Ramón Jesurun and his hardest moment leading the Colombian Football Federation: 'The heartbreak was long and painful'

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.

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