Luis Suarez believes Uruguay can clinch sensational World Cup triumph

Luis Suarez believes Uruguay have enough quality in their squad to win the World Cup.

Uruguay finished third in the CONMEBOL qualifying group, having recovered from a sub-par start following the appointment of Diego Alonso as head coach.

They will face South Korea, Portugal and Ghana in Group H in Qatar, where Suarez could participate in a fourth consecutive edition of the tournament.

Suarez, who joined Nacional in July but is due to leave when his short-term contract expires in November, believes the emergence of new Uruguayan talent offers hope of a third World Cup title for the Celeste.

Asked about the rising expectations, Suarez said: "It's being generated by Pajarito [Federico Valverde], Darwin [Nunez], Ronald [Araujo] and Rodri [Bentancur]. Players at the top level in Europe are generating this.

"It's a prize for the work that our country does. Uruguay will always try to participate in the World Cup to the maximum. Try to go as far as possible and why not be the champions? Because we have players for that.

"Even though we know the difficulty of each match at a World Cup, we still have real conviction."

Suarez is Uruguay's all-time top scorer with 68 goals in 132 caps, while only Diego Godin (159), Edinson Cavani and Fernando Muslera (both 133) have appeared more often for the team .

The former Liverpool and Barcelona striker played the starring role when Uruguay reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2010, despite receiving a famous red card for a game-saving handball against Ghana in quarters.

He described the prospect of playing a fourth tournament as a source of great satisfaction.

"It makes you proud to have the chance to play a fourth World Cup in a row," Suarez said.

"It is a pride for our country and also my own pride to have always fought and achieved good performances in the national team."