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Colombia striker Radamel Falcao refused to give up hope on appearing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup as he held a news conference in Oporto, Portugal on Monday (27th January) after having surgery on his damaged knee.

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SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Colombia and Monaco striker Radamel Falcao
"I've already shed the tears I had to and now I'm in very high spirits, with a lot of belief, willing and focused on doing whatever I can to recover."

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Colombia and Monaco striker Radamel Falcao
"I'm focused as well as everybody around me and I have the will and conviction that things are going to turn out very well and I'm hoping to give a hundred per cent every day and, in doing so, surely things will work out for the best."

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Colombia and Monaco striker Radamel Falcao (asked whether this was the most important moment in his career)
"I think so, this is a very important moment in my career and I never thought this could happen at this point just a few months from a such an important competition like the World Cup. So, I think it's a very difficult moment and during which I'm trying to learn, to grow as a sportsman and a as person and I believe I will come out of this stronger in every aspect of my life"