Suarez performed in 9 main worldwide tournaments for Uruguay.
He was sent off in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final when he dealt with on the road through the remaining minute of additional time to stop Ghana from progressing to the semi-finals.
Ex-Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan missed the next spot-kick and Uruguay gained the ensuing penalty shootout to achieve the World Cup semi-finals for the primary time in 40 years.
In 2011, Suarez led Uruguay to victory within the Copa America in Argentina, ending because the match’s second high scorer with 4 targets.
On the 2014 World Cup, he scored twice to assist Uruguay beat England within the group phases however missed the knockout phases after receiving a fourth-month ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in his side’s final group game.
Suarez was additionally handed a nine-game worldwide ban and missed the 2015 Copa America.
“We did undergo tough moments. There have been many,” Suarez stated throughout his retirement press convention. “Personally, it was worse for me after my large mistake in 2014. However there’s nothing that I might reproach.”
Suarez would go on to play on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, whereas he appeared in 5 editions of the Copa America.
