Óscar Míguez

Óscar Míguez, born on 5 December 1927 and died on 19 August 2006, was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He played club football for Peñarol and finished his career with Sporting Cristal in Peru. For Uruguay he played in the 1950 and 1954 World Cups and became his country's all-time leading World Cup scorer with eight goals. In 1950 he scored five times on the way to the title, including a hat-trick against Bolivia and two late goals against Sweden that turned the final group tie around. In 1954 he scored three times in the group stage. From 1950 to 1958 he played 39 times for Uruguay and scored 27 goals. He is buried in the Cementerio del Buceo in Montevideo.