After a promising start to their qualifying campaign, Colombia have hit a rough patch, losing their last three matches, including a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Brazil last week

Colombia reached the final of the CONMEBOL Copa America last summer but have since been in fairly dodgy form, slipping to sixth in the CONMEBOL table for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as they now play a Paraguay side that have leapfrogged them in the ten-team table.

CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying resumes Thursday with the headlining act of the day's action taking place in Brasilia, where Brazil will host Colombia as the pair continue their quest to qualify for the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the U.