James Rodríguez de Colombia celebrates victory this Thursday, at the end of 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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James Rodríguez He scored the first of the three goals with which Colombia thrashed 3-0 this Thursday to Bolivia and It became the country's highest gunner in the South American qualifiers With 14 goalsone more than Radamel Falcao García.
The 34 -year -old footballer, who militates at the León de México club, culminated a large collective play built by the end Luis Díaz and the side Santiago Ariaswho sent him a crash center that he finished off first with the Right foot To overcome the resistance of the Bolivian goalkeeper Carlos Lampe.
That goal allowed the Colombia National Team to unlock a tangled match and take a victory in the penultimate day of the South American Qualifiers to the 2026 World Cup, with which he sealed the 2026 World Cup classification.
James, who left the game for a nuisance at minute 61, celebrated the classification between her tears and the applause of the fans which filled the stands of the Metropolitan Stadium of Barranquilla. Then he went to the court and sat in the middle of the field, An expression of a possible farewell.
The former Real Madrid player has already three goals In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, all scored in Barranquilla, as it also celebrated, penalty, in La Victoria 2-1 against Argentina and in the 2-2 draw with Uruguay.
With these many, James, who also played in Everton and Bayern Munich, has celebrated in four different qualifiersbecause on the way to Brazil 2014 he scored Peru in Lima, which was his first goal with Colombia; To Chile in Santiago, and Ecuador in Barranquilla.
In the World Cup Qualifiers of Russia 2018 He celebrated again in Santiago, scored in La Paz and Quito, and made two goals in Barranquilla, one against Venezuela and another against Bolivia.
In the Classification to Catar 2022, although Colombia did not get the quota, the Leon's steering wheel made a goal in the 6-1 defeat with Ecuador and another in the victory 0-1 as a visitor to Venezuela.
The '10 ′ of the coffee national team will seek in the 2026 World Cup enlarge its legendbecause the record that will pursue now is the top scorer of the team.
Currently, James, who was the top of the World Cup in Brazil with six goals, Add 30 goals with the Colombian shirt and is just six from Radamel Falcao García.
General data
Name: James Rodríguez
Position: Offensive midfielder (MO)
Birth date: 07/12/1991
Age: 34 years
Estatura: 1.80 m
Weight: 77 kg
Years in Selection: 2011 – 2025
General statistics with the Colombian National Team
Played matches: 117
Titular: 104
Substitute: 13
Minutes played: 8,970
Goals: 30
Assistance: 36
Average goal: 0.30 per game
Yellow: 13
Rojas: 0
Doubles: 1
Goals for tournaments
- Qualifiers: 14
- Friendly matches: 7
- World Cup: 6
- Copa América: 3
Rivals to which he marked
- Ecuador: 3
- Uruguay: 3
- Bolivia: 3
- Venezuela: 2
- Chile: 2
- United States: 2
- Peru: 2
- Paraguay: 1
- Tunisia: 1
- Jordan: 1
- South Korea: 1
- Guatemala: 1
- Cameroon: 1
- Canada: 1
- Greece: 1
- Ivory Coast: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Japan: 1
- Panama: 1
- Argentina: 1
Distribution of matches played
- Qualifiers: 55
- Friendly: 34
- World Cup: 20
- Copa América: 8
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