Big news for Richard Ríos! Benfica man at World Cup with Sporting star | OneFootball

is part of Colombia’s squad for the World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, coach Néstor Lorenzo announced. The 25-year-old midfielder joins Luís Suárez, Sporting’s striker.

The Benfica midfielder, who already represented Colombia at the 2024 Copa América, heads to the World Cup after an intermittent run of games for the Eagles, but still managed eight goals and six assists in 45 matches.

The "Cafeteros" squad also includes former Porto players James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz among its standout names, while keeping regular starters such as defenders Davinson Sánchez, Jhon Lucumí and Yerry Mina, midfielders Jefferson Lerma, Juan Quintero, who also played for the "Dragons", and Jhon Arias.

It is worth remembering that Richard Ríos was excited about joining the South American national team before the official announcement. "I feel I’ve earned my way up and I’m on the doorstep of the World Cup. Now it’s just a matter of waiting for the squad list", he said on the sidelines of an event held in Bogotá.

At the World Cup, Colombia will compete in Group K and face Portugal in the third and final matchday on June 27 in Miami. Before that, they will take on debutants Uzbekistan on June 17 in Mexico City, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 23 in Zapopan, also on Mexican soil.

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