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Uruguay without Suarez and Cavani for opening qualifiers.

Uruguay will be without suspended star strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani for their opening FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers against Bolivia and Colombia.

Barcelona's Suarez is serving out his international ban from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, while Paris Saint-Germain attacker Cavani was handed a two-match suspension at the Copa America.

Uruguay begin their qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Bolivia on 8 October before hosting Colombia five days later.

Uruguay squadGoalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray/TUR), Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama/BRA), Rodrigo Munoz (Libertad/PAR)

Defenders: Maximiliano Pereira (Porto/POR), Gaston Silva (Torino/ITA), Martin Caceres (Juventus/ITA), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Sebastian Coates (Sunderland/ENG), Emiliano Velazquez (Getafe/ESP), Alvaro Pereira (Independiente/ARG), Mathias Corujo (Universidad de Chile/CHI)

Midfielders: Camilo Mayada (River Plate/ARG), Alvaro Gonzalez (Atlas/MEX), Carlos Sanchez (River Plate/ARG), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Tigres/MEX), Nicolas Lodeiro (Boca Juniors/ARG), Cristian Rodriguez (Independiente/ARG)

Forwards: Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro/BRA), Diego Rolan (Bordeaux/FRA), Jonathan Rodriguez (Deportivo La Coruna/ESP), Christian Stuani (Middlesbrough/ENG), Abel Hernandez (Hull City/ENG)