Five players to watch during this international break

As we go into the final stretch of the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, the international break has thrown up some crunch matches and interesting dilemmas for teams around the globe.

With several teams virtually certain of a place at Brazil 2014, others scrapping for top spot and a final desperate few consulting the tables to see if they can still make it through in the playoffs, it’s set to be a tense finale to a long and arduous campaign.

Looking across the fixtures list, Squawka brings you the five players who will be key to their team’s hopes of securing that all-important place at Brazil 2014.

Luis Suarez (Uruguay)

Uruguay are facing a real prospect of missing out on a place at the 2014 World Cup, with two crunch games between them and qualification for Brazil.

Standing in their way are fourth-placed Ecuador, who are level on points with Uruguay and have ambitions of their own to secure automatic qualification.

The key man for La Celeste will be Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, and the fans will be hoping that the Uruguayan delivers at a crucial stage as he so often has for club and country.

With a supporting cast consisting of PSG’s Edinson Cavani, Internacional’s Diego Forlan and Botafogo’s Nicolas Lodeiro, Suarez will have ample opportunities to rescue Uruguay’s stuttering World Cup campaign.

Ten goals from twelve games for his country suggests that if anyone were to come up with the goods, it will be this man.