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One of the darkhorses to win the 2018 World Cup is Colombia, at odds of +2500. Colombia will be making their sixth World Cup appearance, as they attempt to improve upon their quarterfinal finish of four years ago. Colombia has some young, talented players including James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao. The question is whether or not Colombia can get enough secondary scoring to compete with the top teams in the world.
Colombia 2018 World Cup Odds: +2500
Colombia was not that impressive in qualifying, but they are still getting respect from the oddsmakers at +2500. Colombia is considered an outside threat at the 2018 World Cup, probably because they made the quarterfinals four years ago.
2018 World Cup Qualifying Results
Colombia was fortunate just to make it to Russia, as they finished fourth in CONMEBOL. Colombia went 7-5 with 6 draws, outscoring opponents by a combined 21-19. Colombia advanced thanks to a controversial 1-1 draw with Peru where Falcao was seen supposedly telling Peru players to go easy so that both teams could advance. Colombia ended up advancing, while Peru had to go to a playoff for a spot in Russia.
2018 FIFA World Cup Groups
| Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
| Russia |
Portugal |
France |
Argentina |
| Saudi Arabia |
Spain |
Australia |
Iceland |
| Egypt |
Morocco |
Peru |
Croatia |
| Uruguay |
Iran |
Denmark |
Nigeria |
| Group E |
Group F |
Group G |
Group H |
| Brazil |
Germany |
Belgium |
Poland |
| Switzerland |
Mexico |
Panama |
Senegal |
| Costa Rica |
Sweden |
Tunisia |
Colombia |
| Serbia |
Korea Republic |
England |
Japan |
2018 FIFA World Cup Group H Schedule
| GROUP H: Poland - Senegal - Colombia - Japan |
| Match |
Date / Time (Local Time) |
Venue |
| Poland vs Senegal |
June, 19th / 15:00 |
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow |
| Colombia vs Japan |
June, 19th / 18:00 |
Mordovia Arena, Saransk |
| Japan vs Senegal |
June, 24th / 20:00 |
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg |
| Poland vs Colombia |
June, 24th / 21:00 |
Kazan Arena, Kazan |
| Japan vs Poland |
June, 28th / 17:00 |
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd |
| Senegal vs Colombia |
June, 28th / 18:00 |
Cosmos Arena, Samara |
Players to Watch
Colombia has two stars in Rodriguez and Falcao. Rodriguez is the young star, while Falcao is the veteran. Falcao is the all-time leading scorer for the Colombian team with 28 goals, while Rodriguez has 21 goals.
The Coach
Jose Pekerman took over in 2012 and he has done an excellent job, as he led the club back to the World Cup in 2014 and he has Colombia back again for 2018.
Colombia World Cup History
Colombia has made five World Cup appearances with their best finish coming four years ago, as they made the quarterfinals. Colombia has played 18 matches in the World Cup and scored 26 goals, for an average of 1.4 goals per contest. Colombia made their first World Cup appearance in 1962. They made three straight World Cup appearances in 1990, 1994 and 1998 but they made it past the group stage just once, in 1998.
Colombia 2018 World Cup Predictions
Colombia is one of the tougher teams to predict in the 2018 World Cup. Colombia didn’t look that good in qualifying, as they just barely made it to Russia, but they have capable scorers in Rodriguez and Falcao; they are well coached and they have experience. That is usually a recipe for World Cup success, so perhaps the qualification results can be overlooked. Colombia probably doesn’t have enough overall talent to challenge any of the top teams, but they should do enough to get out of the group stage and another quarterfinal appearance is not out of the question.
Colombia 2018 World Cup Roster
GK - David Ospina
GK - Camilo Vargas
GK - Leandro Castellanos
GK - David González
DF - Cristián Zapata
DF - Santiago Arias
DF - Farid Díaz
DF - Frank Fabra
DF - Stefan Medina
DF - Óscar Murillo
DF - Davinson Sánchez
DF - William Tesillo
DF - Daniel Bocanegra
DF - Francisco Meza
DF - Pablo Armero
DF - Yerry Mina
DF - Felipe Aguilar
DF - Leyvin Balanta
DF - Luis Manuel Orejuela
DF - Juan Sebastián Quintero
DF - Jeison Murillo
DF - Éder Álvarez Balanta
MF - Carlos Sánchez
MF - Juan Cuadrado
MF - Abel Aguilar
MF - James Rodríguez
MF - Edwin Cardona
MF - Giovanni Moreno
MF - Wílmar Barrios
MF - Guillermo Celis
MF - Daniel Torres
MF - Macnelly Torres
MF - Vladimir Hernández
MF - Santiago Montoya
MF - Sebastián Pérez
MF - Mateus Uribe
MF - Gustavo Cuéllar
FW - Radamel Falcao (captain)
FW - Teófilo Gutiérrez
FW - Carlos Bacca
FW - Luis Muriel
FW - Yimmi Chará
FW - Duván Zapata
FW - Miguel Borja
FW - José Izquierdo
FW - Luis Quiñones
FW - Orlando Berrío
FW - Jonathan Copete
FW - Michael Rangel
FW - Andrés Ibargüen
FW - Harold Preciado
FW - Roger Martínez
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