Radamel Falcao weaving Russia 2018 dreams
The Colombian striker Falcao, also known as El Tigre, missed out on the last World Cup in 2014 due to a knee injury.
Published : Feb 01, 2018 19:02 IST
Colombia striker Radamel Falcao, who missed out on the FIFA World Cup in 2014 due to a knee injury, is weaving dreams of Russia 2018.
The 31-year-told told FIFA.com that he worked hard for the opportunity. “It would be wonderful to take part. I’ve battled and worked for this for so long,” he said.
Known as El Tigre (The Tiger), Falcao has already marked June 19 — Colombia’s opener against Japan at the mega event — on his diary. “I’ve often pictured myself scoring at the World Cup. I couldn’t tell you how many times but it’s a lot,” the report added.
After participating for three years — 1990, 1994, 1998 — Colombia didn’t play until 2014. “Whenever Colombia failed to qualify, I’d support Argentina and Brazil. They were the teams I followed. It was the Argentina of Gabriel Batistuta, and (Ariel) Burrito Ortega. There was also the Brazil team of 98, with Ronaldo. By then I was starting to notice players and Ronaldo was the one I followed closest,” revealed Falcao.