Uruguay announces starting team for World Cup
Published:Thursday | June 10, 2010 | 9:54 AM
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has named his starting team for tomorrow\'s World Cup match against France, with defender Mauricio Victorino and midfielder Egidio Arevalo the surprise picks.
Victorino\'s callup means Andres Sotti will be on the bench, while Arevalo starts ahead of Walter Gargano.
Diego Forlan of Atletico Madrid is partnered up front by Ajax\'s Luis Suarez in the lineup released by Tabarez.
Uruguay also face Mexico and host South Africa in Group ‘A’.
The remaining members of the starting team are Fernando Muslera, Diego Lugano, Diego Godin, Maximiliano Pereira, Alvaro Pereira, Diego Perez and Ignacio Gonzalez.
The game will be the second of two matches on the opening day as hosts South Africa and Mexico will face off in the tournament’s opening match in Johannesburg, starting 9 a.m. Jamaica time.