This Thursday, March 24, and next Tuesday, Colombia will face the teams of Bolivia and Venezuela for the last two dates of the South American Qualifiers to Qatar 2022. In this first match some players from the national team arrive with yellow cards that, if they are reprimanded, would be missing the last match.
These two days are crucial for the national team as they will have to play everything to be able to get through to the World Cup and thus add their third consecutive world competition. Keep in mind that this will also depend on whether Peru draws or loses to Uruguay, in Montevideo, and also for Paraguay, in Lima.
In addition, it should be borne in mind that the 'tricolor' must score the three points in these two matches -against Bolivia and Venezuela-. For this reason it is important that some of the admonished players take care of receiving the yellow card.
The eleven players who should be careful in the match against Bolivia are: David Ospina, William Tesillo, Daniel Muñoz, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Matheus Uribe, James Rodriguez, Miguel Ángel Borja, Luis Diaz, Davison Sanchez, Camilo Vargas and Rafael Santos Borre; since they would not be able to play the game that could be decisive against Venezuela.
It should be borne in mind that one of the most admonitions has received when wearing the Colombia shirt is winger Juan Guillermo Cuadrado. The most worrying thing for the national team at the moment is that most of the players who should be careful are fundamental pieces in the scheme of vallecaucano coach Reinaldo Rueda.
To date, coffee growers are ranked number 7 in the standings of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers with 17 points and three goals against, worse records than those of the 2010 South Africa Qualifiers, in which the national team was eighth in the standings, but with 20 points.
Remember that this classification was complicated when Colombia faced teams that were not far from the fifth place. Well, the draw against Bolivia, in local condition, plus the two draws against Paraguay were decisive results. If this had been different, that is, not having lost the 6 points, today Colombia would be one point higher than Uruguay, which is fourth with 22 points.
Finally, the team led by César Farías is one place below Colombia with 15 points and 12 scores against. In the last five matches of the Bolivian national team they have 3 losses and 2 wins; while the national team has three losses and two draws in the last five games.
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