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On 2 June 2014, James was named in Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and assigned the number 10 shirt. [156] In the team's opening match of the tournament, James set up the first two goals, scored a last-minute goal with a low shot to seal a 3–0 victory over Greece and was named man of the match by FIFA . [ 157 ]
James Rodríguez after scoring his sixth goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a quarter-final penalty against Brazil. Although Colombia was eliminated, it won him the Golden Boot as most successful scorer of the tournament. Colombia's record World Cup scorer, James Rodríguez, has also won the Golden Boot when he scored 6 goals in the 2014 FIFA ...
Colombia against Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup At Brazil 2014, James Rodríguez became the first Colombian player to win the Golden Boot award at a FIFA World Cup tournament with six goals. Even though the team's record goalscorer Radamel Falcao missed the tournament through injury, Colombia topped off their return in the 2014 World Cup ...
At the center of the Colombian team’s success is the revival of 32-year-old captain and talisman Rodriguez, who, like many soccer superstars is know by a singular name “James” (pronounced Ha ...
2006 FIFA World Cup -Germany was an important moment for Colombia, having failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. Head coach Francisco Maturana led the team through four FIFA qualifiers and was fired after losing to Brazil 2–1 in Barranquilla, getting thrashed 4–0 by a weak Bolivia and suffering a shocking 1–0 defeat at home to ...
Colombia extended the lead in the second half, when Abel Aguilar flicked on a corner kick from James Rodríguez and Teófilo Gutiérrez scored from close range. [3] Greece's best chance fell to Theofanis Gekas, who headed against the bar. In stoppage time, Cuadrado set up James to complete the scoring with a low shot. [4]
Attacking midfielder James Rodríguez signed for Sao Paulo on a free transfer in a move announced by the Brazilian club on Saturday. The former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich player agreed a two ...
Grzegorz Lato (left) became the top scorer for Poland at FIFA World Cups during the 1974 tournament, with ten total goals. Teófilo Cubillas is the top scorer for Peru at the World Cup, with ten goals. Cristiano Ronaldo is the only male player to score in five different World Cup tournaments.