Diego Lugano, who captained Uruguay to a memorable semi-final appearance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, has announced his retirement to bring down the curtain on a glittering 19-year playing career. A stoic but athletic centre-back, Lugano enjoyed a fruitful decade-long career for La Celeste, which ended in 2014. Lugano debuted during the unsuccessful qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, before appearing on the world stage in 2010 as Uruguay finished fourth, and he also represented his nation four years later in Brazil. Lugano earned 95 caps, winning the Copa America in 2011, and featuring at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. Now 37,... FIFA.com -
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Have we met before? World Cup head-to-heads
The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals has been made in Russia; UEFA.com sees which of our 14 European contenders has form against their opponents next summer. Group A: Russia (hosts), Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UruguayRussiav Egypt: sides have never metv Saudi Arabia: W0 D0 L1 F2 A4 v Uruguay: W5 D2 L1 F14 A5Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran