Colombia's national team was left out of the World Cup in Qatar for the first time since South Africa in 2010. On the way there were two renowned technicians, Reinaldo Rueda and Carlos Queiroz, but for the fans and the press the failure is more in the coffee team's footballers.
After this situation, Colombian Luis Díaz returned to England after leaving the Colombian team after losing his place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The striker returned to his club after being a figure in the national team despite not having achieved the goals.
Colombia beat Venezuela by the slightest difference this Tuesday, but it was not enough to go to the repechage and have a new chance to go to the World Cup, as it depended on the result of Peru, a team that beat, at home, Paraguay 2-0.
After the end of the last round of the World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar, the teams that will not be able to play the most important football competition are already known. This World Cup will be marked by the absence of great football figures.
In the absence of what happens with the three playoffs, the teams that will play in the Qatar 2022 World Cup are already known, as well as the big absentees, led by Italy, although teams like Colombia are added.
After the great performance of Luis Díaz in the FIFA Qualifying dates, and now his absence from the World Cup, he has been the subject of conversation in different international media such as The Sun in England, which included him in the eleven of the gala of great stars who will not be at the World Cup, being the only South American in this team .
On the other hand, Italy is the team with the greatest presence in this XI, contributing three players: Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Spinazzola and Jorginho, as the team led by Roberto Mancini lost to North Macedonia and had no chance of playing a quota in Qatar 2022. Then there is Norway, third in their group of European qualifiers, with Martin Odegaard and Erling Haaland.
This is how the eleven absences in the World Cup are composed by The Sun:
Jan Oblak; Victor Lindelof, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Spinazzola; Jorginho, Yves Bissouma, Riyad Mahrez, Martin Odegaard, Luis Díaz; Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland.
Finally, the draw for the Qatar World Cup will start at 11:00 in the morning, colomia time, this Friday, April 1st. The event can be seen on the official FIFA website. In this draw will be the president of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramón Jesurún.
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