James Rodríguez (I) and Luis Díaz de Colombia celebrate a goal this Thursday, during a match for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between Colombia and Bolivia at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla (Colombia).
Photo: EFE – Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda
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The Classification of Colombia to the 2026 World Cup continues to generate an international echo.
After the 3-0 victory over Bolivia in Barranquilla, FIFA has not stopped congratulating the tricolorwho returns to a world cup after eight years, because his last participation had been in Russia 2018.
Historical images and networks in networks
In its social networks, FIFA shared a series of publications that highlight the history of Colombian football.
Iconic photos of James Rodríguez, Carlos 'El Pibe' Valderrama, Radamel Falcao and René Higuitain addition to videos with the most remembered goals in Colombia in the World Cups of Italy 90, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018.
The entity also celebrated the classification with images of the victory at the Metropolitan Stadium and a blunt message: “The wait is over, Colombia!”.
In another publication, they highlighted James Rodríguez As king and main figure, to the point of turning it into the cover image of the official FIFA website this Friday morning.
Gianni Infantino's message
The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantinosent a special greeting to Colombia after getting the cup to the World Cup:
“Many congratulations to Colombia for its classification for the FIFA 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Colombia's players are recognized for their talent and delivery, and Colombian fans are famous for their passion and enthusiasm”Said Infantino.
“That is why it is a pleasure to welcome them to the most important football stage For the third time in the last four editionsin which the direct elimination phase has reached twice. ”
Colombia, his return and figures
On its official page, FIFA also stressed what this return means:
“For a nation as passionate about football as Colombia, missing Catar 2022 was a hard blow. Now the tricolor can savor his return to the greatest sports show. James, who was close to leaving the selection after the aforementioned failure, launched the team of Néstor Lorenzo. Can the 34 -year Inspire Colombia to get a historical result in Colombia?”.
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