Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Colombia
Match Time & Date:
15/10/2024
01:30 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Chile
Colombia will try to recover from a shocking loss to ten-man Bolivia when they welcome Chile to Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez on Tuesday evening. Los Cafeteros want to retain second position in the standings and you should know that they are eyeing their fourth home win of the process. Roger Martinez limped off with injury in the last group game, with fellow attacker Jhon Cordoba likely to step up. As always, a man to watch in the home team will be pacey Liverpool winger Luis Diaz.
La Roja, on the other hand, are having a World Cup qualifying campaign to forget and given their three-game losing run, home win should definitely be considered. Experienced attacker Alexis Sanchez has been ruled out with injury and, in his absence, Club America striker Victor Davila is widely expected to lead the line for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (James Rodriguez):
James Rodriguez is an attacking midfielder who plays for Spanish giants Real Madrid. The Colombian superstar played for the likes of Envigado and Banfield at the start of his career and he moved to Europe in 2010, joining Portuguese side Porto for a fee of €5.1 million.
James scored 25 goals in 63 league appearances with the Dragons and in 2013 he joined Monaco. His transfer to the Ligue 1 side was the second most expensive in the history of Portuguese Primeira Liga (€45 million) and he signed a five-year contract with les Rouges et Blancs. The Colombian ace impressed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and, as a result, Real Madrid chiefs signed him on 22 July, 2014 for an undisclosed fee.
However, reports in Spain suggested that the fee was approximately €80 million. Rodriguez scored 13 goals in 29 league appearances for Real Madrid in the 2014/2015 Primera Division campaign and he was in Gareth Bale’s shadow in the 2015/2016 season. James is well known for his technical skills, his vision and the ability to create goal-scoring opportunities for his teammates.
Highlighted Team (Chile):
The Chilean Football Federation has been established in 1895 while Chile’s first-ever international game was a 3-1 loss to Argentina in 1910. The two countries formed a remarkable rivalry over the years and it was exactly against Argentina that Chile won their last major trophy – a 2015 Copa America title.
Prior to their 2015 title Chile had been runners-up in the competition on four different occasions. Chile triumphed in a dramatic final on penalty kicks to reach their first tournament championship. In a symbolic turn of events, Chile start their 2016 Copa America Centenario with a rematch against Argentina. The most capped player of the Chile national team is Barcelona goalkeeper who has past his 100-match mark with the squad he has been a part of since 2004.
Former Lazio and Juventus striker, the legendary Marcelo Salas is the leading scorer with 37 goals to his name. Key player to the current set up is Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez who has been the team’s leader on the pitch since 2006.
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