The FCF president made a decision on Néstor Lorenzo's future.

The Colombian national team will be present at the 2026 World Cup , a soccer event taking place in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Given this situation, the president of the Colombian Football Federation was asked what will happen to Néstor Lorenzo, who has recently received several criticisms for his level of play. What will happen to the coach?

The turbulence and nervousness finally subsided, and against Bolivia, the national team once again qualified for a tournament they hadn't been able to compete in four years ago. Lorenzo's initial performance was successful, and the results even allowed him to finish second in the 2024 Copa América. But after this event, the Argentine's team's performance began to decline, and as a result, the Colombian team went several games without a win. (See more: Prosperidad Social announced which citizens will receive $225,000 in September.) Due to this situation, a segment of the fans and the press requested the resignation of Pékerman's former assistant coach. For this reason, and in an attempt to put an end to the rumors, Ramón Jesurún, the FPC's top executive, addressed the coach's future. "Will the coach continue playing? He just qualified us for a World Cup," he stated.

Carlos Antonio Vélez's spicy comment at the end of the match against Bolivia

Qualifying for the next World Cup clearly delighted many Colombians, who celebrated Lorenzo's team's 3-0 victory over Bolivia. During these celebrations, Carlos Antonio Vélez, a sports journalist for Win Sports, commented on the match on Planeta Fútbol, ​​a program that is part of the specialized channel's programming.

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In this analysis, he maintained that Lorenzo's team had some interesting moments. "Today, like rarely before, Lorenzo was consistent and didn't fall asleep at the substitutions; the game called for modifications. He dared to take off James, he couldn't do any more; Quintero came on and solved the problem; the one who unblocked the problem was Juanfer," he said.

Along these lines, he expressed concern about the performance and issued an important warning: "Playing like this, we beat Bolivia, but we won't get past the first round of the World Cup," he concluded.

When will the Colombian national team's next qualifying match be?

The Colombian team, already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, will face the final match of the CONMEBOL Qualifiers as a visitor. (See more: This Colombian municipality lives like it did 100 years ago: without technology and with open doors.) The match will be played as a visitor against Venezuela at the Monumental Stadium in Maturín on Tuesday, September 9, starting at 6:30 a.m. (Colombian time).