Santo Domingo.- A man identified as the alleged author of a video circulating on social media, in which he makes direct threats against President Luis Abinader and his family, was arrested this Friday afternoon by members of the National Police at a point on the road that connects La Romana with El Seibo. The individual […]
Santo Domingo.– The Senate of the Republic approved this Friday, in an extraordinary session, the modifications to the draft Organic Law of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPP) sent by the Chamber of Deputies. The piece was unanimously sanctioned by the 28 legislators present. The initiative, submitted by senators Cristóbal Venerado Castillo, Félix Bautista, Antonio Taveras […]
SANTO DOMINGO, R.D. – The Dominican Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SDOT), launched the XLVI International Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology, one of the most important scientific meetings in the health sector in the country, which will bring together national and international experts for the exchange of knowledge, academic updating and medical innovation. During the […]
Jarabacoa. – A French tourist lost his life on the afternoon of this Wednesday during an excursion to Pico Duarte via the Manabao route, in circumstances that are still under investigation by the authorities. The deceased was identified as Davili Daniel, 72 years old, who was part of a group of 11 foreigners guided by […]
Santo Domingo.- Opposition lawmakers criticized the amendment project to the Criminal Procedure Code, approved on Wednesday by the Chamber of Deputies, considering that the piece grants a lot of power to the Public Ministry, which could not guarantee a fair due process. The deputy for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Charlie Mariotti Paz and the […]
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican ex-baseball player David Ortiz received this Friday the 2025 Humanitarian Award (original title in English) awarded by The Trust For The Americas (institution affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS)) for his work leading a foundation dedicated to helping children with heart problems. Ortiz founded the organization "David Ortiz Children's […]
New Delhi (EFE).- Indian child Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, only three years old, has become the youngest chess player in the world to enter the ranking of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), after achieving this Friday his first official rating in approved tournaments. You may be interested in:Aguilas maintain dominance and Jerar Encarnación guides 4-2 victory […]
LIMA, Peru.– Athletics regained the spotlight for the Dominican delegation by winning one gold medal, one silver medal, and two bronze medals, while boxing contributed two silver medals and karate added a bronze in kata during the day on Thursday at the XX Bolivarian Games 2025, which are being held in this city. You may […]
LIMA, Peru. The Dominican Republic delegation had a productive day this Wednesday on Day XI of the XX Bolivarian Games, with six new medals won in rowing, athletics, judo and boxing, consolidating its seventh position in the general medal table with a total of 43 medals (8 gold, 11 silver and 24 bronze). You may […]
LIMA, Peru. The Dominican Republic added four new medals this Friday in the sixth day of the XX Bolivarian Games, thanks to the silver medal won by Andrea Pigozzi in water skiing and the three bronzes obtained by taekwondo at the beginning of that discipline. You may be interestedr: DR wins silver and two bronzes […]
New York .- The technology OpenAI has denied being responsible for the suicide of a 16-year-old who took his own life after interacting with ChatGPT for months, and has attributed his case to an "improper use" of the tool. "The injuries and damages alleged by the plaintiffs were caused or contributed (…) by the misuse, […]
Miami (USA).- NASA launched three missions into space this Wednesday that seek to map the heliosphere, the layer that surrounds and protects the solar system, to critically monitor space weather and to study how the Earth's upper atmosphere responds to the solar wind. The three missions took off from Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
Nvidia is no longer just a graphics card manufacturer. The company founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, which was born with the vision of bringing 3D graphics to video games, has become the most valuable company on the planet, surpassing Apple and Microsoft with a capitalization of around $4.3 trillion. […]
New York.- Apple equips its AirPods with live translation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German thanks to its new operating system, iOS 26, which launches this Monday on compatible devices. Starting today, the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with noise cancellation, paired with iPhones compatible with Apple Intelligence - Apple's artificial intelligence - […]
Madrid.- Teenagers have integrated AI into their daily lives, whether for studies or as a confidant in personal matters, although the majority also express reservations, including the use of images to create fake sexual content, according to 84% of them and 76% of them. These are some of the data revealed by the 'Así somos' […]
Tegucigalpa.- Honduras is experiencing relative calm this Friday during the electoral recount, which continues slowly five days after the general elections on Sunday, in a scrutiny marked by reports of irregularities, delays in results, and calls for serenity. According to the National Electoral Council (CNE), around 11:00 local time (17:00 GMT), and with 87.81% counted, […]
Washington.- The Donald Trump Administration warned of the "erasure of civilization" of Europe due to its migration policies and the alleged censorship of the European Union (EU), in a report on the United States National Security strategy that proposes to help "correct" the course of the continent. The 33-page document, described by Trump as a […]
