Uruguay's Suarez 'would never say no' to return

"“I would never say no to the national team if they need me, especially with a World Cup coming up,” Suarez told reporters as quoted by Spain's EFE news agency. “At the time, I stepped aside to make way for the younger generation. I said something I shouldn't have said. I have already apologised to those I needed to apologise to.”"

"Suarez, who has 69 goals in international 143 appearances, has played in four World Cups for Uruguay since 2010. He stopped a Ghana goal with a handball in the quarter-final of his first tournament in South Africa and was banned for four months after biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in Brazil four years later."

"Now at Major Soccer League side Inter Miami, Suarez said he still feels the desire to compete. “You realise you still have a little bit of life left in you. You get the urge to keep competing,” he added. “You can see it on the pitch when you still get angry about the losses and the bad passes, and you still enjoy it when you score goals.”"

"The 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, runs from 11 June to 19 July. Uruguay, who progressed in fourth from South American qualification, start their campaign against Saudi Arabia in Miami on 15 June, and will also face Cape Verde and Spain in Group H."

Luis Suarez said he would never refuse Uruguay if the team needed him for the upcoming World Cup. He stopped making himself available in September 2024 after criticizing head coach Marcelo Bielsa for dividing the group, and he said he apologized for what he said. Suarez has 69 goals in 143 international appearances and has played in four World Cups since 2010. He previously stopped a Ghana goal with a handball in South Africa and was banned for biting Giorgio Chiellini in Brazil. Now with Inter Miami, Suarez said he still feels motivated to compete and enjoys scoring and reacting to losses. Uruguay will begin Group H against Saudi Arabia in Miami on 15 June.

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