Veterans Soares and Cavani lead the Uruguayan national team

Uruguay coach Diego Alonso called up veteran strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Canavi (35 years each), in their fourth World Cup participation, to lead a young squad and promising talents such as Federico Valverde and Darwin Nunes in the Qatar World Cup 2022. Along with Soares, the national team's historical scorer with 68 goals, runner-up Cavani (58 goals), the squad is filled with players with great experience on the field with defenders Diego Godin (36 years), Martin Caceres (35) and goalkeeper Fernando Muslera (36), knowing that this trio will participate in the World Cup finals for the fourth time in His career since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where Uruguay ranked fourth.

Young talents stand out, along with the veterans who led Uruguay to the 2011 Copa America title, with Liverpool striker Nunes and midfielders Valverde (Real Madrid) Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham, England) and Facundo Pelestre (Manchester United).

Alonso, 47, was included in the final list of 26 players, Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, despite undergoing surgery on his thigh muscle, who will reach the World Cup without obtaining the green light from the club's doctors to return to the stadiums again.

Araujo's condition will be monitored, following an agreement between the Uruguayan Football Association and Barcelona, ​​by a member of the medical team of the leaders of the Spanish League, who will be present at the La Celeste team training headquarters in Doha until the medical certificate is issued allowing the defender to play.

Alonso was appointed coach on December 14, 2021 on a "rescue mission" to replace sacked expert Oscar Tabaris after a successful 15-year stint at the helm of the national team.

Since his inception on January 27, the Uruguayan coach led his country to 7 victories, a draw and a loss.

Uruguay, champions of 1930 and 1950, are in Group H, along with South Korea, Portugal and Ghana.

The lineup:


Goalkeepers: Sergio Rochet (Nacional), Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray, Turkey), Santiago Sosa (Independiente, Argentina)


, Defense: Jose Luis Rodrigues (National), Guillermo Varela (Flamingo, Brazil), Ronald Araujo (Barcelona, ​​Spain), Jose Maria. Jimenez (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Sebastian Coates (Sporting, Portugal), Diego Godin (Feles Sarsfield, Argentina), Martin Caceres (Los Angeles Galaxy, USA), Matthias Viña (Roma, Italy), Matthias Oliveira (Napoli, Italy).


Midfield: Matthias Vecino (Lazio, Italy), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham, England), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Spain), Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray, Turkey), Manuel Ugarte (Sporting, Portugal), Nicolas de la Croce (Riverplate of Argentina), Gorgan de Arrascaeta (Flamingo, Brazil), Agustin Canopio (Atlético Paranaense, Brazil), Facundo Torres (Orlando City, USA),


Forwards: Luis Soares (Nacional), Edinson Cavani (Valencia, Spain), Darwin Nunes (Liverpool, England), Maximiliano Gomes (Trabzon Super, Turkey).

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