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After impressing at last summer’s World Cup, this was the tournament that was supposed to establish Colombia as a world force but they and their No10 go into Friday night’s quarter-final against Argentina as clear underdogsOn Sunday, it will be a year since James Rodríguez scored the goal against Uruguay that, emblematically at least, confirmed his talent. His performances for Porto and Monaco had marked him out as a player of great potential and the rumours linking him with a move to Real Madrid were well-established, but it was his sumptuous chest and volley against Uruguay in the last 16 of the World Cup that provided the image of his brilliance, a shorthand for what he is capable of.
He’s had an excellent season at Real Madrid, but a year on from his great explosion, this has, so far, been a frustrating tournament for Rodríguez – all the more so because of the hope in Colombia that they could win the Copa América for the second time. The former striker Faustino Asprilla spoke before the tournament about the need for Colombia to “consecrate” their World Cup performance and confirm they are among the global elite, but there have been only glimmers of their capabilities so far in Chile.
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He’s had an excellent season at Real Madrid, but a year on from his great explosion, this has, so far, been a frustrating tournament for Rodríguez – all the more so because of the hope in Colombia that they could win the Copa América for the second time. The former striker Faustino Asprilla spoke before the tournament about the need for Colombia to “consecrate” their World Cup performance and confirm they are among the global elite, but there have been only glimmers of their capabilities so far in Chile.
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