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Luis
Suarez was fit enough to be named on the bench but devastated not to be
used in Uruguay's shock loss to Costa Rica in their World Cup group D
opener.
The
Liverpool star, one of the world's form strikers before he required
minor knee surgery a month out from Brazil, was left languishing on the
sideline as his side fell 3-1 in a major upset.
When
Oscar Duarte's header gave Costa Rica a surprise 2-1 lead from a set
piece, Suarez was soon in motion up and down the sideline with coach
Oscar Tabarez's next move seeming a formality.
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Distraught: Luis Suarez can't watch as his Uruguay falter at their first World Cup hurdle against Costa Rica
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Devastated: Suarez looks on forlorn as they fall 3-1 to Costa Rica in their opening group D match
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Helpless: All Suarez could do is scream at his team-mates from the bench as three changes came but not for him
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Put me in, coach: Suarez warms up on the sideline as it seemed inevitable he'd be introduced
Two
substitutes came after 60 minutes with Diego Forlan and Walter Gargano
removed from the action, but for them came Nicolas Lodeiro and Alvaro
Gonzalez. Not Suarez, as the Premier League's golden boot winner was
left to languish helplessly in a brown bib.
Uruguay made their final seap on 77 minutes, but again Suarez was unmoved. Abel Hernandez was on for Cristian Rodriguez.
Tabarez said Suarez was in good enough condition to play.
'Suarez is fit. If he wasn’t he wouldn’t have been on the bench,' the coach said.
'He
has gone through the phases we have foreseen and we will see what
happens now. He is fundamental to us. We know this. We have four days
before the England game so we will see if there is a possibility he may
play.'
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