Kyiv.- Ukraine's ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, accused Russia on Thursday of sending "kidnapped" Ukrainian children to camps in North Korea to be "Russified and militarized," within the framework of its war against Kyiv and the growing military rapprochement between Moscow and Pyongyang. «The Regional Center for Human Rights reported that 165 camps have been identified where […]
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates declared this Thursday to the AFP agency that it is "tragic" that child deaths are increasing worldwide for the first time this century, because the richest Western countries have drastically reduced international aid. The United States has implemented the deepest cuts, and Gates stated that the so-called Department of […]
US President Donald Trump assured that he does not want Somali immigrants in the United States and pointed out to journalists that they should "go back to where they came from" and that "their country is not good for a reason". "I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you," he stated […]
New York.- The 'Lux' albums, by the Spanish artist Rosalía, and 'Debí tirar más fotos', by the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, are featured this Friday on the list of the 25 best albums of 2025 compiled by the critics of the newspaper The New York Times. The list is headed by the emerging Korean […]
International Writing.- Netflix will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), including the film and television studios, as well as HBO and HBO Max, for 82.7 billion dollars, the two companies announced this Friday in a joint statement Netflix's final offer has been $27.75 per share of WBD, compared to the $24 proposed by Paramount, which, along […]
Santo Domingo, RD - On Wednesday night, during the official return of the successful program Alofoke Radio Show, Santiago Matías, CEO of Alofoke Media Group, responded forcefully to actress and communicator Hony Estrella. It all arose from some statements that Hony recently offered in another space, where, although she did not literally speak badly of […]
Music producer Rafael “Raphy” Pina publicly reacted to the federal lawsuit filed by Daddy Yankee's legal representation, who accuses him of participating in an alleged scheme to divert millions in royalties from the artist's songs. The complaint, filed last Saturday, states that several people and entities were involved in the alleged plan, including Pina, who […]
MIAMI, FL - Venezuelan singer-songwriter Danny Ocean has been invited to perform musically at the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, one of the most prestigious events in the world. The ceremony will take place on December 10th at 1:00 p.m. CET in Oslo City Hall, bringing together global leaders, influential figures, and international organizations committed […]
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Washington.- Costco sued this Monday the Administration of President Donald Trump, in an effort to obtain a full refund of the tariffs paid by the retail giant this year and to prevent those levies from continuing to be imposed while a Supreme Court case unfolds. In the lawsuit, the company indicated that the December 15 […]
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Santo Domingo. - The ambassador of China in the country, Chen Luning, assured this Friday that the procedures for the reopening of the Chinese stores that were closed by the authorities due to irregularities detected in their buildings are advancing. Luning explained, in a document, that the affected businesses represent isolated cases and do not […]
Miami (USA).- The American digital artist Beeple unleashed a "pack" of robotic dogs at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair with hyperrealistic heads of tech magnates and art legends such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Mark Zuckerberg. The installation titled 'Regular Animals' captured attention at the fair that was inaugurated […]
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Santo Domingo. - The Senate of the Republic sponsored the master conference “Understanding gender violence: concepts, contexts and cases”, given by the Spanish specialist Miguel Lorente, who warned about the persistence of cultural stereotypes that continue to justify violence against women in different social environments. When offering the welcoming words, Senator Rafael Barón Duluc expressed […]
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Bogotá (EFE).- The Colombian national football team finished in third place in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, but their path to the World Cup was full of ups and downs, and that's why Néstor Lorenzo's team only secured their qualification in the penultimate matchday.
The coffee growers added 28 points, eleven less than the leader Argentina, the result of seven victories, seven draws and four defeats. The team finished with a goal difference of +10 by scoring 28 times and conceding 18 goals.
The great Colombian figures were winger Luis Díaz, second top scorer in the South American qualifiers with seven goals, and playmaker James Rodríguez, the top assister with seven goal passes.
A Consistent Base in the Colombian National Team
World Cup 2026
Colombia.
The Epic Return
Analysis of the classification, figures and the path of the Colombian National Team.
Final Position
3rd
In Qualifiers
Lack of a consolidated number 9. During much of the qualifying rounds, the position was rotated. Finally, Luis Suárez took the position after his key performance at the end.
Road to Glory
Nov 2023
Historic Victory
2-1 to Brazil. Double by Lucho Díaz.
Jul 2024
Runner-up of America
Copa América finalist (0-1 vs Argentina).
Sep 2024
The Revenge
2-1 to Argentina at the Metropolitano.
Oct 2024
Stumble in El Alto
0-1 vs Bolivia (played against 10).
Nov 2024
Painful Classics
Defeats against Uruguay (3-2) and Ecuador (0-1).
