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 Uruguay - Group H South Korea (24th November) Portugal (28th November) Ghana (2nd December) Uruguay are the third most successful country from South America, they're Note they've added the Olympic stars to their crest:  They're also noted for some slightly more infamous World Cup moments. José Batista's red card after 55 seconds vs Scotland in 1986: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C07Lo8ver38 Luis Suarez's magnificent goalkeeping vs Ghana in 2010: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM-29hy-Qyw Luis Suarez biting a chunk out of Giorgio Chiellini's arm in 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tVdCQaH0vs The Boss Diego Alonso  After 15 years in charge Oscar Tabarez was sacked in November last year, after a 3-0 defeat in Bolivia left them seventh in the group and their spot in Qatar far from certain. In came former Pachucha and Monterrey manager Diego Alonso - in his nine games in charge Uruguay have won seven and only been beaten once, guiding Uruguay to third in the CONMEBOL group to claim their spot in Qatar. Alonso was the first manager to win the CONCACAF Champions League with two different sides, and spent 5 successful years in Mexico before managing newly formed Inter Miami for their first two seasons of existence. Notable Players Uruguay have an immensely experienced squad, with 5 players having over 100 caps, and several highly rated young players. Diego Godin  Diego Godin is one of the most experienced players in international football with 159 caps, the centre-back has been captain for 7 years and is another player heading to his fourth world cup. Having spent nearly 10 years at Aletico Madrid he moved to Italy in 2019 for three seasons, before returning to South America for a brief stopover in Brazil and currently plays for Velaz Sarsfield in Argentina. He's a no-nonsense centre-back noted for his aerial ability both in defence and in the opposition penalty box for set pieces. Rodrigo Bentancur  Bentancur has established himself as first choice in the Tottenham midfield since joining in the January transfer window earlier this year. He's a versatile player comfortable in both defensive or attacking midfielder roles, and is an excellent box-to-box player. He also excels at winning the ball back in midfield, and keeping attacks going when in danger of being broken down. Luis Suarez  After 16 immensely successful years in Europe, winning the champions league, La Liga and the English League Cup Suarez has returned to his native Uruguay playing for Nacional. A prolific goalscorer both domestically and internationally he is unfortunately most noted for various controversies - including biting several players during games leading to him being banned three times missing 39 games in the process. He was also accused of racially abusing Manchester United player Patrice Evra for which he was banned for 8 games and fined £40,000 - with his excuse being that the words he used were a term of endearment in Uruguay. Darwin Nunez  Liverpool's newest signing, striker Nunez has impressed already scoring 7 goals so far this season, although he also received a red card for headbutting Joachim Anderson after the centre-back wound him up all game. A tall rangy player he's noted for his pace and will cause defenders trouble in Qatar. Other players you might have heard of Fernando Muslera - Somehow only 36, the goalkeeper is going into his fourth world cup. He's been plying his trade at Galatasaray for over a decade, winning 6 league titles and Turkish Footballer of the year once Sebastian Coates - The former Liverpool superstar will be playing in his third world cup, he's a centre-back currently playing for Sporting Lisbon Federico Valverde - A regular in the Real Madrid midfield for the past 5 season, this will be his first World Cup Edinson Cavani - The veteran former PSG & Manchester United striker is currently playing for Valencia. Even if he doesn't start he will be a danger coming off the bench, especially with his experience - this being his fourth World Cup
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Squad announcement: https://twitter.com/Uruguay/status/1590841967642279952 They're also taking 900KG of beef: Google Translate posted:The president of the National Meat Institute (INAC), Conrado Ferber, referred this Thursday to the agreement reached with the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) to supply the team with 900 kilos of meat during the World Cup in Qatar.
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Nov 11, 2022 00:27
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any excuse to post The Seb Coates Goal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rlEg_GOyiA
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this video has me hyped https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT18PmNjWoc
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Nov 11, 2022 07:40
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This year was extremely disappointing for my favorite team, Atletico mineiro. Lots of players played really poorly. But by far the worst player I saw play for Atletico this year was Godin. Crazy that he is still going to the WC. My great grandmother was Charrua, so I've always had a soft spot for Uruguay.
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Nov 11, 2022 07:58
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Godín, Cáceres, injured Araujo, Canobbio, Rodríguez, Maxi Gómez... Tabárez's tradition of wasting as much space in the squad as possible lives on.
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Godín and Caceres both seemed quite washed up when I've seen them last, so if they're being relied upon that'll be a problem (idk if they're still starting players though) At least Bentancur is finally good again, he was really good at WC 2018 and then Juve withdrew the life force from him over the next 3 years, but seems like he's back on track.
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trem_two posted:Godín and Caceres both seemed quite washed up when I've seen them last, so if they're being relied upon that'll be a problem (idk if they're still starting players though) We only have Giménez and Coates for the CB position. Araujo will probably miss the first couple of games and even if he comes back, he hasnt played in a while and will be lacking fitness. Godin can't even get a game for Vélez ffs
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Nov 12, 2022 17:34
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Godin in Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktZbz3BNJ6Y
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Nov 12, 2022 17:38
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I was quite surprised how many of the old guard are still in the squad, Cavani still looked sharp for United last season but whenever I've seen Suarez post-Barcelona he's looked out of shape and an old slow centre back sounds a recipe for disaster. Good end to the domestic season for Bentacur though, he's scored twice for Spurs today
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joepinetree posted:Godin in Brazil I don't think he was ever the quickest but man is he slow now
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Nov 24, 2022 00:33
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JingleBells posted:
It's to keep Suarez distracted during training
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Nov 24, 2022 10:58
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Good tribute to Tabarez by Diego Alonso. Suarez was pathetic as expected and Cáceres was a liability all game long, as expected. Still could have won if the goalposts helped a little.
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Nov 24, 2022 16:02
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As Mexico scored, Uruguay is the only team remaining without goals. Can they goals?
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Nov 30, 2022 22:59
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No
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Pooruguay.
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