15 years ago today (2010): Over 1 million people in Montevideo greeted Uruguay’s national team upon arriving from South Africa, where La Celeste reached their 5th World Cup semifinal

Montevideo's population is 1.3 million, so this was considered a pretty big reception. This was Uruguay's 5th trip among the top 4 of a World Cup: 1930, 1950, 1954, 1970, 2010
• Diego Forlan was also awarded the tournament's Best Player Award