60-second dossier: Uruguay's Jekyll and Hyde style make them Brazil's entertainers

By Joe Brewin
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Goals at either end make Luis Suarez & Co. a tough team to work out...

Luis Suarez. Luis Suarez. Luis Suarez. Sure, you can throw in a bit of Edinson Cavani too, but it's difficult to look past the goal-hungry Liverpool striker where Uruguay are concerned. If the opposition can stifle him, they'll have a chance: La Celeste conceded as many as they scored in CONMEBOL qualifying (25), which included hidings in Colombia (4-0), Argentina (3-0) and Bolivia (4-1). On the other hand, Suarez's 11 goals in 14 games made him the region's top marksman. No one's quite sure what they'll get from Oscar Tabarez's men at this point. 

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Joe Brewin
Joe Brewin

Joe was the Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo until 2022, having risen through the FFT academy and been on the brand since 2013 in various capacities. 


By weekend and frustrating midweek night he is a Leicester City fan, and in 2020 co-wrote the autobiography of former Foxes winger Matt Piper – subsequently listed for both the Telegraph and William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards.