Luis Suárez has texted his Liverpool teammates that he will be in the Uruguay lineup when they face England in the second Group D game on June 19.
Suárez underwent keyhole surgery on a knee injury he first suffered in Liverpool's final game of the season.
Jordan Henderson is one of the five Liverpool teammates on England's team.
"Everybody is obviously disappointed for Luis, people that know him – maybe not us – because he is a big player for Uruguay," said Henderson.
“I gave him a text to see if he is doing all right and wished him good luck with whatever he has got to have done.
“But I am sure, knowing the type of person he is, he is a fighter and I am sure come maybe the first game or the second game in the World Cup, I am sure he will be ready and raring to go.”