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Latest Colombia vs Paraguay team information

Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera continues to be absent from the Colombia squad with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, with Juan Cabal also out for the same reason.

Marino Hinestroza and Johan Carbonero were named as unused substitutes against Brazil, both awaiting their first international appearances.

Luis Diaz scored the only goal for Colombia on Thursday, his 17th for the national team. With the strike, the Liverpool player surpassed Carlos Bacca to move up to sixth on Colombia's all-time scoring list. Diaz is now just one goal behind the late Freddy Rincon.

On the Paraguayan side, captain Gustavo Gomez is out with an injury. Hugo Cuenca is also out with a muscle problem, and Ruben Lezcano has been called up to replace him.

There are four Paraguay players looking for their first international appearances in Rodney Redes, Ruben Lezcano, Ronaldo de Jesus and Orlando Gill.

Omar Alderete (Getafe) scored the only goal in the win over Chile, and that was all Paraguay needed, as goalkeeper Roberto Fernandez made three saves to keep a clean sheet.

Latest Colombia vs Paraguay predicted lineup

Colombia:
Vargas; Munoz, Cuesta, Lucumi, Mojica; Rios, Lerma; Arias, Rodriguez, Diaz; Duran

Paraguay:
Fernandez; Caceres, Balbuena, Alderete, Alonso; Galarza, Villasanti, Cubas, Almiron; Sanabria, Enciso

Latest Colombia vs Paraguay football review

Colombia's World Cup qualifying campaign – which started so promisingly – has faltered in recent months as they look to qualify for the finals for the first time since 2018.

Coach Nestor Lorenzo's team have lost three consecutive matches in the qualifying round, after being unbeaten in the first eight matches of the campaign.

They are currently bottom of the South American zone's qualifying group, with Bolivia close behind, six points behind and with five games remaining.

Los Cafeteros have dropped five points in games where they have opened the scoring, but have also recovered four points when they have conceded first – showing a lack of consistency.

Of the 19 points Colombia have picked up so far this campaign, 13 have come from home games, with their most recent win at the Estadio Metropolitano coming in a 4-0 win over Chile in Matchday 10.

The 2024 Copa America runners-up have a favorable head-to-head record against Paraguay, unbeaten in their last six encounters in all competitions. The last time they met was in the group stage of the Copa America, Colombia won 2-1.

While Colombia is slowing down, Paraguay is reviving strongly with a series of seven consecutive unbeaten matches in the qualifying round.

The change of coach after being eliminated in the group stage of Copa America last year seems to have paid off, as new coach Gustavo Alfaro has yet to lose a match since taking charge.

Recent form has revived Paraguay's hopes of reaching the World Cup finals for the first time since 2010. They are currently seven points clear of Bolivia and in the group to qualify directly for Canada, the United States and Mexico next year.

Paraguay's biggest asset is their solid defence – they have conceded the second fewest goals in South America so far this season.

However, their attack has struggled, scoring only 9 goals – the second lowest score in the region.

La Albirroja also have a positive record when visiting Colombia, with their last two games unbeaten here in World Cup qualifying: a 0-0 draw in 2021 and a 2-1 win in October 2017.

Latest Colombia vs Paraguay 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 Paraguayas follows:

• Sportsmole:Colombia 2-0 Paraguay

• WhoScore:Colombia 2-1 Paraguay
• Our newspaper predicts:Colombia 2-1 Paraguay

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