England vs. Uruguay: Titles Won Comparison

Which national soccer team won the most tournaments, Uruguay or England? Here you have the details, head to head, of the titles won by each of these national teams at senior, youth and olympic level. It includes the comparision of World Cups and continental tournaments won.

Taking into account the most relevant tournaments for senior national soccer teams, Uruguay won 16 titles more than England, 17 against 1 (it doesn't include Olympic Games, view note). Also in FIFA World Cups won Uruguay has the advantage over England 2 to 1.

In the Olympic Games soccer tournament, England surpasses Uruguay in gold medals won 3 to 2.

At FIFA youth national teams level, England won 9 titles more than Uruguay, 18 against 9.

Note: on this page, the titles won by olympic national teams are included on their own category because throughout history these tournaments have alternated between senior and youth teams, with amateur and professional players. Currently the competition allows under-23 players with the possibility of including 3 players over that age.

Senior National Team Titles:

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England
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Uruguay
1
senior national team
title
17
senior national team
titles

FIFA World Cup

Continental Titles

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  • American Cup
    (15) 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011

Olympic National Team:

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England
Uruguay logo
Uruguay
3
gold medals
2
gold medals
  • Olympic Games
    (3) 1900, 1908 *, 1912 *
    * won with the senior national team
  • Olympic Games
    (2) 1924 *, 1928 *
    * won with the senior national team

Youth Tournaments (FIFA):

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England
Uruguay logo
Uruguay
18
youth national team titles
9
youth national team titles

World Cups

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
    (1) 2017
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup
    (1) 2017
  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
    (1) 2023

Continental Titles

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship
    (3) 1982, 1984, 2023
  • UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
    (11) 1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022
  • UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
    (2) 2010, 2014
  • South American Youth Championship
    (8) 1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017

Other Relevant Tournaments:

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England
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Uruguay
7
titles
2
titles

Regional Tournaments

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  • Pan American Games
    (2) 1983, 2015

Friendly Tournaments

  • Toulon Tournament
    (7) 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2017, 2018

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