The selection Colombia lost 1-0 against Argentina and moved even further away from the possibility of going to the World Cup Qatar 2022.
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At this moment, the ‘tricolor’, with 17 points, occupies the seventhmy positionn of the classification table and only two games remain to be played at the end of March.
Those led by Reinaldo Rueda will have the task of winning both games to maintain the illusion of going to the World Cup this year.
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If this does not happen, the repercussions are not only given in the sports field, but also to economic level.
According to information from the International Federation of Football Association (Fifa), US$1,696 million was the budget general stipulated for the 2022 World Cup.
From there, it is expected that each team that qualifies receive about 2.3% and 30% is distributed in cash prizes for the teams.
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Because, US$10 million would be the average money that Colombia would stop receiving for not qualifying for the World Cup.
Now, if the Colombian team advances in the rounds, according to the figures published by Bloomberg, it would stop earning about US$14 million, which was what it received for reaching the round of 16 in Russia.
Added to this, the losses for Colombian trade would be significant. Fenalco reported that, during the 2014 World Cup, consumer establishments registered sales of $5,000 million.
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(With information from EL TIEMPO)
