Uruguay owes much of its success not just to its passion for football but also to the early inclusiveness of its culture. In that 1950 tournament, at a time when neighboring Brazil still regarded its black players with suspicion, Uruguay boasted a black captain, the brilliant Obdulio Varela. Moreover, Uruguay's victories in the World Cup's formative years established a pedigree that endures to this day, with many of its footballers -- such as Liverpool's Luis Suárez and Paris Saint-Germain's Edinson Cavani -- playing abroad for some of the world's biggest clubs.
乌拉圭之所以取得成功，不仅仅是因为它对足球的激情，还因为其早期文化的包容性。在1950年世界杯上，当时其邻国巴西仍然对黑人球员心存怀疑，乌拉圭队却以拥有一位黑人队长、杰出的巴雷拉而感到自豪。此外，乌拉圭在世界杯成型期的胜利造就了延续至今的血统，它的很多球员如今都在海外的一些世界豪门俱乐部踢球，如利物浦的苏亚雷斯和巴黎圣日耳曼的卡瓦尼。