It’s official. Ronald Araujo has been included in the list of 26 players of the Uruguayan national team who will participate in the next World Cup in Qatar-2022. The Barça defender does not have a medical discharge, but he has been summoned for the tournament by Diego Alonso, the Uruguayan coach, who spoke in recent days with Xavi Hernandezthe Barça coach, to inform him of his intention to take the center-back.
Araujo was injured precisely with Uruguay playing a friendly against Iran. In the first minute of that match he was seriously injured with an avulsion in the adductor longus tendon of his right leg. He underwent surgery for the defender on September 28 in Finland and a period of absence was initially estimated between three and four months.
They have not even reached two months and Araujo has been included in the final list, where players like Luis Suárez, Godín, Cavani, Martín Cáceres and Muslera They will participate in their fourth consecutive World Cup.
Uruguay was integrated into group H and will debut against Korea (November 24), then face Portugal (November 28) and finish the first phase against Ghana (December 2).
