Colombia are a team to be 'admired' and could be outsiders for World Cup glory this summer

Ahead of Colombia's quarter-final against Switzerland astatine the 2026 World Cup, Sports Mole's Football Editor Matt Law discusses the South American team.

Matt Law, Football Editor: "A high-energy squad that defends well"

Colombia are a squad to similar a batch - determination is simply a batch to respect from what has been seen of them. Their antiaircraft grounds is truly bully and it is simply a settled team. 

The lone wounded for this crippled is Jhon Cordoba, the centre-forward who has picked up a hamstring problem. 

Luis Suarez had wounded problems and came disconnected the seat aboriginal against Ghana, but volition travel consecutive backmost into the attack. 

The backmost 4 of Sanchez, Lucumi, Munoz, and Mojica looks set. The midfield 3 is absorbing - Arias' performances person been precise impressive. 

That level of show was not seen during his clip astatine Molineux, but helium has been outstanding. He is simply a dynamic midfielder who tin play successful aggregate positions and would beryllium cleanable for the Premier League. 

He scored against Ghana past clip retired and was terrific. Lerma is good known to Premier League fans. Luis Diaz is an undeniable talent. James Rodriguez is different cardinal figure. 

This is not a hard Colombia broadside to predict, which tin enactment some for and against them. Switzerland are not going to beryllium peculiarly shocked by however Colombia enactment up. 

Going into the adjacent circular against Argentina, you would people marque Argentina the favourites. But Colombia are a high-energy squad that defends good and has existent prime successful the last third. 

Luis Suarez had an fantabulous play astatine Sporting Lisbon. James Rodriguez is playing precise well. There are antithetic ways Colombia tin wounded you, which Switzerland volition request to beryllium wary of. 

Against Portugal it was a draw, which was inactive a bully result, and Colombia caused them a batch of problems successful that game. 

Would it wholly daze you if they went retired here? No, due to the fact that shot has comic ways of astonishing you. Colombia would beryllium the beardown favourites for this game.