Will Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and other stars come to Israel? According to a statement issued last night (Wednesday) by the vice president of the Uruguayan Football Association, Gaston Taldi, the team from South America will arrive in Israel to hold the last part of its preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Tel Aviv, before the World Cup in Qatar in November.
Uruguay was drawn in the eighth round of the 2022 World Cup along with Portugal, Ghana and South Korea. The first match of coach Diego Alonso and his trainees in the tournament will take place on 24.11 in A-Ryan against South Korea, the second match on 28.11 against Portugal at the iconic stadium in Lucille and the third against Ghana on 2.12 at al-Wakra Stadium.
Uruguay showed great ability in the South American home of the World Cup qualifiers where it finished in third place after Brazil and Argentina. In Qatar, Hela Celeste will make their 14th appearance in the World Cup, which will also be the fourth in a row. In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Uruguay was eliminated in the quarterfinals after a 2-0 loss to France.