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If the Real Madrid striker, loaned to Bayern Munich, fails to recover in time for knockouts, it would be a cruel blow to the club South American. (Source: AP)
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman is "extremely worried" after his playmaker James Rodriguez was injured in his last group match against Senegal , Thursday
. their 1-0 spectacular victory over Senegal before being replaced, questioning his participation in their last game of the 16 series.
The striker who is loaned by Real Madrid to Bayern Munich does not fails to recover in time for KOs It would be a blow to the South American team
Rodriguez was the top scorer of Golden Boot in reaching the quarter-finals in Brazil four years ago [19659004]. He suffered a calf injury in his first game against Japan, but returned to the starting lineup with a brilliant performance in his second match against Poland.
"What I can say is that I am very worried." Pekerman told reporters after Colombia sealed their place in the knockouts. "
" This is not comfortable for us. He trained normally until today and stayed after practicing his free kicks and penalties.
"He was in good shape at training and at the last training session, with no hint of injury, and at this point I do not know where he stands."
Colombia will lack Rodriguez's creativity and ability on the ball if he misses his last encounter after shattering Senegal before Yerry Mina's head in the 74th minute.
The result sent Colombia as the winner of Group H, while Senegal missed the knockouts because of a worse disciplinary record than Japan.
It was the first time in the history of the World Cup that a Pekerman team acknowledged that it was a cruel way out of the World Cup, but not worse than losing on a penalty shot.
"We all knew when we came to the World Cup that these are the rules – it was unbelievable to be in this situation and difficult for a team to take over," he said.
"If we had been in their place, we would have been disappointed, it happens to anybody – in the final or semifinal, sometimes a World Cup final is decided. This is extremely difficult. "
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