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Uruguay
v England⁠

4–2

Full time

Uruguay v England finished 4–2.

Uruguay
Borges 5', Valera 40', Schiaffino 50', Ambrois 79'
Date
Saturday 26 June 1954 · England in 1954
Venue
St. Jakob Stadium, Basle

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 1 meeting before this one

1953 – 1953

Official meetings since 1953

England v Uruguay stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings12In our results database
England wins3England perspective
Draws4Level at full time
Uruguay wins5Uruguay victories

England have scored 12 goals to Uruguay's 16 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

2

Byrne

2 goals against Uruguay in matches we hold scorer data for.

Uruguay · Fixture leader

2

Suárez

Uruguay's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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