Ramón Jesurun and his hardest moment leading the Colombian Football Federation: 'The heartbreak was long and painful'
Colombian National Team Photo: Vanexa Romero / Portafolio
TL;DR
- Ramón Jesurun considers the elimination of the Colombian national team from the Qatar 2022 World Cup the hardest moment of his presidency.
- The team went seven consecutive qualifying matches without scoring, and scoring just one goal in any of those games would have been enough to qualify for the World Cup.
- Colombia missed qualification by a single point, having lost two matches 1-0 and drawn five.
- Following the elimination, coach Reinaldo Rueda stepped down, leading to the appointment of Néstor Lorenzo.
- Jesurun stressed the importance of a 'champion mentality' over a 'winning mentality' for the team's future success.