Federico Valverde is as irreplaceable for Uruguay as he is for Real Madrid and will be central to his country’s World Cup hopes as a player with youth and experience on his side in a squad blessed with an abundance of both.
Valverde has won 44 caps since his debut in 2017 after emerging as one of the leaders of a new generation of Uruguay players and featured heavily in their qualifying campaign for Qatar, starting 14 of 18 games while chipping in with two goals.
