Uruguay's Suarez 'would Never Say No' To Return

Luis Suarez has said he "would ne'er opportunity no" to a return to world shot if Uruguay needed him for nan upcoming World Cup.

The striker, 39, stopped making himself disposable for his state successful September 2024 aft claiming caput coach Marcelo Bielsa had "divided nan full group".

However Uruguay's all-time starring goalscorer has now opened nan doorway for a return aft a 19-month absence from world football.

"I would ne'er opportunity nary to nan nationalist squad if they request me, particularly pinch a World Cup coming up," Suarez told reporters arsenic quoted by Spain's EFE news agency.

"At nan time, I stepped speech to make measurement for nan younger generation. I said thing I shouldn't person said. I person already apologised to those I needed to apologise to."

Former Barcelona and Liverpool guardant Suarez, who has 69 goals successful world 143 appearances, has played successful 4 World Cups for Uruguay since 2010.

He stopped a Ghana goal pinch a handball successful nan quarter-final of his first tourney successful South Africa and was banned for 4 months aft biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini successful Brazil 4 years later.

Now astatine Major Soccer League broadside Inter Miami, Suarez said he still feels nan desire to compete.

"You realise you still person a small spot of life near successful you. You get nan impulse to support competing," he added.

"You tin spot it connected nan transportation erstwhile you still get angry astir nan losses and nan bad passes, and you still bask it erstwhile you people goals."

The 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, nan United States and Mexico, runs from 11 June to 19 July.

Uruguay, who progressed successful 4th from South American qualification, commencement their run against Saudi Arabia successful Miami connected 15 June, and will besides look Cape Verde and Spain successful Group H.

It will beryllium a 3rd World Cup for erstwhile Leeds coach Bielsa, pinch nan 70-year-old having lead his autochthonal Argentina successful 2002 and Chile successful 2010.