Injury Update - Radamel Falcao Dropped

Radamel Falcao will not be going to Brazil as part of the Colombia Squad as he failed to recover from the Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear he suffered in January. The Monaco star striker was crucial to the nation's World Cup fortunes but the extent of his injury and the recovery process left him no time to get back to match fitness

He has not played since the injury and the Colombia coach Jose Pekerman, who supported the striker throughout the ordeal, decided to leave the player out of the final roster after the medical team deemed him unfit to provide any decent contribution in the finals. The five month speculation over his place was over, Pekerman stating that it was the toughest decisions he was to make to drop the striker