Uruguay's Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring after a penalty shot during a friendly soccer match against Panama at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, June 11, 2022. The team played its last game before going to the World Cup in Qatar. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)

Uruguay is in Group H with Portugal, South Korea and Ghana. The team's first match in Qatar will be against South Korea on Nov. 24.

The five veterans played under Tabarez and reached the World Cup semifinals in 2010, the round-of-16 in Brazil four years later and the quarterfinals in Russia in 2018.

Suarez is Uruguay's top scorer with 68 goals in 134 matches, followed by Cavani, who netted 58 in 133 games. Other players with World Cup experience include defenders Jose Maria Gimenez and Sebastian Coates, who will be in the tournament for the third time.___

Uruguay:

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Sergio Rochet (Nacional), Sebastian Sosa, (Independiente).

Defenders: Diego Godin (Velez Sarsfield), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Coates (Sporting Lisbon), Martin Caceres (Los Angeles Galaxy), Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), Matias Vina (Roma), Mathias Olivera (Napoli), Guillermo Varela (Flamengo), Jose Luis Rodriguez (Nacional).

Midfielders: Matias Vecino (Lazio), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray), Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon), Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United), Nicolas De la Cruz (River Plate), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Agustin Canobbio (Athletico Paranaense) and Facundo Torres (Orlando City).

Forwards: Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Luis Suarez (Nacional), Edinson Cavani (Valencia), Maximiliano Gomez (Trabzonspor)

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