Jose Martinez is joining the Venezuela national team for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, after all.
The 25-year-old midfielder left Philadelphia this morning to fly to Colombia to join up with Venezuela team ahead of Friday night’s qualifier. Venezuela also hosts a qualifier against Paraguay on Tuesday, meaning he will miss five games in total after he’s required by MLS rules to quarantine for 10 days.
Jonathan Tannenwald, of the Philadelphia Inquirer, reported Wednesday that FIFA’s intervention forced the Union’s hand in releasing Martinez after announcing on Tuesday that he would not being going.