The Uruguayan representatives were selected by the University Sports League.
Four ORT students were on the soccer team:Álvaro Queijo, a certified public accountant; Juan Gonnet, an architecture student; Nicolás Ricciardi, a systems engineering major; and Martín Barrenchea, an audiovisual production technician.
The tournament was organized by the South American University Sports Confederation (COSUD), a South American member of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the global organization for university sports.