Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Uruguay's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 60% |
| Without them | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 24 | 47.8% |
| Aaron Mokoena | South Africa | 1 |
| Albert Bunjaku | Switzerland | 1 |
| Alessandro Matri | Italy | 1 |
| Andrea Pirlo | Italy | 1 |
| Andrea Ranocchia | Italy | 1 |
| Arjen Robben | Netherlands | 1 |
| Bafetimbi Gomis | France | 1 |
| Bongani Khumalo | South Africa | 1 |
| Christian Maggio | Italy | 1 |
| Christoph Spycher | Switzerland | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
Nothing here.
| 15 Nov 2011 | v Italy | 1–0 | 3′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 12 Oct 2010 | v China PR | 4–0 | 85′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 15 Aug 2012 | v France | 0–0 | came on 89′ | 1 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Nov 2011 | v Italy | 1–0 | started, off 83′ | 83 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 12 Oct 2010 | v China PR | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 6 Jul 2010 | v Netherlands | 2–3 | came on 84′ | 6 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2010 · Semi-final |
| 16 Jun 2010 | v South Africa | 3–0 | came on 89′ | 1 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage |
| 3 Mar 2010 | v Switzerland | 3–1 | came on 82′ | 8 | — | — | Friendly |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.