James Rodríguez, one of the referents of the Colombian team, regretted this Wednesday not having qualified for the 2022 Qatar World Cup while questioning his continuity with the national team.
“I don’t know if I’ll be there or not. What I do know is that it breaks my soul to lose, it makes me uncomfortable not being classified and this can’t happen again,” wrote James, who currently defends the colors of Al Rayyan.
The 30-year-old former Madrid player added that he feels “sad.” “And not only for me, but also for my teammates, who deserve to shine and I know they have how,” referring to the fact that they will not be in Qatar.
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James, without naming names, stated his position regarding the directors of the Colombian Football Federation, assuring that “we must plan, join forces and work hard from the administrative and sports aspects to once again show the world the power and talent of our land”.
James, who in the early hours of Wednesday scored the goal from a penalty that gave Colombia the victory over Venezuela (0-1) in the closing of the South American qualifying league for the 2022 World Cup, trusted that later the different teams will win titles.
“I want Colombia to go to all the World Cups, for the titles to come in the different competitions and categories,” James wrote on social media.
“The most beautiful thing that has happened to me in my career”
He also recalled the happy moments he lived with the Colombian team when playing the World Cups in Brazil, where he was a top scorer by scoring six goals in 2014, and in Russia 2018.
“The most beautiful thing that has happened to me in my career as a footballer was attending two World Cups representing the shirt that I love the most, the yellow of my team. Today I have a deep pain. I consider that our country has talent and players to always do part of the World Cup,” he pointed out.
Goodbye from Colombia
Colombia said goodbye to the dream of qualifying for the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Tuesday, despite defeating Venezuela 0-1 at home on the last day of the league.
Those led by Reinaldo Rueda needed to beat Venezuela to earn the place in the repechage, an instance that Peru reached, which will face a team from Asia to elucidate the pass to Qatar 2022.
The next World Cup will be in Canada, Mexico and the United States in 2026 and a restructuring is supposed to begin in order to qualify under the leadership of players such as Luis Díaz, Carlos Cuesta or Luis Sinisterra, who will take the witness left by references such as James, Falcao Rodríguez, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado or David Ospina.