Troche played 28 times for the Uruguay national team between 1959 and 1966,[5] and featured at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and at the 1966 World Cup in England.[6] Troche became noted when he, during the quarter-final match against West Germany, got into a brawl with Uwe Seeler and boxed him on the ear.[citation needed] Uruguay lost the match 4–0.