📋 Colombia's preliminary Copa squad has 13 players based in Brazil | OneFootball

The preliminary list of 55 athletes in Colombia’s plans for the World Cup was announced this Thursday (14) by coach Néstor Lorenzo. 

There are 13 players who play in Brazilian football. 

Vasco and Athletico, with three each, stand out.

The final squad will only be announced on the 29th.

The “Brazilians” on the list are:

Luis Díaz, of Bayern, and James Rodríguez, currently playing in MLS, are among the highlights.

Richard Ríos, formerly of Palmeiras, is another big name.

Check out all 55 pre-selected athletes below:

Colombia is heading to the seventh World Cup in its history after appearing in the 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018 editions.

Its best campaign came in 2014, when it was eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals. 

It is in Group K of this year’s edition alongside Portugal, Uzbekistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

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