Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
Uruguay's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0% |
| Without them | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| Alberto Górriz | Spain | 1 |
| Aldo Serena | Italy | 1 |
| Andoni Zubizarreta | Spain | 1 |
| Andreas Brehme | Germany | 1 |
| Arthur Albiston | Scotland | 1 |
| Bruno Versavel | Belgium | 1 |
| Charlie Nicholas | Scotland | 1 |
| Chendo | Spain | 1 |
| David Narey | Scotland | 1 |
| Davie Cooper | Scotland | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 27 Aug 1989 | v Peru | 2–0 | 69′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 12 Jul 1989 | v Paraguay | 3–0 | 82′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | Copa América 1989 · Final round |
| 6 Jul 1989 | v Chile | 3–0 | 73′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | Copa América 1989 · Group stage |
| 9 Jul 1987 | v Argentina | 1–0 | 43′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Copa América 1987 · Semi-final |
| 4 Jun 1986 | v Germany | 1–1 | 4′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 25 Jun 1990 | v Italy | 0–2 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Round of 16 |
| 17 Jun 1990 | v Belgium | 1–3 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 13 Jun 1990 | v Spain | 0–0 | started, off 64′ | 64 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 27 Aug 1989 | v Peru | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 12 Jul 1989 | v Paraguay | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | Copa América 1989 · Final round |
| 6 Jul 1989 | v Chile | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | Copa América 1989 · Group stage |
| 9 Jul 1987 | v Argentina | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | Copa América 1987 · Semi-final |
| 13 Jun 1986 | v Scotland | 0–0 | came on 84′ | 6 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 8 Jun 1986 | v Denmark | 1–6 | started, off 57′ | 57 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 4 Jun 1986 | v Germany | 1–1 | started, off 80′ | 80 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
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.