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James Rodriguez Listed as Absent for Colombia vs. England Due to Calf Injury

Colombia's 2018 FIFA World Cup hopes suffered a blow on Tuesday after James Rodriguez was ruled out of their last-16 clash with England due to injury.

James Olley at the Evening Standard shared the team sheet which showed Rodriguez was not fit enough for the bench:

James Olley

FIFA teamsheet has James Rodriguez listed as ‘absent’ tonight so he’s not even fit enough for the bench. https://t.co/EUMGCkbfXU

The Bayern Munich star was forced out of Colombia's 1-0 win over Senegal with a calf injury and does not appear to have recovered in time to face the Three Lions.