Spain vs. Uruguay: Titles Won Comparison

Which national soccer team won the most tournaments, Uruguay or Spain? 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 11 titles more than Spain, 17 against 6 (it doesn't include Olympic Games, view note). Also in FIFA World Cups won Uruguay has the advantage over Spain 2 to 1.

In the Olympic Games soccer tournament Spain and Uruguay are tied on gold medals won with 2 each.

At FIFA youth national teams level, Spain won 18 titles more than Uruguay, 27 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:
Spain	Uruguay
6 senior national team titles	17 senior national team titles
FIFA World Cup
World Cup (1) 2010	World Cup (2) 1930, 1950
Continental Titles
UEFA European Football Championship (4) 1964, 2008, 2012, 2024 UEFA Nations League (1) 2023	American Cup (15) 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011

Olympic National Team:
Spain	Uruguay
2 gold medals	2 gold medals
Olympic Games (2) 1992, 2024	Olympic Games (2) 1924 *, 1928 * * won with the senior national team

Youth Tournaments (FIFA):
Spain	Uruguay
27 youth national team titles	9 youth national team titles
World Cups
FIFA U-20 World Cup (1) 1999	FIFA U-20 World Cup (1) 2023
Continental Titles
UEFA European Under-21 Championship (5) 1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (12) 1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (9) 1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017	South American Youth Championship (8) 1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017

Other Relevant Tournaments:
Spain	Uruguay
0 titles	2 titles
Regional Tournaments
-	Pan American Games (2) 1983, 2015