Uruguay announces preliminary World Cup list

CAIRO – 16 May 2018: Uruguay manager, Oscar Tabarez, announced on Tuesday the preliminary squad of the national team participating at the World Cup in Russia.

Tabarez named 26 players at the provisional squad; he has to reduce the number to 23 players for the final squad.

Tabarez chosen provisional squad consists of:

Goalkeepers:
Fernando Muslera, Martín Silva, Martín Campaña.

Defenders:
Maxi Pereira, Diego Godín, Martín Cáceres, José María Giménez, Sebastián Coates, Gastón Silva and Guillermo Varela.

Midfielders:
Nahitan Nández, Matías Vecino, Lucas Torreira, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Valverde, Carlos Sánchez, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Diego Laxalt Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Cristian Rodríguez, Nicolás Lodeiro and Gastón Ramírez.

Strikers:
Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani, Cristhian Stuani and Maximiliano Gomez.

#Rusia2018 | Lista de 26 futbolistas convocados de @Uruguay para la preparación de la Copa del Mundo.#ElEquipoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/No94HIgvGD

— Selección Uruguaya (@Uruguay) May 15, 2018

Uruguay, who achieved the World Cup title twice, plays in Group A at the World Cup alongside Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the host nation, Russia.

Uruguay will open their participation at the competition on June 15 against Egypt and they will face Saudi Arabia on June 20 before facing Russia at their last group stage game on June 25.

Tabarez will announce the final squad on June 4.