Injury free and back to his best, the 32-year-old will captain Colombia in Russia this summer, in what will be his first World Cup finals, and potentially his last 11 years after his international debut.
Despite never gracing the ultimate international stage, he became the country’s all-time top scorer in June 2017 – netting his 26th goal in a 2-2 draw with Spain.Since then, he has extended that tally to 29, scoring against Brazil and Paraguay en route to qualification and, most recently, netting the match-winner in a friendly with France.
Falcao will lead his side out against Japan on June 19, and will also face Poland and Senegal in an attempt to secure qualification to the knock-out rounds.