Monaco Striker Radamel Falcao has been named in Colombia’s 30-man Squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Despite not having kicked a ball competitively since suffering an anterior cruicate ligament against Chasselay Monts d’Or Azergues in January he
was a surprise inclusion in the team. The injury usually takes six to nine month to heal.
The player is the star man of the team, having scored nine goals for Colombia in their qualifying campaign. He moved from Atletico Madrid to
Monaco for whopping sum of £50m scoring nine goals in 17 appearances.
Colombia squad
Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Nice), Faryd Mondragon (Deportivo Cali), Camilo Vargas (Santa Fe)
Defenders: Mario Yepes (Atalanta), Aquivaldo Mosquera (Club America), Cristian Zapata (AC Milan), Carlos Valdes (San Lorenzo), Amaranto Perea
(Cruz Azul), Eder Alvarez Balanta (River Plate), Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven), Camilo Zuniga (Napoli), Pablo Armero (Napoli)
Midfielders: Carlos Sanchez (Elche), Fredy Guarin (Inter Milan), Abel Aguilar (Toulouse), Aldo Leao Ramirez (Morelia), Juan Fernando Quintero
(Porto), Victor Ibarbo (Cagliari), James Rodriguez (Monaco), Macnelly Torres (Al Shabab), Juan Guilermo Cuadrado (Fiorentina), Edwin Valencia (Fluminense), Alexander
Mejia (Nacional), Elkin Soto (Mainz)
Forwards: Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Carlos Bacca (Sevilla), Adrian Ramos (Hertha Berlin), Luis Fernando Muriel (Udinese), Teofilo Gutierrez (River
Plate), Jackson Martinez (Porto)