In the second round of Group H of the 2022 World Cup, Portugal beat Uruguay with a score of 2-0 on November 29, Beijing time, in which striker B Fei scored two goals, making the momentum of Portugal's winning streak unabated and locking up the qualification place in advance. Meanwhile, the other three teams still have a chance to reach the knockout stage, and all will be revealed in the final round. For Uruguay, however, even though they are the strongest national soccer team by population size, they were unable to withstand Portugal's offensive wave.
Looking back at the last World Cup, the Croatian team, although the population of only 4 million, but almost broke into the final. If not population base limitations, Croatia may be able to write a different history. And we can not help but flirt, even if the population is only equivalent to China's city of more than Croatia, is also expected to stand on the highest stage of the World Cup. However, the least populous of the World Cup teams in history is actually Uruguay from South America, which despite having a population of over 3 million is still less than Croatia. However, Uruguay's achievement of winning the World Cup twice is proof enough of its soccer prowess.
In the 1950 World Cup final, Uruguay played Brazil in a round-robin match, with Brazil needing only a draw to win the title. However, with the World Cup being held in Brazil, the world favored Brazil, and even Uruguay's fans were pessimistic about their prospects of winning. However, Uruguay surprisingly beat Brazil to win their second World Cup. Despite this, Uruguay's population base still limits its pool of soccer talent. The Uruguayan team has a history of superstars such as Cavani and Suarez, but with the absence of the younger generation such as Valverde, Nunez and Araujo due to injuries, and the lack of population base, Uruguay is still facing a huge challenge in the World Cup.
May Uruguayan soccer be glorious again in this new era!
