Colombia’s selection takes place in the metropolis of Barranquilla.

Photo: EFE – Ricardo Maldonado Rozo

Colombia and Chile face off today at the Estadio Metropolitano de Barranquilla in a third-round clash of South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Ambos equipos buscan resultados that they focused on their objectives: for Colombia, a Triunfo that was able to consolidate its position among the classified directors, while Chile was about to have one last opportunity to assert itself in the competition.

This encounter is fundamental to the selection of friends, but for different motives. Colombia, which I had with 16 points, had to retreat ahead of Bolivia before its recent inauguration and then consolidate at the top of the table. For other reasons, Chile, which only lasted five minutes in the end, required urgent attention to review the critical situation when grading.

At the beginning of the press release, scheduled for 3:30 p.m., the players from Colombia and Chile went to the pitch of the Estadio Metropolitano de Barranquilla to carry out the training sessions.

With the Afición that came to the Gradas and the expectant atmosphere, figures like James Rodríguez, Luis Díaz and Camilo Vargas expressed their work before the decisive meeting with Chile and prepared with the equipment for the duel of eliminations.

At this point, Lorenzo confirmed the original management, confirmed him from a balanced and attacking team. Camilo Vargas emerged from three palaces, while the defense was composed by Santiago Arias, Jhon Lucumí, Dávinson Sánchez and Johan Mojica. In midfield, Jefferson Lerma, Richard Ríos and James Rodríguez (who ran the headquarters) mastered the ritmo of the game. Luis Díaz and Jhon Arias occupy the bandas with Jhon Córdoba as a coastal reference.

The Técnico Néstor Lorenzo was convinced during his Prensa round before the game that it is important for him to maintain the style of Colombian football. “The style of Colombian football is intended to be respected. I liked the good football… Well, he wanted to win a new award. “Siempre hemos tratado de jugar bien,” confirmed. I also expect an “interesting” party against Chile and believe that there will be an intelligent game, especially given the rival’s situation. “I don’t think Chile will go a meter further, but we are curious about the desperation of the people,” he added.

Lorenzo recently explained in Bolivia that the choice of judges was based on a longer entry time due to the particular situation in which he found himself. “I am a player who has to go to a solo tournament… I am confident in the basis of a player who can participate for a longer period of time… than the result he would otherwise get,” he reasoned. Additionally, during planning, the ejector discovered that there were “timing” issues with the ejection. “There is no theme for all decisions without timing,” he concludes.

For his part, Santiago Arias, who accompanied Lorenzo at the conference, was very familiar with the equipment and the importance of joining the party against Chile in series. “Creemos en lo que tenemos, en el trabajo que hemos venido haciendo. “This part consists of me starting the series and being convinced that I need to get to three points,” and checking the page. Arias also has to deal with the decision about the major recovery from a lesion and express her desire to turn to equipment.

The history of the participation numbers between Colombia and Chile and the overall competitions dates back many years. The first met with data from the decades of 1940 and 1950, when our ambassadors competed in South American gates. But in the world’s eliminatory competitions, the rivalry was intensified and turned into a classic South American football, marked by many players and resulting in them being decided in detail.

In the context of the world eliminators, Colombia and Chile played 16 times with the result of a strong balance. One of the most recorded parties was the victory of Chile 7-2 in the elimination from the 1966 World Cup, which Victoria was defeated the most in the history of this duel. However, Colombia had important moments such as the 4-1 when they were in the knockout game at the 1998 World Cup and the decisive 3-1 clash in Santiago in the 2014 season, which were crucial in selling their qualification to Brazil in 2014.

When I started in Colombia, the selection of the tricolor was confirmed locally, winning 3-1 in the elimination round for Qatar 2022. Barranquilla, with its warmth and the pressure of the fans, had a complicated scenario for the Chileans when he arrived Russia’s 2018 elimination rounds ended 0-0, Colombia had no chance in the past and waited to finish in second place in the next phase of the game 026 .

El historical de Chile against Colombia

Eliminatorias 1966: Chile – Colombia 7:2

Eliminatorias 1966: Colombia 2-0 Chile

Eliminatorias 1998: Colombia – Chile 4-1

Eliminatorias 1998: Chile – Colombia 4-1

Eliminatorias 2002: Chile 0-1 Colombia

Eliminatorias 2002: Colombia – Chile 3-1

Eliminatorias 2006: Chile – Colombia 0-0

Eliminatorias 2006: Colombia 1-1 Chile

Eliminatorias 2010: Chile – Colombia 4-0

Eliminatorias 2010: Colombia – Chile 2:4

Eliminatorias 2014: Chile – Colombia 1-3

Eliminatorias 2014: Colombia – Chile 3-3

Eliminatorias 2018: Chile – Colombia 1-1

Eliminatorias 2018: Colombia – Chile 0-0

Eliminatorias 2022: Chile – Colombia 2-2

Eliminatorias 2022: Colombia – Chile 3-1

Eliminatorias 2026: Chile – Colombia 0-0

The duel between Colombia and Chile for the qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup took place on October 15 at 3:30 p.m. at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez de Barranquilla. The broadcast of the encounter began with the loading of Caracol Television, the Gol Caracol and its digital platforms.

The participant was responsible for selecting its members at an important point in time. Colombia, which took second place on the board with 16 points, recovered from the road to El Alto and confirmed its Fortaleza as a local. Chile desperately needed a Victoria in transition to reach the final places in the classification and only had to join a three-way tie in the competition. This is the context in which the Barranquilla sea is crucial to the aspirations of our teams as they move around the world.

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