File picture of Luis Suarez.© AFP
Luis Suarez bade a irritating farewell to worldwide soccer on Friday as Uruguay have been held to a 0-0 draw by Paraguay in South American 2026 World Cup qualifying. Suarez, 37, introduced on Monday he was stepping down from worldwide responsibility after a glittering 17-year profession for Uruguay that noticed him end because the nation’s high scorer with 69 targets from 143 appearances. But the previous Barcelona and Liverpool star, who now performs in Major League Soccer with Inter Miami, was unable so as to add a seventieth objective to his worldwide tally in Friday’s farewell recreation on the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.
Despite having fun with 65% possession, Uruguay have been unable to discover a manner by means of a dogged Paraguay defence in a disjointed match affected by some 24 fouls.
Suarez, whose profession at worldwide and membership degree was dogged by controversies similar to his ban for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini on the 2014 World Cup, was considered one of 4 Uruguay gamers to be proven a yellow card in a fractious encounter.
The end result leaves Uruguay in second place in South America’s 10-team round-robin qualifying match with 14 factors from seven video games, 4 factors behind leaders Argentina.
Colombia can leapfrog over Uruguay with a victory over Peru in Lima later Friday.
The high six groups within the South America standings qualify routinely for the 2026 finals in North America with the seventh-placed staff advancing to a playoff.
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