Argentina vs Colombia: World Cup Qualifiers – Match Preview, Lineups, And Dream11 Team Prediction

The World Cup Qualifiers are progressing with great positivity around the globe. With Brazil and Argentina already qualified now, it waits to see who else gets into the top 4 ranks. So upcoming Argentina vs Colombia will be an amazing fixture as well.

Argentina vs Colombia: World Cup Qualifiers – Match Details

Date – 02/02/2021
Time – 5:00 AM
Venue – Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina

Argentina vs Colombia: Team News

Team News: Argentina FC

Argentina is coming back into this fixture with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Chile. Meanwhile, Argentina has already qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Scaloni's men have already assured themselves of a place in Qatar with 32 points to their name as they sit second in the table – still four adrift of runaway leaders Brazil – and the unbeaten streak is on the line here. A brilliant strike from Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez sealed the game for the South American team. Also, Argentina is also making an unbeaten run with no losses in their last 5 matches.

Suspensions:

Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Rodrigo de Paul, and Leandro Paredes are all out of contention for this game. This is following their card collection in the Qualifiers.

Injuries: 

Scaloni is expecting Guido Rodriguez, Emiliano Buendia, Lucas Ocampos, and Maxi Meza back in the fold, but the COVID-positive Alexis Mac Allister remains out and Papu Gomez is a doubt due to ankle pain.

Comebacks:

Marcos Acuna and Lucas Martinez Quarta are expecting to be drafted into the backline.

Argentina recent form in this competition-

1-2 win against Chile
0-0 draw against Brazil
0-1 win against Uruguay
1-0 win against Peru
3-0 win over Uruguay

Colombia FC:

On the other hand, Colombia is coming into this fixture with an unfortunate 0-1 loss against Peru. Colombia is expecting to hold their place in the top four if they manage to reach it, but the loss against Peru made things different. Just the opposite of their upcoming opponents Colombia is having a six-game streak without a win in World Cup Qualifying. Moreover, their best players Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez have now gone six games without a goal in the section. So the goal-scoring prowess is a must if Rueda's side is to make a late charge for the top-four spots.

Suspensions:

Yerry Mina is banned for a handful amount of bookings.

Injuries:

No one is injured for the upcoming fixture.

Comebacks:

Colombia are having all of its players available.

Colombia recent form in this competition-

0-1 defeat against Peru
0-0 draw against Paraguay
1-0 defeat against Brazil
0-0 draw against Ecuador
0-0 draw against Brazil

Argentina vs Colombia: Head-to-Head

Matches: 13
Argentina: 7
Colombia: 2
Draw: 4

Possible Line-ups:

Argentina: E. Martinez; Molina, Martinez Quarta, Li. Martinez, Acuna; Di Maria, Lo Celso, Rodriguez, Ocampos; La. Martinez, A. Correa

Colombia: Ospina; Cuadrado, Tesillo, Sanchez, Mojica; Rodriguez, Barrios, Uribe, Diaz; Falcao, Borja

Argentina vs Colombia Dream11 Prediction: