Luis Suarez open to return

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Speaking this week to Uruguayan outlet Diario Ovación, he admitted that leaving the national team has dimmed his passion for football and that the pull of representing Uruguay has never really gone away: “You start thinking about it today, turning it over in your mind, and with the World Cup near, if they need you … what do you do? I will never say no to my country, never will I say no to my country,” he said as quoted by ESPN.

“I retired from the national team to make way for other players, and because I felt that a moment had arrived when I could no longer be of use to the squad. But if they need me, I will never say no to the national team.

The former Liverpool striker also admitted that since his international retirement, his flame for football has “dimmed a little”: “You maintain the desire, that passion for football driven by goals and dreams, and you always dreamed of being part of the national team,” the 39-year-old said. “Obviously, I made the decision [to retire] for various reasons, but since I left, that flame for football has dimmed a little.” Uruguay are in Group H in the 2026 World Cup alongside Cape Verde, Spain, and Saudi Arabia.