(Reuters) – Colombia recalled James Rodriguez to the squad for the primary time in a 12 months as they put together to face Brazil and Paraguay in World Cup qualifiers.
The 30-year-old playmaker, who was the highest scorer on the 2014 World Cup and is presently enjoying with Qatari aspect Al-Rayyan SC, has missed 15 internationals since being dropped final November after Colombia had been hammered 6-1 by Ecuador.
Colombia play Brazil in Sao Paulo on Nov. 11 after which host Paraguay 5 days later.
They’re fourth in South America’s 10-team qualifying desk for Qatar 2022, with the highest 4 qualifying mechanically and the fifth-placed aspect going into an inter-regional playoff.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie in London; Modifying by Peter Rutherford)
