A drawing will be held on Friday, December 5th World Cup 2026one of the most anticipated moments in the international football calendar. Each team will have its rivals Colombia He received a huge advantage from FIFA to qualify for the round of 32.
Who will play against Colombia in the 2026 World Cup?
- Colombia is in Pot 2 Therefore, they will not be able to face other teams from South America or those who share their region in the draw.
- Among More complex competitors What could be colombia, They meet France, Norway and Ghana; While the easiest would be Belgium, taste and New Zealand.
The feature is confirmed by FIFA Colombia national team Which many people would like to have. Its official website highlights the following: “In principle, No group will contain two teams from the same association.Excluding UEFA, which is represented by 16 teams. “Each group will include a minimum of one and a maximum of two UEFA teams.”
that way, Colombia’s rivals They can be as follows:
- Bass drum 1: United States, Mexico, Canada, England, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium or Spain.
- Drum 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or South Africa.
- Drum 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curacao, Haiti, New Zealand, European Replay 1, European Replay 2, European Replay 3, European Replay 4, Continental Replay 1 or Continental Replay 2.
How did Colombia qualify for the 2026 World Cup?
Colombia Achieve him Direct qualification for the World Cup. In the 2026 South American qualifying table, it ranked third with 28 points, behind Argentina (38 points) and Ecuador (29 points).
Colombia played 18 matches, winning 7, drawing 7, and losing 4. These are the details of the matches:
- History 1 (September 7, 2023): Colombia 1-0 Venezuela
- History 2 (September 12, 2023): Chile 0-0 Colombia
- History 3 (October 12, 2023): Colombia 2-2 Uruguay
- History 4 (October 17, 2023): Ecuador 0-0 Colombia
- History 5 (November 16, 2023): Colombia 2-1 Brazil
- History 6 (November 21, 2023): Paraguay 0-1 Colombia
- History 7 (September 6, 2024): Peru 1-1 Colombia
- History 8 (September 10, 2024): Colombia 2-1 Argentina
- History 9 (October 10, 2024): Bolivia 1-0 Colombia
- Date 10 (October 15, 2024: Colombia 4-0 Chile
- Date 11 (November 15, 2024): Uruguay 3-2 Colombia
- Date 12 (November 19, 2024): Colombia 0-1 Ecuador
- Date 13 (March 20, 2025): Brazil 2-1 Colombia
- Date 14 (March 25, 2025): Colombia 2-2 Paraguay
- Date 15 (June 6, 2025): Colombia 0-0 Peru
- Date 16 (June 10, 2025): Argentina 1-1 Colombia
- Date 17 (September 9, 2025: Colombia 3-0 Bolivia
- Date 18 (September 14, 2025): Venezuela 3-6 Colombia
Colombia’s history in the World Cup
Colombia played six World Cup Half of them were able to advance beyond the group stage.
- Chile 1962: First appearance and elimination
- Italy 1990: Round of 16
- United States 1994: At the conclusion of the group it was not enough to achieve classification
- France 1998: Left in the group stage.
- Brazil 2014: Reached the quarter-finals
- Russia 2018: Under the leadership of José Pekerman, Colombia was able to qualify for the round of 16 again.