( CNN ) -- He is hoping to be one of the stars of the 2014 World Cup , but an injury blow for Luis Suarez has drawn extreme reaction from Uruguay football fans . Suarez is facing a race against time to be fit for the showpiece tournament in Brazil starting next month , and the player whose challenge required the Liverpool star to have knee surgery has been bombarded with death threats . Paul Dummett , who plays for Newcastle United , was sent off for his challenge on Uruguay 's all-time leading scorer on the final day of the English Premier League season earlier this month . Uruguay has been drawn in the same group as England , and some fans took to Twitter to unleash their fury at the 22-year-old , with many posting violent messages on the social media network . One message read : `` Hi Paul Dummett . I hope some day you come here ( Uruguay ) to have a nice time with friends . We have things for you , like a bullet in the head . '' Another tweeted : `` Hey , Paul Dummett . If SuÃ¡rez does n't play against England , you 'll never play again . '' The English Football Association rescinded Dummett 's suspension following the May 11 incident , and Suarez was able to join up with his national side for a training camp in Montevideo -- but limped out in a warmup on Wednesday and had a minor operation Thursday . The 27-year-old , who has scored 38 goals in 77 international appearances , is likely to be out of action for a fortnight after damaging his meniscus . Oscar Tabarez 's side begins its World Cup campaign on June 15 against Costa Rica before facing England four days later in Sao Paulo , with a final group-stage match against Italy on June 24 . Suarez left the hospital in a wheelchair following the procedure , but Uruguay 's football association insists `` his participation in the World Cup in Brazil has not been ruled out . '' `` He had a magnetic resonance which confirmed a partial lesion of the external meniscus , '' it said in a statement . `` In terms of relevant clinical history , to point out that he suffered a blow to his left knee during the last game of the Premier League season with Liverpool , which provoked a pain that subsided with rest following the end of the season . '' Suarez , one the world 's most potent strikers , enjoyed a successful season with Liverpool , becoming the first player to score 30 league goals for the club since Ian Rush in 1987 . He was named player of the season but his team missed out on a first English title since 1990 , finishing second behind Manchester City despite leading with three matches to play . Suarez helped Uruguay finish third at the 2010 World Cup but was sent off in the quarterfinal against Ghana after deliberately handling the ball on the goal line . Ghana missed the resulting penalty and Uruguay went on to progress to the semifinals . A year later , he helped Uruguay win its 15th Copa America by scoring in the 3-0 win over Paraguay in the final . Suarez has had a controversial career , twice receiving lengthy suspensions for biting opponents while playing for Liverpool and Dutch club Ajax . He was also banned for eight matches after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United 's Patrice Evra in October 2011 .
Luis Suarez facing race against time to be fit for 2014 World Cup . Uruguay striker underwent minor surgery on knee Thursday . Suarez suffered injury during Liverpool 's final-day victory over Newcastle . Newcastle 's Paul Dummett receives death threats on Twitter .