#10-Colombia

#10-Colombia
Nickname-Los Cafeteros (The Coffee Growers)
CONMEBOL
FIFA Ranking-#4
Group C (Colombia, Greece, Cote D'Ivoire, Japan)
Projected Results...
Win to Cote D'Ivoire
Win to Japan
Win to Greece
Manager-Jose Pekerman
Qualified through 1st place in CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying Group
5th World Cup Appearance (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998)

The final 10! Colombia has returned to their days of their glory, with players like Falcao, James, and Jackson infusing into their highly potent attack. However, I'm genuinely concerned for this team, because of the injury to Radamel Falcao. He's a top 5 player in the world, and will surely try to return from a torn ACL for the World Cup even not at 100%. This is risky for the player of course, and also could be detrimental to the team. If he plays not at 100%, he'll likely be effective, though not as effective. If he doesn't, he's irreplaceable. It's a catch 22. I think they'll win the group and all the games in the group regardless. I really think James and Jackson will still be a potent attack. Falcao is the ex-factor. The defense for this team is suspect, but midfield and forwards for Colombia should be sufficient. Here are the top three players for Colombia.

Radamel Falcao-Will he be fit? He says he will and is recovering fast, but I just still have my doubts due to the nature of the injury suffered. Regardless of if he will be 100% or not, he still will not have played in a game in months. He plays for Monaco in France Ligue 1, and was lighting up the league before his injury. His strikerate is impeccable-51 appearances, 20 goals. He's 28. Hope he makes it back because he's a hell of a player.

Jackson Martinez-I really am not a fan of his because he plays for Porto, but he's a great striker. I think he's struggled for Porto this season because his mind is in another city (he's been rumored to leave Porto). It's no shock that last season Porto won the Portuguese league when Jackson was unstoppable. I think this player rises to the occasion, and will do so for Colombia. 26 appearances, 8 goals, aged 27.

James Rodriguez-Another former Porto player, who is a magician in the midfield. Again, not my favorite guy, but he's got immense skill, and ability to score from long range. I really look for him to set up his teammates, and I think he'll do it well. He plays at Monaco as well. Aged 22, 21 appearances, 4 goals.

If Falcao comes back at full strength, they'll have one of the top 5 attacking teams in the Cup, but that's a big IF. That's why they're ranked at 10, but they could really be dangerous if healthy.