Colombia vs Paraguay: Colombia looks for victory to secure qualification to Russia 2018
With high hopes after ending Brazil's winning streak, the Colombia national team will seek to secure its qualification on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., when it hosts the Paraguay national team in Barranquilla. The 'cafetero' team needs a win to visit the Peruvian team in the last match without pressure, as Peru is also fighting for a spot in Russia 2018.
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With the advantage of not having a single injured player, José Pékerman's team will start with James Rodríguez and Radamel Falcao against the Paraguay national team. In addition, they maintain a great level, as they have not been defeated in the World Cup qualifiers for four matches. The Colombia national team comes from winning against Bolivia at home and Ecuador away. They also drew against Venezuela away and Argentina in the last match.
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However, the Paraguay national team still clings to the possibility of going to Russia. The 'guaraní' team must win their two matches and wait for a series of results, but they are not mathematically eliminated. Therefore, the match will be a life or death one, as the winner will continue in the fight to go to the World Cup, while the loser puts their qualification at risk or loses it.
Estadio: Metropolitano. Hora: 6:30 p.m. Árbitro: Ricardo Marques (BRA)
Colombia: D. Ospina, S. Arias, C. Zapata, D. Sánchez, F. Fabra, C. Sánchez, W. Barrios, J. Cuadrado, J. Rodríguez, L. Muriel, R. Falcao, DT: J. Pékerman.
Paraguay: A. Silva, B. Valdez, G. Gómez, F. Balbuena, M. Samudio, J. Moreira, V. Cáceres, R. Ortiz, Ó. Romero, D. González, A. Sanabria, DT: F. Arce
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