Argentina vs Colombia Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | World Cup Qualifiers

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• Tournament: FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
• Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 12 AM GMT
• Venue: Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Argentina look to maintain their winning run in the 2026 CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they host a fiery Colombia side at the Estadio Monumental in their upcoming clash. The Argentina vs Colombia clash will take place on Wednesday, 12 June 2025 at 12 AM GMT.

Argentina has already qualified for the upcoming World Cup, having won 11 of their 15 qualification matches so far, and are in first place with 34 points from 15 games. They have won four of their last five matches and look to expand that winning streak with a decisive victory over Colombia.

Lionel Scaloni will be looking to motivate his side to produce a more entertaining and free-flowing performance than they did in their recent narrow win over Chile. He'll urge them to maintain their defensive fortitude, but be more expressive and innovative with the fast attacking moves and finish off chances ruthlessly to thrill the crowd and pick up three more points.

Colombia have horribly stumbled in their recent matches in the qualifiers, failing to get a single win in their last five matches. They are still en route to qualify for the World Cup, but a win over the defending World Champions will significantly improve their push for a top-three place in the group.

Nestor Lorenzo needs to work hard to fix his side's defensive issues, making them more compact and rigid to stop Argentina from running riot over their backline. He will also need his players to be sharper and more prolific in the counter-attacks as well as set-pieces to hurt the hosts and get a positive result from their trip to Argentina.

Argentina National Football Team News

Scaloni is missing quite a few key Argentina squad players for this upcoming clash. The likes of Alexis Mac Allister, Nicolas Gonzalez, and Lisandro Martinez are all out of action with injuries. Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Otamendi are also suffering from a knock, but Leandro Paredes will be back from suspension.

Colombia National Football Team News

Nestor Lorenzo is also missing a few key players for the trip to Argentina. His key players, Fernando Quintero and Jhon Cordoba, are both out of action with injuries. Rafael Borre also had to withdraw from the national team because of an injury, being replaced by Javier Suarez.

Argentina vs Colombia Predicted Lineups

Argentina National Football Team Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez

Defenders: Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Juan Foyth, Nicolas Tagliafico

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo de Paul, Lionel Messi

Forwards: Angel Correa, Thiago Almada, Julian Alvarez

Colombia National Football Team Predicted Lineups (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Camilo Vargas

Defenders: Daniel Munoz, Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina, Cristian Borja

Midfielders: Jefferson Lerma, Richard Rios, James Rodriguez

Forwards: Jhon Arias, Luis Diaz, Jhon Duran

Argentina vs Colombia Head-to-Head Record

These two South American sides have faced off against each other on 44 occasions in the past. Out of that, Argentina have won on 26 occasions and Colombia have managed to get 10 wins. In their last five meetings, Argentina have won three games and Colombia have only won once.

Key Players to Watch in Argentina vs Colombia

Julian Alvarez (Argentina)

Julian Alvarez remains a major unpredictable threat in Argentina's frontline and is successfully keeping out Lautaro Martinez from the starting XI. He has four goals in 15 World Cup qualifiers so far, managing a decent 18% goal conversion rate as well!

Alvarez was lethal in the win over Chile and will look to maintain his goalscoring run in the upcoming clash. He'll look to be smart with his link-up play and get into prime scoring areas in the box as well as finish off moves emphatically to guide his side to another win in the qualifiers.

Luis Diaz (Colombia)

Luis Diaz is coming off a triumphant 2024/25 season where he won the Premier League title with Liverpool. He also remains Colombia's most dangerous figure in the attack, having scored six goals in the qualifiers with a 13% goal conversion rate.

He will look to make his tricky runs down the wide areas and creep up into central areas to destabilize the Argentine backline. Diaz will want to feed clever passes into the box for his teammates to latch onto, but will also look to get in prime locations in the final third to finish chances off clinically and get a big win for his side.

Argentina vs Colombia Prediction

The recent encounters between these two South American sides have been quite a dramatic, intense affair because of the never-say-die attitude of both teams. This upcoming clash should be quite the feisty encounter as well as both sides are determined to get one over the other.

However, Colombia's defensive shakiness in recent months and Argentina's sheer force in the attack should help Messi & co overpower their opponent. It should be an entertaining clash, but Argentina are likely to get away with a win.

Predicted Score: Argentina 2-1 Colombia

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