At the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the Uruguayans were the reigning champions of South America. The team had a high-quality selection of players, so a lot was expected from this Latin American team in the tournament.
The Uruguayan national team was in the death group at the World Cup in Brazil. The rivals of the South Americans were two strong European teams - Italy and England and the national team of Costa Rica.
The Uruguayans played their first match with Costa Ricans. This game became one of the loudest sensations in the tournament. Costa Rica won 3 - 1. However, then no one could have imagined that the representatives of Central America would reach the quarterfinals of the tournament.
In the second match of the group stage, Uruguay, through the efforts of Suarez, snatched the victory from the British with a score of 2 - 1. To continue the struggle in the playoff stage, the Uruguayans had to beat the Italian national team in the last group meeting. This result has been achieved. Cavani and Suarez's team won with a minimum score of 1 - 0. This allowed the Uruguayan footballers to take second place in Group D.
In the World Cup playoffs, the Uruguayan team had to play with a very strong Colombian national team. The match for the Uruguayans ended sadly. They lost to the Colombians in all components of the game. The final numbers on the scoreboard are 0 - 2.
Uruguay's exit from the death group to the playoff stage is seen as a positive result, but more was expected from the Uruguayans in the decisive matches for the World Cup. Therefore, relegation to the 1/8 finals cannot be regarded as a successful performance of the team at the 2014 World Football Championship.
