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URUGUAY2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESOriental Republic of UruguayPopulation: 3.4 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 77 yearsGDP per person: $16000Capital city: MontevideoAssociation founded: 1900No. footballers / registered: 241,300 / 41,800FIFA ranking (May-14): 6Highest FIFA ranking: 2 (Jun-12)Continental titles: 15 times Copa America winnersFIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 12 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966,1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Winners 1930, 1950Biggest win: 8-0 v Bolivia (1950)Biggest loss: 1-6 v Denmark (1986)Qualified for 2014 edition as: AFC v CONMEBOLplay-off winners (v Jordan)Australia's record against Uruguay (men's)Team P W D LSenior 9 4 1 4Under-20 8 2 2 4Under-17 7 2 4 1Group DDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in UruguayPopulation count (2011 census): 92000.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 1.0 1.7 67.6 29.7Median age: 55.8 yearsSex ratio: 91.0 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 11.1 83.6 5.4Australian citizenship rate: 93.9 per centMain localities of residence: Bossley Park (NSW),Fairfield (NSW), Hinchinbrook (NSW)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Japan W 4-2 Rifu06/09/13 Peru W 2-1 Lima10/09/13 Colombia W 2-0 Montevideo11/10/13 Ecuador L 0-1 Quito15/10/13 Argentina W 3-2 Montevideo13/11/13 Jordan W 5-0 Amman20/11/13 Jordan D 0-0 Montevideo05/03/14 Austria D 1-1 Klagenfurt30/05/14 Northern Ireland - Montevideo04/06/14 Slovenia - MontevideoNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 15PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – URUGUAYPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubEgidio Arevalo 32 Mid Monarcas Morelia MEX Nicolas Lodeiro 25 Mid Botafogo BRAMartin Caceres 27 Def Juventus ITADiego Lugano 33 Def West Bromwich ENGGonzalo Castro 29 For Real Sociedad ESPRodrigo Munoz 32 GK Club Libertad PAREdinson Cavani 27 For Paris Saint-Germain FRA Fernando Muslera 27 GK Galatasaray TURSebastian Coates 23 Def Club Nacional URU Alvaro Pereira 28 Mid Sao Paulo BRASebastian Eguren 33 Mid Palmeiras BRAMaximiliano Pereira 30 Def Benfica PORAlvaro Fernandez 28 Mid Gimnasia La Plata ARG Diego Perez 34 Mid Bologna ITADiego Forlan 35 For Cerezo Osaka JPNGaston Ramirez 23 Mid Southampton ENGJorge Fucile 29 Def Porto PORCristian Rodriguez 28 Mid Atletico Madrid ESPWalter Gargano 29 Mid Parma ITAAndres Scotti 38 Def Club Nacional URUJose Gimenez 19 Def Atletico Madrid ESP Alejandro Silva 24 Def Lanus ARGDiego Godin 28 Def Atletico Madrid ESP Martin Silva 31 GK Vasco da Gama BRAAlvaro Gonzalez 29 Mid Lazio ITACristhian Stuani 27 For Espanyol ESPAbel Hernandez 23 For Citta di Palermo ITA Luis Suarez 27 For Liverpool ENGCOACH: Oscar Tabarez (Uruguay) age 67 yearsCoach of Uruguay since 2006 (also 1988-1990)Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 1990 (Uruguay), 2010 (Uruguay)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 39