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Inter Miami’s Luis Suarez Makes Late World Cup Plea—Could He Be Called Up?

SI·Sophia Vesely·26 days ago
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With less than 40 days to 2026 FIFA World Cup kickoff, Luis Suárez has made a last-minute plea to be included. The 39-year-old striker, who is Uruguay’s all-time leading goalscorer with 69 in 143 total appearances, competed for La Celeste for 17 years—spanning the four previous World Cups (2010, 2014. 2018, 2022), before announcing his retirement from international play in September 2024, a door he has since regretted closing. “I wanted to be called up,” the now- Inter Miami star told reporters in Spanish on Wednesday. “Obviously, being Uruguayan, I would never turn down the national team,” he added. “I stepped aside back then because I felt I needed to make way for the younger generation ... As I’ve said before, I would never say no to the national team if they needed me—especially with a World Cup just around the corner.” This marks Suárez’s second plea for a World Cup spot in recent time, after he made it clear last month that he wanted to reopen the conversation . Would Uruguay Actually Roster Suárez?…

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