A country with a soccer culture, two-time world champion, a nation that hosted the first World Cup. Uruguay is a mythical name in international football and arrives in Qatar with the aim of equaling or even bettering the result of Russia, when they fell in the quarterfinals with France after distancing Portugal in the round of 16.
With former international Diego Alonso at the helm of the team after an experience in the United States with David Beckham’s Inter Miami, Uruguay is going through a generational end phase that is going to meet with the birth of a new generation. Cavani and Suárez, absolute benchmarks in recent years, will complete the last World Cup of their careers; At the same time, names like Valverde and Darwin are lining up to lead the Uruguayan future.
As part of a group where he rediscovers Portugal and crosses paths with Ghana and South Korea, Uruguay will discuss first place with the Portuguese team and the respective privileged passage to the round of 16. There, the objective will always be to go as far as possible, knowing from the beginning that repeating the feat of 1930 and 1950, when he was world champion, is an elusive dream.
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Source: Observadora
