Rodriguez returns to Colombia WCQ squad after 12-month absence

James Rodriguez has been recalled to Colombia's squad for World Cup qualifiers 2021 after 12-month absence.

  -- James Rodriguez has been recalled to Colombia's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Paraguay after a 12-month absence, the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) said on Wednesday. 

Rodriguez, who joined Qatar's Al-Rayyan from Everton in September, has not represented his country since scoring a first-half penalty in a 6-1 defeat to Ecuador in November last year.

 Cafeteros manager Reinaldo Rueda also called up four uncapped players: Los Angeles FC striker Cristian Arango, Independiente Medellin goalkeeper Andres Mosquera, Seattle Sounders defender Yeimar Gomez and Talleres Cordoba forward Diego Valoyes.

  Rueda's men will face Brazil in Sao Paulo on November 11 and Paraguay in Barranquilla five days later.

 Colombia squad, Provisional Players List for World Cup qualifiers in November 2021.: 

Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Napoli), Camilo Vargas (Atlas), Andres Mosquera (Medellin). 

Defenders: Daniel Munoz (Genk), Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham), Jhon Lucumi (Genk), Oscar Murillo (Pachuca), Yeimar Gomez (Seattle Sounders), Johan Mojica (Elche), William Tesillo (Leon), Yairo Moreno (Pachuca). 

Midfielders: Gustavo Cuellar (Al Hilal), Wilmar Barrios (Zenit de Saint Petersburg), Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth), Sebastian Gomez (Nacional), Victor Cantillo (Corinthians), James Rodriguez (Al-Rayyan), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Juventus), Cristian Arango (Los Angeles FC), Yerson Candelo (Nacional). 

Forwards: Diego Valoyes (Talleres Cordoba), Duvan Zapata (Atalanta), Radamel Falcao Garcia (Rayo Vallecano), Luis Diaz (Porto), Luis Fernando Muriel (Atalanta), Miguel Angel Borja (Gremio), Rafael Santos Borre (Eintracht Frankfurt), Roger Martinez (America). Enditem

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 Source: Xinhua