The 23-year-old defender was one of the pillars of Colombia in their qualification to the second round at the 2018 World Cup with two goals.
Yerry Mina arrived at the 2018 World Cup of Russia in the midst of doubts due to her lack of continuity in the last six months at Barcelona. However, the eared coffee boss was responsible for silencing all his detractors in Spain at the tip of the line, tactical order and, best of all, goals.
FIFA had already warned in the previous match between Colombia and Senegal: Mina would be key to achieving the classification. So it was. Born in Caloto, Cauca, was the great figure of the meeting, marking the agonizing goal of the Pekerman team that remained with the first place in Group H.
Once again, Mina demonstrated in her two World Cup matches that she is a fierce in both areas: in her own it is very difficult to overcome and in the rival it is almost impossible to stop him.
Precisely it is the goalscoring ability of the 23-year-old defender that makes him so special. It has already scored five goals with the absolute of Colombia (two in the present World) in just 14 games, an outrage!
Those who in Spain had criticized Yerry to the point of exhaustion must be biting their tongues. The Colombian has shown them in the maximum quote of the ball that if you have confidence and continuity can be quietly one of the best centers in the world.