Passion for Uruguay

In the history of football Uruguay will always have a gold page. He was the first team to win a world and starred in one of the most important victories of this sport with the legendary Maracanazo. However, in the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, his leading role, of the balompedic aristocracy, led to that of a meritorious worker, capable of making good impressions in some major tournaments but far from sitting at the table of the giants Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina and company. However, in 2010, a unique generation led by Forlan and where they glowed Cavani, Godín and Luis SuárezAmong others, they returned that air of greatness to a heavenly team that against all odds got into the semifinals of the world Cup, phase that did not tread since Mexico 70.

Teacher Óscar Washington Tabárez, who took the reins of the Uruguayan team in 2006, led (and still leads) a team that based its strength on defensive security, with that seasoned style made in Uruguay but that also had three swords at the tip, a consecrated one ( Forlán) and two in the process of hatching (Luis Suárez and Cavani). The then forward of Athletic and the current attacker of the Barca were two of the great protagonists of South Africa. The first was World Ballon d'Or, a tournament to which they were summoned Cristiano, Messi, Iniesta, Káká, … there is nothing. Suarez, meanwhile, was starred for a goal that he did not score but avoided with his hand to give his teammates one last chance in extra time Ghana in a photograph that is football history.