The Colombian National Team already prepares its participation in the 2026 World Cup and it is time to think about the alternatives and the positions that you need to require more attention in the 9 months missing for the competition.
Although defense is more or less clear, it must be said that it is always necessary to think about the future. The good news is that there are options. The not so good, that apparently they are not yet so visible.
Cristian Mosquera and the possibility of playing in Colombia
A candidate of the present but especially of the future is Cristian Mosquera, Central Colombo-Spanish Zaguero of just 21 years of age, who has just left Arsenal, from Valencia, where he started indisputable in the last season.
Mosquera was born in Alicante (Spain) and, although he played in the U-17, U19 and Sub-21 of that country, does not have many possibilities of being summoned to the major selection. Ahpi there is a certain possibility for Colombia to go for him.
And yet, hearing his accent and verifying that he already disregarded the Sub-20 team, the doubts begin. According to several journalistic sources, the boy wanted to defend the tricolor but, when Héctor Cárdenas, he relegated him in a concentration, he and his environment decided that they would not return.
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Why not count on the Colombian National Team?
The defender premiered with Arsenal in Champions League and complied with luxury: he counted 93 ball touches, 79 passes, 74 insurance and that meant a 94 percent precision in the delivery.
“He had been flagrantly ignored by all Colombia’s technicians. Cristian Mosquera, but know who plays there? Yerry Mina. How could this man be better? But our coach is tired of mine and will surely go to the World Cup,” said Carlos Antonio Vélez.
But can it be summoned? He himself cleared the doubt in the regulation: “It can still be eligible, it was in the U-17 and U-19 and Sub-21 but FIFA says that a player who has not been summoned to a competitive official shelf with the absolute selection has the right to change and play for another selection whenever he is eligible. He is Colombian,” he said.
According to Vélez, Luis de la Fuente has six defenders ahead of Mosquera, which would do that an invitation from Colombia if they do it “it is a matter of convincing him. But it will not happen. He plays in the arsenal, they just bought it for a significant sum, he has competitive characteristics, and if he fits in Arsenal, why not in the Colombian team? concluded.
