Why does uruguay have 4 stars

Before the Olympics held in Paris, no professional players were allowed to participate in the tournament. After the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in , however, the rule was introduced that only players under the age of 23 were eligible to play. The and Olympic Games are, therefore, the only exception regarding professional players and are therefore considered to be FIFA World Cup tournaments the first World Cup tournament was held in , which Uruguay won.

A rule introduced by FIFA in , however, states that only official World Cup wins enable you to print a star on your shirt — which Uruguay have only done twice. Four stars were officially introduced to make up the coat of their arms as part of their football association. Yes, Uruguay won 2 World Cups in and , but they have two extra World titles and those took place in and in the summer Olympics of those years respectively.

The reality is that in the and editions of the summer Olympics professional players of any age were allowed to play for their countries.

After the Olympic games, the Summer Olympic soccer tournament was reserved for players below the age of FIFA recognized those two tournaments as world champion competitions, before the creation of its own World Cup and therefore recognizes said champions as World Champions of their time. Uruguay are determined to prove that the four stars on their crest correspond to four World titles won. Two of the stars correspond to the Olympic gold medals won by Uruguay in Paris in and in Amsterdam four years later that were considered world championships at the time.

Uruguay won the inaugural World Cup they hosted in and lifted the trophy again 20 years later when they stunned Brazil, , at the Maracana. AUF said they were surprised that FIFA is now questioning their football heritage and reiterate that their position "is very clear. Skip to main content Skip to navigation.

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