Framed in group H, along with Portugal, Ghana and South Korea, Uruguay, the first world champion in history (He has two World Cups to his credit, those of 1930 and 1950), he aspires in Qatar 2022 to go as far as possible. Diego Alonso’s light blue, waiting to count on Barcelona player Ronald Araujo as soon as possibleis a mix of generations, from legends like Luis Suárez, Cavani and Godín, to youngsters like Fede Valverde (already one of Uruguay’s stars) or Darwin Núñez.
Uruguay team list
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Sergio Rochet (Pambanza), Sebastián Sosa (Independiente Avellaneda)
Defenses: Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), Diego Godín (Vélez), José María Giménez (Atlético de Madrid), Sebastián Coates (Sporting de Portugal), Guillermo Varela (Flamengo), Mathías Olivera (Naples), Matías Viña (Roma), José Luis Rodríguez (National), Martin Cáceres (LA Galaxy)
Midfielders: Fede Valverde (Real Madrid), Matías Vecino (Lazio), Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham), Nicolás De La Cruz (River Plate), Facundo Pellistri (Man. United), Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Torres), Facundo Torres (Orlando City), Agustín Canobbio (At. Paranaense)
Forward: Luis Suárez (National), Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), Edinson Cavani (Valencia), Maximiliano Gómez (Trabzonspor)
The ‘eleven’ type of Uruguay
Rochet; Varela, Gimenez, Coates, Olivera; Bentancur, Neighborhood, Valverde, De la Cruz; Darwin Núñez and Luis Suárez
Uruguay star: Luis Suárez
At the age of 35, Luis Suárez reached his fourth World Cup as a hero than ever after being proclaimed champions of Uruguay with Nacional on his return to his country and with a double from the former Barcelona player in the final match in Uruguayan Liverpool. Suárez played 134 games with the blue sky, where he scored 68 goals.
Uruguay matches schedule
Thursday, November 24 (2:00 pm): Uruguay-South Korea
Monday, November 28 (8:00 pm): Portugal-Uruguay
Friday, December 2 (4:00 pm): Ghana-Uruguay
Source: La Verdad
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