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Latest Colombia vs Argentina team information

Colombia will be without veteran goalkeeper David Ospina and centre-back Davinson Sanchez due to injury. Krasnodar striker Jhon Cordoba has been selected ahead of Aston Villa's Jhon Duran in Lima, but Duran could replace Cordoba after coming off the bench against Peru.

James Rodriguez, who plays for Rayo Vallecano, was only on the bench against Peru but could be given a start and captaincy after playing 45 minutes. Liverpool's Luis Diaz, after an impressive start to the Premier League season with three goals and an assist in his first three games, was the man to watch for Friday's equaliser.

Argentina will be without Lionel Messi, who is still recovering from an ankle injury sustained in the Copa final in July. Defenders Nicolas Tagliafico and Leonardo Balerdi and Bayer Leverkusen's Exequiel Palacios are also absent through injury, while Fiorentina's Lucas Martinez Quarta is left out of the squad.

Matias Soule, after an impressive year in Serie A, could be handed his debut here, while Taty Castellanos received his first call-up and made his first appearance from the bench in the win over Chile.

Latest expected lineup Colombia vs Argentina

Colombia:

Vargas; Munoz, Lucumi, Mina, Mojica; Rios, Lerma, Arias; James, Duran, Diaz

Argentina:

E Martinez; Molina, Otamendi, Romero, Li Martinez; De Paul, Mac Allister, En Fernandez, Lo Celso; Alvarez, La Martinez

Latest Colombia vs Argentina football commentary

Tuesday night's match between Colombia and Argentina will be a rematch of last July's Copa America final, and a crucial opportunity in 2026 World Cup qualifying with both teams considered strong contenders.

Lautaro Martinez scored the winning goal in the 112th minute in the Copa America final to give Argentina their second consecutive title. It was Colombia’s first Copa America final in 23 years, and while the loss was Nestor Lorenzo’s first in 26 games in charge, he has transformed the Colombian side since taking charge in the summer of 2022.

Colombia looked to avoid another defeat in their first post-Copa game when Luis Diaz scored late to earn a point away to Peru. While Peru have only two points from six games, a point away from home in CONMEBOL qualifying is always a positive result. This leaves Colombia third on 13 points, seven points off the automatic qualification spots.

Argentina, meanwhile, have made an impressive start to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Lionel Scaloni's side beat Chile 3-0 with goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala. With 18 points from a possible 21, Argentina are 12 points clear of the automatic qualification spots and currently top of the group.

Argentina have not missed out on a World Cup finals appearance since 1970, and with an unbeaten away record in qualifying, they are expected to qualify top of the group. With Brazil in particular in poor form and Uruguay and Colombia dropping points in their recent outings, Argentina could well be looking to maintain their unbeaten run and cement their place.

Matches between these two nations are often close, with the Copa final and previous games often going to extra time or penalties. The last time these two met in Colombia, the teams drew 2-2. Given Argentina’s strong away form, a draw could be a reasonable result in this match.

Colombia vs Argentina score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Colombia vs Argentinaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Colombia 1-1 Argentina

• WhoScore:Colombia 0-1 Argentina
• Our newspaper predicts:Colombia 2-1 Argentina

When and where to watch Colombia vs Argentina live?

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