Luis Suárez, Edinson Cavani, and other seasoned Uruguay players will compete at the World Cup in Qatar after being appointed to coach Diego Alonso’s team on Thursday.
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Suárez and Cavani, both 35, are anticipated to compete in their final World Cup. Along with these three veterans, the team also included defenders Diego Godin and Martn Cáceres and goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
With Portugal, South Korea, Ghana, and Uruguay, they make up Group H. On November 24, the squad will play its opening game in Qatar against South Korea.
Despite the fact that Ronald Araujo is still recovering from right thigh surgery, Alonso chose to select the Barcelona defender in his team.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Rochet (Nacional), Sebastián Sosa, Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray) (Independiente).
Defenders include Diego Godin of Velez Sarsfield, José Mara Giménez of Atletico Madrid, Sebastián Coates of Sporting Lisbon, Martn Cáceres of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Ronald Araujo of Barcelona, Matas Via of Roma, Mathas Olivera of Napoli, Guillermo Varela of Flamengo, and José Luis Rodrguez of Flamengo (Nacional).
Players in the midfield include Matas Vecino of Lazio, Rodrigo Bentancur of Tottenham, Federico Valverde of Real Madrid, Lucas Torreira of Galatasaray, Manuel Ugarte of Sporting Lisbon, Facundo Pellistri of Manchester United, Nicolás De la Cruz of River Plate, Giorgian de Arrascaeta of Flamengo, Agustin Canobbio of Atletico Paranaense, and Fa (Orlando City).
Darwin Nez of Liverpool, Luis Suarez of Nacional, Edinson Cavani of Valencia, and Maximiliano Gómez are the forwards (Trabzonspor).
15 times has Uruguay taken home the Copa América. With Argentina, they have shared the record for most championships won in the competition’s history. The most recent championship won by Uruguay was in 2011. Four FIFA World Championships have been won by Uruguay, as well: The group has won the FIFA World Cup twice, including the inaugural competition in 1930 when they served as hosts and defeated Argentina 4-2 in the championship match.