The Uruguay national football team won competitions.
The 1950 FIFA World Cup , held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950 , was the fourth FIFA World Cup . 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 FIFA World Cup , often simply called the World Cup , is an international association football competition contested by the senior men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) , the sport 's global governing body . Uruguay national football team . La Celeste won 7 Copa América tournaments , 1 World Cup and Mundialito , all staged in Uruguay .