Montevideo: the tourist route of soccer

There is no doubt that Uruguay is a baseball country and has demonstrated this with the victories in the World Cups of 1930 and 1950; In addition to being the country that has won the Copa América more times, with a total of 15 titles won.

Great stars of Uruguayan football history are coming from the capital, Montevideo; among which are Diego Forlán, who won the Golden Ball for the best player in the World Cup in 2010; the unforgettable Obdulio Varela, protagonist of the famous Maracanazo in 1950 against Brazil; the teacher Washington Tabárez, coach of the Uruguayan national team for more than 10 years and the renowned Barza striker, Luis Suarez.

In Montevideo you can breathe football, and for any lover of this sport it is impossible to go to this city and not visit its main stadiums. Next, we present a stadium guide designed for soccer tourists visiting Uruguay:

Centenario Stadium: It was built especially for the organization of the 1930 World Cup. It is here that the Uruguayan soccer team plays its home games. In addition, it has hosted the South American Championship in 1942, 1956 and 1967; as well as the 1995 Copa América, all won by Uruguay.
In this stadium is located the Football Museum, which seeks to preserve the Uruguayan football heritage and disseminate the history of football in the country, South America and the World. You can find a collection of memorabilia of the best moments of Uruguayan football, such as trophies, clothing and flags.
As a curiosity, the Centennial was declared by FIFA in 1983 as a World Football Historical Monument, being the only construction of its kind worldwide.
It is worth mentioning that the possibility of remodeling the stadium in the event of the World Cup in 2030 in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay is being considered. In fact, it has already been defined as one of the main scenarios where the World Cup would be played.

Stadium champion of the century: is better known as Peñarol, since it is owned by the Athletic Club Peñarol. It receives the name by the distinction granted by the International Federation of History and Statistics of Soccer like the best club of South America of century XX.
The stadium was inaugurated in March 2016, and the first match played was a friendly against River Plate, where Peñarol won 4 to 1 with annotations by Diego Forlán, Luis Aguilar and Cristian Palacios.
In the stadium you can also visit the Museum of Peñarol, where you can find the most important trophies of the club, as well as historical accessories such as shirts worn by the club's main players.

Gran Parque Central Stadium: popularly known as the park, it is owned by the National Football Club. It was built in 1900, which makes it the oldest stadium in America and the fifteenth in the world.
The Tricolor Temple, as it is also called, went down in history as the seat of the first game in the history of the world championships. In 2005, he received an award from FIFA for the commemoration of the first match of the World Cup. In 2005, El Parque was reopened with a match between Nacional and Olimpia (Paraguay).
It is a must for the tourist baseball players to take a tour of these stadiums and learn a little more about the iconic history of Uruguayan soccer, following the steps of the glories of Latin American football.