Overview
After winning a ticket to the 2026 World Cup and surpassing Brazil in the South American qualifying table, Colombia has reason to be optimistic about their ability to go deep at the biggest football festival on the planet.
Despite suffering two consecutive defeats against Croatia and France in the international gathering in March, coach Nestor Lorenzo's team quickly showed impressive recovery ability.
In the most recent friendly match, Colombia defeated Costa Rica with a score of 3-1. They soon created a 2-goal advantage after only 23 minutes of play, before sealing the victory in the final minutes.
Attacking power continues to be the mainstay of La Tricolor. In the last 10 matches in all competitions, Colombia has only failed to score once, which was the 0-0 draw against Canada in October last year.
In addition, positive results against strong opponents also help the South American team become more confident. In the past 12 months, Colombia has drawn with Argentina and defeated Mexico with a score of 4-0, thereby showing that they are fully capable of competing with top teams at the 2026 World Cup.
On the opposite side, Jordan is preparing for their first World Cup appearance in history. Although not highly rated, the Asian representative still has the right to hope to create a surprise.
Before losing to Switzerland 1-4 in a friendly match last week, Jordan had a 9-match unbeaten streak. During that period, they faced many notable opponents such as Mali, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Nigeria.
However, the biggest problem for coach Jamal Sellami currently lies in the defense. Jordan has conceded a total of 11 goals in just the last 4 matches. If they do not improve their defense ability soon, the West Asian representative will face many difficulties when entering the 2026 World Cup.
Personnel situation
Coach Nestor Lorenzo is likely to make a series of adjustments in the Colombian squad after using many substitutes in the victory against Costa Rica.
Experienced pillars such as David Ospina, Daniel Munoz, Yerry Mina, Jefferson Lerma, Jhon Arias, James Rodriguez and Luis Suarez are expected to return to the starting lineup.
Meanwhile, Luis Diaz is likely to be given rest. The Bayern Munich star played 74 minutes in the match against Costa Rica and the coaching staff did not want to risk the fitness of the most important player in the attack.
On the Jordanian side, Rajaei Ayed, Ehsan Haddad, Noor Al-Rawadbeh, Mohannad Abu Taha and Yazan Al-Arab may be kept on the bench after playing more than 70 minutes in the defeat to Switzerland.
In preparation for the World Cup opening match against Austria, coach Jamal Sellami is predicted to give opportunities to some new faces. Defender Husam Abu Dahab and winger Ali Azaizeh are bright candidates for a starting spot in the match against Colombia.
Expected lineup:
Ospina, Munoz, Mina, Lucumi, Machado, Lerma, Castano, Arias, Rodriguez, Campaz, Suarez.
Al-Fakhouri, Al-Rousan, Abualnadi, Abu Dahab, Haddad, Al-Rawabdeh, Ayed, Abu Taha, Azaizah, Olwan, Al-Mardi.
The match between Colombia and Jordan takes place at 8:00 AM on June 8th (Vietnam time).
