The World Cup is not the only competition Luis Suárez will be ruled out of for Uruguay. The striker should also miss the Copa América next year.
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Suárez has been banned for nine official matches after biting the shoulder of Italian Giorgio Chiellini, in the game between the two teams on Tuesday, and his suspension will stretch beyond the World Cup. Even if Uruguay reaches the final or the 3rd place match in the competition, Suárez will have missed only four games.
Another five games would remain, which would have to be served during the 2015 Copa América, to be played in Chile. The teams that reach the final play 6 matches in the continental competition.
There is also a chance of Suárez serving the ban up to the qualifying stages of the 2018 World Cup, which should begin in the second half of next year. But this will depend on Uruguay's performance without its main player.
In addition to the suspension for the national team, Suárez is prohibited from any activity related to football for four months. This means that the player can only play for Liverpool at the end of October. The player will also pay a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs (approximately US$ 112,000).
Outraged Uruguayans
The harsh punishment applied to Luis Suárez was a 'bucket of cold water' to the Uruguayan delegation, who woke up this Thursday in Natal confident that the striker would be acquitted. The news, as expected, outraged the Uruguayans.
The war of the delegation against the press, especially the Brazilian press, should intensify. For the team - and also for Uruguayn journalists - there was pressure for Fifa to rule Suárez out of the World Cup fearing that he would play against Brazil in the quarterfinal.
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