Colombia’s elimination in the 2026 World Cup Round of 16, after losing on penalties to Switzerland, left a painful certainty for South American football: we may have witnessed James Rodríguez’s last match in a World Cup.
The end of a golden era?
At 34, the legendary attacking midfielder says goodbye to the tournament that, in Brazil 2014, established him as a global star. James not only wore the number ten shirt, but was also the main architect of the most glorious chapters in the modern history of Los Cafeteros.
A generational смена is looming large on the horizon for Néstor Lorenzo’s national team. Although James’s talent remains intact, the demands of the calendar and his age make it almost utopian to imagine him being part of the 2030 tournament, thus sealing the World Cup retirement of an eternal icon.
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