have already faced South American opposition in this competition. The team that faces the United States in Sunday's quarterfinal is already dreaming of going all the way. But those four stars above their crest - Olympic gold medals of 19, World Cup wins of 19 - have left a legacy of a proud footballing nation that likes to aim high. As with all age limit football, the development of talent is more important than the winning of titles.
Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)įor more than a decade and a half, this work has been carried out with great success - from Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani through to Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur and Darwin Nunez, Uruguay have continually been able to refresh their senior side with graduates from the U20 ranks.Īnd the current generation are sure to maintain this tradition. And so the future of the national team lay in youth development work - in identifying talented youngsters with the characteristics - speed of thought, of movement and of technical execution - to thrive in the contemporary game, to catch them early and ensure that they grew up having a firm identification with the sky blue shirt. The best players would inevitably be transferred at a young age. In a context of globalised football, it was not possible for domestic Uruguayan football to compete. When he took over for his second spell in charge of the senior national side at the end of 2005, Oscar Washington Tabarez had a clear diagnosis of what was necessary. Indeed, Uruguay's 21st century reemergence has a great deal to do with the work they put in at this level. But few countries take the tournament as seriously - or have derived more benefit from it. Uruguay have never won the Under-20 World Cup. Tim Vickery, South America correspondent
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