<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/lionel-messi-eyes-eighth-ballon-d-or-23317215" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Lionel Messi</a> and Luiz Suarez, close friends and former teammates at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/i&#37E2&#3780&#3799m-not-nadals-replacement-barcelona-open-champ-alcaraz-23282798" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Barcelona</a>, will renew their on-the-field rivalry on Thursday in World Cup qualifying.
Messi, who appears to have recovered from a muscle injury and has his team in first place in the South American qualifying group for the 2026 tournament.
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Suarez, 36, has just returned to Uruguay&rsquo;s national team as he nears the end of a high-scoring season in the Brazilian league.
The Argentines will take on two-time World Cup champion Uruguay at La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Also Thursday, Brazil will travel to face Colombia in Barranquilla as it tries to recover from a home draw with Venezuela and a loss at Uruguay.
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Suarez, 36, has just returned to Uruguay’s national team as he nears the end of a high-scoring season in the Brazilian league.

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