Porecliţi ”Crescătorii de Cafea”, columbienii au avut un start dificil sub comanda antrenorului Leonel Alvarez. Venirea tehnicianului Jose Pekerman, antrenorul Argentinei de la Campionatul Mondial 2006, le-a redat sud-americanilor identitatea. Aceştia au terminat preliminariile din America de Sud pe locul 2, cu 30 de puncte, în spatele Argentinei. Pentru prima dată, Columbia a fost desemnată cap de serie la turneul final, într-o grupă cu Grecia, Japonia şi Coasta de Fildeş.
Cea mai mare problemă pentru sud-americani o va reprezenta absenţa vedetei lui Monaco, Radamel Falcao, din cauza unei accidentări.
Columbia a câştigat o singură dată Copa America, în 2001. Prima participare a sud-americanilor la Campionatul Mondial a fost în 1962, în Chile, când au reuşit un 4-4 în faţa URSS-ului. În 1990, au ajuns în optimi, în 1994, când Pele îi vedea favoriţi ai Mondialului, au fost eliminaţi din grupe, ca şi în 1998.
Columbia
Selecţioner: Jose PekermanPortari:
1. David Ospina (Nice, 25 de ani) 43 de selecții,
22. Farid Mondragon (Deportivo Cali, 42 de ani) 55/ 0,
12. Camilo Vargas (Santa Fe, 24 de ani debutant
Fundaşi:
18. Camilo Zuniga (Napoli, 28 de ani) 53/ 1,
7. Pablo Armero (West Ham, 27 de ani) 52/ 1,
2. Cristian Zapata (Milan, 27 de ani) 22/ 0,
3. Mario Yepes (Atalanta, 38 de ani) 97/ 6,
23. Carlos Valdes (San Lorenzo, 29 de ani) 14/ 2,
4. Santiago Arias (PSV, 22 de ani) 6/ 0,
16. Eder Alvarez Balanta (River Plate, 21 de ani) 3/ 0,
Mijlocaşi:
10. James Rodriguez (Monaco, 22 de ani) 22/ 5,
8. Abel Aguilar (Toulouse, 29 de ani) 49/ 6,
6. Carlos Sanchez (Elche, 28 de ani) 45/ 0,
13. Fredy Guarin (Inter, 27 de ani) 49/ 4,
20. Juan Fernando Quintero (Porto, 21 de ani) 4/ 0,
15. Alex Mejia (Atletico Nacional, 25 de ani) 9/ 0,
14. Victor Ibarbo (Cagliari, 24 de ani) 9/ 1,
5. Elkin Soto (Mainz, 33 de ani) 25/ 6,
11. Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Fiorentina, 26 de ani) 27/ 4;Atacanţi:
21. Jackson Martinez (Porto, 27 de ani) 27/ 8,
9. Teofilo Gutierrez (River Plate, 29 de ani) 30/ 12,
17. Carlos Bacca (Sevilla, 27 de ani) 11/ 3,
19. Adrian Ramos (Borussia Dortmund, 28 de ani) 25/ 2.
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Știri România
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Politic
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