Luis Suárez, euphoric after scoring four goals for the Colombian national team, aimed high: "We have a team for great things."

The Colombian national team was a steamroller in Maturín and closed out the South American qualifiers with a 3-6 victory against Venezuela , in a game in which Luis Suárez was the star player with his four goals.

" It's a dream come true. I've been waiting for this and working hard for a long time. It was given to me, and I knew how to take advantage of it," said the Santa Marta forward after the national team's victory.

He added: "I'm very happy. I've been waiting a long time for this opportunity, and it's come to me. I'm happy with our team's victory, and I was also very pleased with the individual competition."

Luis Suárez made history by setting a new record for the national team and becoming the first Colombian player to score four goals in a South American qualifier. He also scored his first goal for the Colombian national team after his sixth game. Amid the euphoria surrounding his performance, he stated that the team is ready to fight for big things and encouraged fans to believe.

"We've been saying it as a team, we have to start believing and keep the country united. I think we have a national team capable of great things, and now we must prepare ourselves in the best possible way for what's coming," the striker said.

"We have to be hungry. Colombian talent is very good, but we have to know how to take advantage of opportunities. Representing your country and scoring four goals fills me with joy, but beyond that, we played a very serious game. We struggled at the start; we knew they were hungry and coming for the result, but we were smart, we mastered the game, and we knew how to take advantage of those spaces," added the star of the match.

James Rodríguez , for his part, spoke about the Colombian national team's performance in the qualifying round and sent a message of solidarity to the Venezuelan team.

"Colombia has been strong in recent years, even more so since 2011. We've been through what you (Venezuela) are going through four years ago, and we've also been very strong," the captain said.

And he added: "I'll keep all the good things in mind. This group is always hungry, and I also try to guide them to win, so they don't lose that hunger, but there's still a long way to go because this group has some good things going for it. In the nine months remaining (until the World Cup), we can dream of big things."