Colombia vs Costa Rica - prediction, team news, lineups

Colombia volition invited Costa Rica to Estadio El Campin for their penultimate warm-up fixture up of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

The hosts booked a spot successful Group K of the summertime tournament, portion the visitors disappointingly missed retired connected qualifying. 

Match preview

Colombia devastatingly failed to suffice for the 2022 World Cup, missing retired connected a playoff spot by 1 point, but they person ensured their instrumentality successful 2026. 

Nestor Lorenzo's broadside won seven, drew 7 and mislaid conscionable 4 of their 18 CONMEBOL qualifying matches, securing a third-placed decorativeness and booking their spot astatine the summertime tournament. 

Lorenzo's men initially built connected the momentum of qualifying with 3 wins and a gully successful 4 affable fixtures, but they caput into Monday's crippled disconnected the backmost of 2 consecutive defeats. 

Colombia were defeated 2-1 by Croatia and 3-1 by France successful friendlies during the March planetary break, leaving Lorenzo anxious for his broadside to regain affirmative momentum up of the World Cup starting - successful which they volition look Uzbekistan, DR Congo and Portugal successful Group K. 

Colombia volition fancy their chances of bouncing backmost with a triumph against Costa Rica, arsenic the visitors caput into this fixture with conscionable 1 triumph successful their past 10 matches. 

That miserable signifier includes Costa Rica failing to suffice for the 2026 World Cup, with 1 win, 4 draws and 1 decision meaning La Tricolor finished 3rd successful CONCACAF Group C.

Costa Rica's lack marks conscionable the 2nd clip they person failed to suffice since 2002, having besides missed retired connected the 2010 World Cup. 

Fernando Batista was appointed Costa Rica manager pursuing their nonaccomplishment to scope the 2026 World Cup, but the caller brag endured a hard commencement to beingness astatine the helm, drafting 2-2 with Jordan earlier losing 5-0 to Iran. 

While they volition not beryllium preparing for the World Cup connected Monday, Batista volition beryllium hopeless to bounce backmost from the nonaccomplishment to Iran with his archetypal triumph arsenic Costa Rica manager.

Colombia International Friendlies form:

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Colombia signifier (all competitions):

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Costa Rica International Friendlies form:

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Costa Rica signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

David Ospina failed to diagnostic successful either of Colombia's defeats successful March, but the seasoned goalkeeper could travel backmost into the starting lineup here.

Further forward, skipper James Rodriguez should diagnostic down the striker, with Luis Suarez apt to pb the enactment aft a stunning season, scoring 36 goals successful 49 matches for Sporting Lisbon.

Meanwhile, Costa Rica are apt to heavy rotate from the broadside that mislaid 5-0 to Iran successful March. 

Patrick Sequeira should clasp his place, particularly arsenic the lone capped goalkeeper successful the squad, portion changes are expected elsewhere.

Colombia imaginable starting lineup:

Ospina; Munoz, Sanchez, Lucumi, Mojica; Rios, Lerma; Arias, Rodriguez, Diaz; Suarez

Costa Rica imaginable starting lineup:

Sequeira; Mitchell, Salazar, Villalobos, Vargas, Araya; Mora, Galo, Soto; Zamora, Alcocer

We say: Colombia 3-0 Costa Rica

Colombia are successful importantly stronger signifier heading into this meeting, and with the location assemblage besides supporting them, we expect a sizeable location victory.

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