04 Sep 2025
CLASSIFICATION
Victory 3-0 vs Bolivia. ¡Quota secured!
The Selection came from 6 winless games before the 3-0 against Bolivia.
See you in North America
Design and infographics: Integrated Table Sports Agency EFE
Since the beginning of the qualifiers, in September 2023, the Argentinian Lorenzo found a base for his team that has been maintained since then.
Names like goalkeeper Camilo Vargas; defenders Daniel Muñoz, Davinson Sánchez and Jhon Lucumí; midfielders Jefferson Lerma, Richard Ríos and James Rodríguez, and winger Luis Díaz became regulars in Colombia's starting eleven.
As the tournament progressed, other footballers joined, finding their place among those chosen by Lorenzo, as is the case with full-back Johan Mojica and midfielder Jhon Arias.
Lorenzo's only "but" in the formation of his team was in the center forward position, as none of the number nines that the coach trusted managed to establish themselves in the starting eleven.
In the end, the position went to striker Luis Suárez, who in the last qualifying match took advantage of his starting position and scored four goals in the 3-6 victory over Venezuela.
From the ground up
El seleccionador de Colombia, Néstor Lorenzo, en una imagen de archivo. EFE/ Adan González
Colombia started the qualifiers with good play and good results in the first few matches, in which they beat Venezuela 1-0 and drew 0-0 with Chile in Santiago, 2-2 with Uruguay in Barranquilla and 0-0 with Ecuador in Quito.
The team's best moment came on November 16, 2023, on the fifth matchday, when they defeated Brazil 2-1 with a brace from Díaz and beat the Canarinha for the first time in a qualifying match, showcasing great associative football that had Díaz and James as its main axes.
The team defeated Paraguay 0-1 in Asunción five days later, thus finishing this stage of the qualifiers in third place with 12 points, one behind Uruguay and three behind leader Argentina.
After that match, there was a ten-month break, during which the Copa América was played, in which they were runners-up after losing the final 1-0 to Argentina.
That defeat was a very hard blow for the coffee selection, but the team seemed to maintain the momentum it showed in the continental tournament, tied 1-1 with Peru in Lima on September 6 and four days later took revenge by defeating Argentina 2-1 in Barranquilla.
Colombia: From Doubts to Takeoff
Jugadores de Colombia, en una imagen de archivo. EFE/ Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda
In the double matchday in October, the team began to show its weaknesses and fell 1-0 to Bolivia in El Alto, a match in which the opponent had one player less for more than 70 minutes.
However, the match against Chile, which ended with a 4-0 thrashing, seemed to dispel the doubts left against La Verde, but it was all a mirage because afterwards it lost its brakes and fell into the abyss.
First came the 3-2 defeat to Uruguay in Montevideo on November 14 and, four days later, the 0-1 loss to Ecuador at home, two matches in which the team's best version was not seen.
In March, the 2-1 defeat to Brazil away and the 2-2 draw at home with Paraguay arrived, to which were added the 0-0 with Peru in Barranquilla and the 1-1 with Argentina in Buenos Aires.
The most important day for Colombia was September 4th because it broke the streak of six games without winning and with its 3-0 home victory against Bolivia, it qualified for its seventh World Cup.
Guatemala City.- Guatemala received between last January and November 23.2889 billion dollars in family remittances, 19% more than in the same period of 2024, the Central Bank of Guatemala reported this Friday. The accumulated amount in 11 months of this year has already surpassed even the 21,501.2 million dollars that the Central American country received […]
The directors of both institutions highlighted the importance of technical and professional training in the process of social reintegration of those deprived of their liberty Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) and the National Office of Support for Penitentiary Reform (Onaprep) signed an inter-institutional agreement that will allow the installation of six digital rooms, […]
United States has deported 6,059 Nicaraguan migrants who were in an irregular migratory situation in the North American country so far this year, diplomatic sources reported this Friday. The 6,059 Nicaraguan migrants have arrived in Managua between January and November of this year aboard 54 flights, including a C-17 aircraft from the United States Air […]
Santo Domingo. - The Embassy of the United States in the Dominican Republic ended the visa renewal process without an interview, after implementing a change that forces almost all applicants to appear before a consul, even those who in previous years could renew by simply submitting documents. The immigration specialist Erika Reyes explained that the […]
Chile will present the family tradition circus, a popular artistic manifestation deeply rooted in the country's cultural life, as a candidate to become a World Heritage Site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Unlike the large industrial circus shows, the traditional Chilean circus is structured around families and clans that pass […]
U.S. President Donald Trump assured this Friday that he has very good relations with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, shortly before meeting with both within the program of the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw, which will be hosted by the three countries. "We are going to meet […]
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