WORLD CUP 2026 · GROUP KSOUTH AMERICA

Colombia

At the first 48-team World Cup, hosted across USA, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19 July 2026. Drawn in Group K with Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan.

#13
FIFA rank
K
Group
3
Group fixtures
2
PL stars
THE GROUP

Colombia vs the rest of Group K

FIFA ranks at draw time. Top two from the group advance directly to the Round of 32; the eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.

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Colombia's tournament path — the fantasy angle

QUALIFY %
64%
to reach R32
GROUP xP
6
across 3 games
EXPECTED FINISH
#2 in group
WC FANTASY CAPTAIN(C)
Daniel Muñoz
Crystal Palace
Highest projected impact in this squad
LIKELY SCORERGOAL
Daniel Muñoz
Crystal Palace
Top attacking PL contributor
TOP 3 CONTRIBUTORS · PROJECTED PTS/90
1
Daniel Muñoz
4.0
2
Jefferson Lerma
4.0
VERDICTLive group — ~64% to advance. Daniel Muñoz the likely captaincy lever.
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FIXTURE DIFFICULTY HEATMAP
CELL COLOUR = RANK DELTA

Colombia's 3 group matches at a glance

Difficulty by pre-tournament FIFA rank delta. Acid means Colombia is the favourite; amber is a coin-toss; red means the underdog. Switches to actual-result colour once each match is played.

MD1A
Uzbekistan
FIFA #50
+37 rank delta
Thu 18 Jun
MD2H
DR Congo
FIFA #46
+33 rank delta
Wed 24 Jun
MD3H
Portugal
FIFA #5
-8 rank delta
Sat 27 Jun
2
Easy
1
Toss
0
Hard

Colombia is FIFA #13. Group avg rank is #29 16 places stronger than the group mean.

OFFICIAL SQUAD · 26 PLAYERS

Colombia's tournament 26

Goalkeepers3
Camilo Vargas
37
David Ospina
37
Álvaro Montero
31
Defenders8
Santiago Arias
34
Johan Mojica
33
Yerry Mina
31
Davinson Sánchez
29
Deiver Machado
32
Daniel Muñoz
Crystal Palace
30
Jhon Lucumí
27
Willer Ditta
29
Midfielders10
James Rodríguez
34
Jefferson Lerma
Crystal Palace
31
Jhon Arias
28
Jorge Carrascal
28
Kevin Castaño
25
Juan Quintero
33
Jaminton Campaz
26
Richard Rios
26
Juan Portilla
27
Gustavo Puerta
22
Other5
Jhon Córdoba
33
Luis Díaz
29
Luis Suárez
28
Cucho Hernández
27
Carlos Andrés Gómez
23

Source: football-data.org (FIFA registered squad). Acid dot · player's Premier League club. Updated daily.

FIXTURES

Colombia's group-stage matches

MDDateUTCUKOpponent
1Thu 18 Jun02:0003:00
2Wed 24 Jun02:0003:00
3Sat 27 Jun23:3000:30
THE PL × WC FUNNEL

2 Premier League players representing Colombia

Track these names — their tournament minutes shape your FPL 2026/27 GW1 captaincy shortlist. 2 from Crystal Palace alone.

Crystal Palace
2
Daniel Muñoz
Jefferson Lerma

Source: Premier League official article (29 May 2026). ~ marks players inferred from secondary reporting where the squad wasn't formally announced.

FPL ANGLE

Why Colombia's tournament matters for FPL 2026/27

Colombia's 2 PL players will play 3 group matches before the FPL deadline locks. Watch for minutes, form, and tactical fit at international level — the strongest available signal before pre-season friendlies start.

WORLD CUP FANTASY · COLOMBIA

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