What is Suarez’s position…Núñez and Valverde are in the best list for the 2026 World Cup in Uruguay.

The coach of the Uruguay national team, Marcelo Bielsa, left out the veteran striker Luis Suarez, the star of the American “Inter Miami”, from the list of “Celeste” participating in the 2026 World Cup.

The World Championship, which is planned to be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico, will start on June 11 and will continue until July 19.

Uruguay are in Group Eight along with Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia.

Suarez (39 years old) had opened the door to a possible return to the national team At the 2026 World Cup, after a 19-month absence from international football, stressing that he will “never say no” if the national team needs him.

But Bielsa decided to rule him out after announcing a Uruguay national team squad on Sunday that featured Darwin Nunes, the Saudi Al Hilal forward, Real Madrid star Fede Valverde and Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo.

The full list was as follows.

Goalkeepers: Sergio Rocher, Fernando Muslera, Santiago Mele.

Defensive line: Guillermo Varela, Ronald Araujo, Jose Maria Jimenez, Santiago Bueno, Sebastian Caceres, Matias Oliveira, Joaquin Pecres, Matias Viña.

Midfield: Manuel Ugarte, Emiliano Martinez, Rodrigo Bentancourt, Federico Valverde, Agustin Canobbio, Juan Manuel Sanabria, Georgian de Arascaeta, Nicolas de la Cruz, Rodrigo Salazar, Facundo Pelistri, Maximiliano Araujo, Brian Rodriguez.

Forward: Rodrigo Aguirre, Federico Vinas, Darwin Nunes.