Soccer Football - World Cup - Colombia Press Conference - Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia - June 23, 2018 Colombia's Santiago Arias and coach Jose Pekerman during the press conference REUTERS/John Sibley
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Colombia coach Jose Pekerman is hoping to be able to call on a "100 percent" James Rodriguez for Sunday's crunch World Cup Group H clash against Poland at the Kazan Arena.
The attacking midfielder, who won the Golden Boot as top scorer at the last World Cup with six goals, has been struggling with a muscle injury and played the last 30 minutes of Colombia's opening loss to Japan as a substitute.
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