James Rodríguez, the historic goal scorer

This scene took place yesterday during the World Cup qualifying match between Colombia and Bolivia!

In the 88th minute, with the match about to end, the camera focused on Colombia’s captain, James Rodríguez, as he tried to

hold back his tears in his last official match playing on home soil and in front of his fans!

All of James’ memories came flooding back at that moment, from playing soccer in the streets, specifically in the streets of Cali,

to playing his first match with the national team at the age of 20, which coincidentally was also against Bolivia.

He went on to become the top scorer in the 2014 World Cup at the age of 23,

and Colombia reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history with him in the team!

He became the most expensive Colombian player in history when he transferred to Real Madrid, won the Champions League, and then played for Bayern Munich!

He was without a club for three months, and then a year later, at the age of 34, he led Colombia to the Copa America final for the first time since 2001.

Today, he scored a goal in Bolivia to become Colombia’s all-time leading scorer in World Cup qualifiers with 14 goals!

The final moment in James Rodríguez’s journey was in this glance.

I completed my quest, and now it’s time to say goodbye!

After the game, James preferred to stay like this.

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