FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Colombia vs Paraguay, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Colombia
  • 1': Luis Díaz
  • 13': Jhon Durán
FT
2 - 2
Paraguay
  • 45'+4': Júnior Alonso
  • 62': Julio Enciso

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Colombia are hosting Paraguay at Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Colombia 1, Paraguay 0. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jhon Arias.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Ávalos.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 4': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
  • 4': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
  • 5': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jhon Durán (Colombia).
  • 9': Omar Alderete (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Richard Ríos.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Goal! Colombia 2, Paraguay 0. Jhon Durán (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a fast break.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Ávalos with a headed pass.
  • 15': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Gabriel Ávalos (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan José Cáceres with a cross.
  • 22': Carlos Cuesta (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
  • 23': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
  • 23': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Júnior Alonso.
  • 25': Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jhon Durán (Colombia).
  • 25': Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia).
  • 25': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
  • 27': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
  • 27': Jhon Arias (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay).
  • 28': Jhon Arias (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Colombia).
  • 30': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
  • 31': Jhon Durán (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia).
  • 35': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Richard Ríos (Colombia).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a through ball.
  • 42': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
  • 43': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Matías Galarza Fonda.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Carlos Cuesta (Colombia).
  • 44': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Ávalos following a fast break.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Colombia 2, Paraguay 1. Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Colombia 2, Paraguay 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Colombia 2, Paraguay 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez replaces Juan José Cáceres.
  • 46': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
  • 46': Jhon Arias (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Diego Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Johan Mojica (Colombia).
  • 48': Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia).
  • 48': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay).
  • 49': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
  • 50': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Carlos Cuesta.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia).
  • 51': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Cubas.
  • 56': Offside, Paraguay. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Gabriel Ávalos (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 60': Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
  • 62': Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Sanabria replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
  • 62': Substitution, Colombia. Jaminton Campaz replaces James Rodríguez.
  • 62': Substitution, Colombia. Yerry Mina replaces Jhon Arias.
  • 62': Goal! Colombia 2, Paraguay 2. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 65': VAR Decision: Goal Paraguay - Colombia 2-2 Paraguay (Julio Enciso).
  • 70': Offside, Paraguay. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Julio Enciso because of an injury.
  • 74': Substitution, Paraguay. Mathías Villasanti replaces Matías Galarza Fonda.
  • 75': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
  • 75': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Jhon Durán (Colombia).
  • 75': Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Offside, Paraguay. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
  • 81': Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Luis Díaz (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Fernández (Paraguay).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
  • 85': Roberto Fernández (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Yerry Mina (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jaminton Campaz with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by Gustavo Velázquez (Paraguay).
  • 86': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Gustavo Velázquez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  • 87': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Yerry Mina (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaminton Campaz with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Jaminton Campaz (Colombia).
  • 89': Jaminton Campaz (Colombia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
  • 90'+1': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
  • 90'+3': Richard Ríos (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Diego Gómez.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yerry Mina with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Durán (Colombia).
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Carlos Cuesta (Colombia).
  • 90'+8': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
  • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Colombia 2, Paraguay 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Colombia 2, Paraguay 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
39 Possession 61
21 SHOTS 10
6 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
152 Accurate Passes 260
209 Passes 337
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 48
15 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 4
29 Effective Clearances 30
29 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Location: Barranquilla, Colombia
Attendance: 42,262

WCQ - CONMEBOL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Argentina 14 +18 31
2 Ecuador 14 +8 23
3 Uruguay 14 +7 21
4 Brazil 14 +4 21
Full Table

Line-Ups

COL Colombia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Camilo Vargas (GK)
3 Jhon Lucumí
2 Carlos Cuesta
17 Johan Mojica
21 Daniel Muñoz
10 James Rodríguez
16 Jefferson Lerma
6 Richard Ríos
14 Jhon Durán
7 Luis Díaz
11 Jhon Arias
Colombia Substitutes:
Santiago Arias, Marino Hinestroza, Juan Portilla, Jáminton Campaz, Yerry Mina, Rafael Borré, Jhon Córdoba, Kevin Castaño, Álvaro Montero, Cristian Borja, David Ospina, Juan Fernando Quintero.

PAR Paraguay (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Gatito Fernández (GK) Yellow Card
3 Omar Alderete
5 Fabián Balbuena
6 Júnior Alonso
4 Juan Cáceres
19 Julio Enciso
8 Diego Gómez
14 Andrés Cubas Yellow Card
18 Gabriel Ávalos
15 Matías Galarza Yellow Card
10 Miguel Almirón
Paraguay Substitutes:
Damián Bobadilla, Kaku, Ramón Sosa, Ronaldo de Jesus, Antonio Sanabria, Gonzalo Sandez, Isidro Pitta, Juan Espínola, Ángel Romero, Gustavo Velázquez, Mathías Villasanti, Carlos Coronel.

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