Topping the group, Colombia (W2, GD: 3:0) have despatched both Qatar and Argentina ‘to nil’ and are on a four-game winning run including friendlies. Despite losing 2-1 in the last H2H meeting in World Cup (WC) 2018 qualifying, Colombia has won five of their last six matchups.
Losing just one pre-tournament friendly (W6, D1), ‘Los Cafeteros’ haven’t conceded in four games – a good return for Carlos Queiroz (W5, L1) and a Colombia team which saw both teams score in 60.0% of ten games previous (in all competitions). However, it’s worth noting that Colombia has a sketchy competitive record since Copa America (CA) 2016 (inc. qualifiers) – whilst winning eight games since, they’ve drawn five matches and lost five (four by 2-1 AET).