En tu escuela harían eso, en las escuelas normales todos hinchabamos por Uruguay, en ese momento quedé muy triste pero hoy viendo que Australia hace 32 años no clasificaba me alegra que hayan podido disfrutar esa clasificación

@@matiasdemello5212 me alegro por vos un abrazo

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Huh? I have never heard of any Uruguayan that hated their national team. I’ve come across some Uruguayans who inevitably didn’t like certain _Celeste_ players (such as Pablo Garcia or Daniel Fonseca), but never the entire team. And what was disgusting about Alvaro Recoba? He had a reputation in Italy for being anything but: For being very down to earth and personable with fans, not being flashy with his money, and a deadpan sense of humour. And why would Uruguayans even have any interest in the Australian team, and even know who Mark Schwartzer is? This was just one hurdle game for them against a team with no renown players that they should’ve won, it not like there is any rivalry for them with Australia. I can believe that Uruguayans would do this with Brazil or Argentina, but Australia?! Uruguayans wouldn’t even relate the nation of Australia with Soccer. I’m from New Zealand and I suspect you’re just another Aussie bullshitter.

@@danieleyre8913 well my comment had around 26 likes. That peirod of time the uruguayan national was full of none professional players. That lead to the oscar tabarez long period, very very and deeply involved with trying to play with people with a sense of professionalism and seriousness that our national team was lacking by that era. Alvaro Recoba was very well knonw of being a very unprofessional. Indeed he was a myth but due to not going to the practices and that basic stuff (discipline) he destroyed his career... Not assuie, 100% uruguayan with vivid memories from that period of time. Anytime we can hang out here in montevideo, drink some beer, go to el parque central and show you some football history from my country

I’m from New Zealand and work for a company where I visit Australia at least 4 times a year and work remotely with Australian colleagues. I must have missed Australia ever becoming a footballing nation. None of them know much if anything about the game and yet always want to ear bask me about Rugby League or Aussie Rules.

No worries Shane!

I wouldn’t be so certain. Recoba was a more complete striker than Forlan, and Uruguay were undone mostly by Huddink and external factors than any lack of quality players of their own (which they didn’t suffer).

Steve - he he

Alvaro Recoba said it in an interview, not all the Uruguayans. And he said it wearing sunglasses and making other boasts. He was joking around playing a prima donna, for the benefit of his teammates, he didn’t take the interview seriously (and didn’t realise how it would create headlines). Recoba is actually a humble guy with a deadpan sense of humour. But hey whatever gets your jollies off.

@@danieleyre8913 Interesting historical tid-bit. Thanks for the insight 👍

Uruguay had won the first leg 1-0 so it was 1-1 on aggregate.

It was a two-legged affair with the away goals rule coming into play. Uruguay won the first leg 1-0 in Montevideo while Australia won the second leg 1-0 in Sydney. That meant a 30-minute extra time period was to be played with the away goals rule still in effect. Had Uruguay scored a goal during extra time, Australia needs to win the extra time period. But since there both teams didn't score an away goal, the aggregate was 1-1 and it went into penalties where Australia won 4-2. The away goals rule burned the Socceroos against Iran in the second leg of their OFC-AFC Inter-confederation play-off for a spot in France 1998.

Should have bern a red card earlier for violent behaviour from another Uruguay player, so it all evened out.

Porque no jugo Forlan?

Not really. They were better than they were in 2002. I remember the team that failed to even get a playoff in 1997 with Fonseca & Puyot being worse.