Three soccer players of the 'Tricolor' appear in the star team after closing the 2026 World Cup with blunt victories.
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With the closure of the South American qualifiers to the United States World Cup, Mexico and Canada 2026, Conmebol announced the ideal eleven of the last double qualifying day. A team full of figures in which Colombia stands out as the selection with the greatest presence, contributing three players after its win against Bolivia and Venezuela.
The tricolor, who arrived with an adverse streak of six games without winning, found oxygen in the last two dates. First, Bolivia was imposed 3-0 in Barranquilla and then unleashed an offensive storm in Maturín with a historic 3-6 against Venezuela. These results not only sealed the World Cup ticket, but also located Nestor Lorenzo's team in the third box in the table, with 28 points, the same figure as Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay, but favored by the goal difference.
The recognition of that rebound came in the ideal team of Conmebol. In the middle of the court it appears Jefferson Lermakey piece to sustain the balance of the selection. Despite the physical ups and downs that drag from the Crystal Palace, the midfielder shows that his delivery and tactical capacity make him one of the silent leaders of the Lorenzo era.
Another that could not be missing is James Rodríguez. The captain, with a goal against Bolivia and two assists against Venezuela, ratified his leading role as a brain of the team. Beyond its hierarchy in the decisive times, the qualifiers ended up the maximum assistor of the continent with seven goal passes, confirming that it is still decisive in the tricolor.
The Colombian offensive quota is complete Luis SuárezSporting striker of Lisbon, who signed a historical performance with four goals in the duel against Venezuela. He became the first footballer who marks a poker with the national shirt, a milestone that catapulted him as the '9' of the ideal eleven and emerges as a key letter for the immediate future of the selection.
The rest of the ideal team reflects the diversity of talents in the region and the presence of the seven classified selections: Alisson Becker (Brazil); Guillermo Varela (Uruguay), Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay), Willian Pacho y Piero emphasis (Ecuador); Matías Galarza (Paraguay), together with the Colombians Lerma and James in the midfield; And in attack, in addition to Suárez, they stand out Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Miguel Third (Bolivia), who won a place thanks to the penalty goal that secured the repechage for green.
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