Whenever he organized a continental and/or world tournament, he turned the Olympic. The return of the Olympic, which by the way, was born with the Celestial, titled the world in the Paris Olìmpicos Games in 1924.
Let’s check. In 1917, in the Park of the Allies, near the current Centennial Stadium, Uruguay organized the second Copa América, and won it. In 1923, the historic Central Park, stage seven years after the first game in World Cups history, was a scenario in Montevideo of a new Copa América. And the Uruguay champion again. This is the beginning of a brilliant generation, led by José Nasazzi, the single soccer player of the three -time champion of the world of selections as captain.
That contest has another unique: leader Atilio Narancio promised the players that if they were champions they would take them to the Olympic Games. And fulfilled. He lent his home to finance the journey, and thus the first international existence of a South American country in Europe was created.
In 1924, there was a particular one. The contest was organized by the Paraguayan League, but played in Central Park. Uruguay champion again. In 1930, the Uruguayan Soccer Association organized the first world championship, headquarters awarded to Barcelona a year before. The final? Uruguay- Argentina. The champion? Uruguay. In 1942, today in the Centennial Stadium, he reorganized Uruguay. And the celestial champion again. In 1956, the extraordinary South America, as said before, again in the centenary. The final result does not have to say this. If one detail: the decisive goal is in the colombian gallery arch, the arch of historical goals and the great Celeste titles. In 1967, the Uruguay champion was again at the Centennial Stadium. The last game? 1-0 against Argentina, with the purpose of Rocha in the Colombian gallery arch!
Finally, in 1995, the Celeste was re -intended, eventually against Brazil, with a goal of Pablo Bengoechea of Free Kick, in the Colombian arch, and the definition of penalties, in the same arc.
And the others? The world champion of Brazil is five times. But in 1950, Maracanazo, Batacazo de Uruguay with a 2-1 victory over the area, left them without title. And in 2014, Germany’s 7-1 at Belo Horizonte also fed his failures. Argentina was a world champion in 1978. But he lost three cups of America at home, three times in the hands of Uruguay. Spain failed to be crowned the World Cup in 1982. Italy lost to the World Cup in 1990. Germany was the world champion in 1974, but failed to repeat in its World Cup in 2006. France failed to be crowned the World Cup fixed in 1938. Finally, England was the world champion in 1966 cups, but in 1996 Eurocuup it failed Wembley. Then, just Uruguay!
Source: La Verdad
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