The Uruguay national football team plays football.
The 1980 Mundialito ( Spanish for `` little World Cup '' ) , or Copa de Oro de Campeones Mundiales ( `` World Champions ' Gold Cup '' ) , was a special international football tournament held in Montevideo , Uruguay , from December 30 , 1980 , to January 10 , 1981 , in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup tournament , which had been celebrated in 1930 at the same venue . Copa América ( America Cup ) , known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship ( Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol in Spanish ) , is an international men 's football tournament contested between national teams from CONMEBOL . The Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA [ ˈfiːfə ] `` International Federation of Association Football '' ) is the international governing body of association football , futsal , and beach soccer . Uruguay national football team . In total , Uruguay have won 20 official titles , a world record for the most international titles held by any country .