Colombia announced their 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup and there was one surprise - striker Radamel Falcao had been called up for his country's provisional 30-man squad as he recovers from a damaged anterior cruciate ligament.
The striker sufferedthe injury in January and the injury had ended his campaign with Monaco and was a serious doubt for the WorldCup with several media outlets claiming that he would not be able to recover in time to go to Brazil and is in for a long lay-off. But he has been named in Jose Pekerman's squad, which will be cut to 23 by 2 June.
The striker sufferedthe injury in January and the injury had ended his campaign with Monaco and was a serious doubt for the WorldCup with several media outlets claiming that he would not be able to recover in time to go to Brazil and is in for a long lay-off. But he has been named in Jose Pekerman's squad, which will be cut to 23 by 2 June.
Colombia have been drawn in Group C with Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan.
THE SQUAD
Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Nice), Faryd Mondragon (Deportivo Cali), Camilo Vargas (Independiente Santa Fe)
Defenders: Mario Yepes (AC Milan), Cristian Zapata (AC Milan), Pablo Armero (West Ham United), Camilo Zuniga (Napoli), Aquivaldo Mosquera (America, Mexico), Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven), Luis Amaranto Perea (Cruz Azul), Eder Alvarez Balanta (River Plate), Carlos Valdes (San Lorenzo)
Midfielders: Fredy Guarin (Inter Milan), Juan Cuadrado (Fiorentina), Victor Ibarbo (Cagliari), James Rodriguez (Monaco), Abel Aguilar (Toulouse), Juan Fernando Quintero(Porto), Carlos Sanchez (Elche), Macnelly Torres (Al Shabab), Aldo Leao Ramirez (Morelia), Edwin Valencia (Fluminense), Alexander Mejia (Atletico Nacional), Elkin Soto (Mainz)
Forwards: Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Luis Fernando Muriel (Udinese), Jackson Martinez (Porto), Carlos Bacca (Sevilla), Adrian Ramos (Hertha Berlin), Teofilo Gutierrez (River Plate)
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