November 10, 2022, 9:14 PM
November 10, 2022, 9:14 PM
Veteran strikers Luis Suárez and Édinson Cavani, top scorers for the Uruguay national football team, and outstanding newcomers such as Federico Valverde and Darwin Núñez lead the list of 26 players of the Celeste summoned this Thursday to play the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
The list also highlights the presence of the central defender of FC Barcelona Ronald Araujo, operated at the end of September from an injury to the adductor longus tendon of the right thigh, and who will arrive at the World Cup without being cleared by his club for the competition.
However, following an agreement between the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) and Barça, Araujo will have the supervision of a specialist at the concentration in Doha of the Spanish club until receiving the medical approval to be considered by the coach Diego Alonso.
Suárez, 35 years old and top scorer for La Celeste with 68 goals, Cavani, 35 and second scorer with 58 points, defenders Diego Godín (36) and Martín Cáceres (35) and goalkeeper Fernando Muslera (36) will play their fourth World Cup in Qatar since their first presence in South Africa 2010 , where Uruguay reached fourth place and former striker Diego Forlán was chosen for the Ballon d’Or of the event.
Alongside these experienced champions of the Copa América in 2011, the young talents Federico Valverde shine, of unbeatable presence at Real Madrid, striker Darwin Núñez (Liverpool, ENG), and midfielders Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham, ENG) and Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United, ENG).
The rest of the squad, as anticipated by DT Alonso at a press conference in Montevideo last Friday, no surprises regarding the calls that the Tornado made since he assumed command of the selected team at the end of 2021 to replace the veteran Óscar Tabárez.
La Celeste, world champion in 1930 and 1950, integrates Group H of Qatar 2022 with South Korea, Portugal (11/28) and Ghana (12/2).
Since his debut on the blue bench against Paraguay, for the South American tie on January 27 of this year, Alonso has managed Uruguay in 9 games, with a balance of 7 wins, a draw and a loss.
Uruguay 26-player roster to play the 2022 Qatar World Cup:
Archers: Sergio Rochet (National), Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray, TUR) and Sebastian Sosa (Independent, ARG).
Defenders: José Luis Rodríguez (National), Guillermo Varela (Flamengo, BRA), Ronald Araujo (FC Barcelona, ESP), José María Giménez (Atletico de Madrid, ESP), Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon, POR), Diego Godín (Vélez Sarsfield , ARG), Martín Cáceres (Los Angeles Galaxy, USA), Matías Viña (AS Roma, ITA) and Mathías Olivera (Naples, ITA).
Midfielderyes: Matías Vecino (Lazio, ITA), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham, ENG), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, ESP), Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray, TUR), Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon, POR), Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United, ENG), Nicolás De la Cruz (River Plate, ARG), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo, BRA), Agustín Canobbio (Athletico Paranaense, BRA) and Facundo Torres (Orlando City, USA).
Forwards: Darwin Núñez (Liverpool, ENG), Luis Suárez (Nacional), Édinson Cavani (Valencia, ESP) and Maximiliano Gómez (Trabzonspor, TUR).
