World Cup Blog
Day 18: Uruguay Upended by Ridiculous Rodriguez Strike
Who else is terrified of the fact that the 2014 Brazil World Cup was 12 years ago? A World Cup that featured some of the greats of the modern day, and it took place when Lamine Yamal was just six years old.
What a tournament it was too: it featured THAT 7-1 thrashing of Brazil at the hands of Germany; Miroslav Klose becoming the World Cupâs all-time leading goalscorer in the same game; Lionel Messi torturing and teasing billions with the fact that a runners-up medal could be as close as he gets to the Jules Rimet trophy â it had everything.
But one of the most enduring moments of the tournament actually came from a moment of individual brilliance, courtesy of a player who, at the time at least, was far from a superstar and was instead something of an unknown quantity â but by the time he left the tournament, James RodrĂguez had ensured that everybody would remember his name.
Small Beginnings
Playing for AS Monaco at the time of the World Cup, Rodriguez was known as one of the most promising talents in the French top flight, and with nine goals and 12 assists in the most recent domestic season, the young Colombianâs star had certainly started to shine brighter.
