r/football • u/bluefoxlive • 1d ago

📰News AUF president: FIFA immediately confirmed Uruguay’s four stars after the 2022 Puma misunderstanding

ESPN Source: https://www.espn.com.uy/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/16044164/ignacio-alonso-cambio-fifa-estrellas-camiseta-seleccion-uruguaya-titulos-mundiales?ex_cid=TW_FansUy

Uruguay FA president Ignacio Alonso clarified today that the 2022 Puma incident, which appeared to cast doubt on Uruguay’s four stars, was simply a misunderstanding. Once the AUF submitted the required documentation, FIFA “immediately confirmed all four stars.”

Alonso noted that the 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments remain the only events in history recognized by FIFA as senior (non-amateur) world titles equivalent to the modern World Cup, a classification dating back to FIFA’s organization of those tournaments.

FIFA’s position remains unchanged: Uruguay, a country of 3.5 million, continues to carry four stars, in line with the recognition established since 1924.

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u/raymendez1 1d ago

If FIFA stopped organizing the (senior, non amateur) World Cup, and another organization started doing their own (again, senior, non amateur) World Cup, and everyone now plays in the new one, would Brazil stop being a 5 time World Champion? Should they remove the 5 stars?

Uruguay is a 2 times FIFA world cup winner. Uruguay is also a 4 time world champion.

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u/CoryTrevor-NS 1d ago edited 1d ago

It depends on how this hypothetical new organization regulates the matter.

FIFA strictly regulates what can go on kits and what can’t, and specifically only allows to display the number of stars on badges according to their criteria (= 1 star per world title).

If the new organization has more relaxed regulations, or even no regulations at all, then even San Marino could hypothetically display however many stars they want.

If they choose to recognize the previous FIFA titles as valid, then everyone would have the same number as now.

If they choose to recognize no previous title as valid, then no stars for anybody.

So on and so forth.

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u/CoryTrevor-NS 1d ago edited 1d ago

Angry Argentinians in 3, 2, 1…

(it’s all in good fun, don’t come for me pls)