'Nuclear Teeth' Suarez Retires from Uruguay National Team "It's Time to Leave"

'Nuclear Teeth' Suarez Retires from Uruguay National Team "It's Time to Leave"

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Luis Suarez (38, Inter Miami), the all-time leading scorer (69 goals) for the Uruguayan national soccer team, announced his retirement from the national team 17 years after his A match debut.

Suarez attended the Uruguayan national team's press conference held at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay on the 3rd (Korean time) and tearfully announced his decision to retire from the national team, saying, "After much thought and analysis, I have decided that now is the right time to step down from the national team."

He added, "I will play the farewell match against Paraguay with the same passion as I did in the national team's first match in February 2007."

Uruguay will play the 7th match of the 2026 North and Central American World Cup South American qualifiers against Paraguay on the 7th.

After this match, Suarez will return the national team uniform he has become so fond of.

Suarez, who made his Uruguayan debut against Colombia on February 8, 2007, has scored 69 goals in 142 international matches, making him the all-time leading scorer for the Uruguayan national team.

He is 10 goals behind Edinson Cavani (58 goals), who is the second-highest scorer for the Uruguayan national team.

In addition, Suarez has left an outstanding mark wearing the Uruguayan 스포츠 national team uniform, ranking him second in the history of international matches after Diego Godin (161 games).

Suarez scored four goals in the 2011 South American Football Championship (Copa 2011) to lead Uruguay to their 15th title, and was also named MVP.

But Suarez also left a deep impression on fans with his unique antics.

Suarez was sent off after conceding a penalty kick for intentionally handballing a header from Ghana's Dominic Adiyia in the last minute of extra time in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, with the score tied at 1-1.

However, Ghana's kicker Asamoah Gyan's shot hit the post and bounced out, and Uruguay eventually beat Ghana 4-2 in the shootout and advanced to the semi-finals. At the time, Suarez earned the nickname 'Hand of God'.