World Cup 2014: Radamel Falcao out of Colombia squad
Colombia striker Radamel Falcao will miss the World Cup after he was left out of his country's final 23-man squad.
The 28-year-old Monaco player has not played since sustaining anterior cruciate ligament damage in January.
He had been included in Jose Pekerman's provisional 30-man party.
But Falcao - who scored nine goals during Colombia's qualifying campaign - has lost his race to be fit in time for the finals in Brazil.
Also missing out are defenders Aquivaldo Mosquera of Club America and Luis Amaranto Perea of Cruz Azul, midfielders Macnelly Torres of Al Shabab, Elkin Soto of Mainz, and Edwin Valencia of Fluminense, as well as Udinese forward Luis Fernando Muriel.