Colombia dazzled with Carlos Valderrama in the 1990s and reached the quarter-finals in 2014, when James Rodríguez won the Golden Boot. Flair runs through their football.

Their road

Group game 1 · Wed 17 Jun

at Uzbekistan3–1 W

Group game 2 · Tue 23 Jun

vs Congo DR1–0 W

Group game 3 · Sat 27 Jun

vs Portugal0–0 D

Round of 32 · Fri 3 Jul

vs Ghana1–0 W

Round of 16 · Tue 7 Jul

at Switzerland0–0 L

Three group games are guaranteed; the knockout steps unlock as the team advances.