FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Argentina vs Colombia 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

  • Red Card 70': Enzo Fernández
  • 81': Thiago Almada
FT
1 - 1
  • 24': Luis Díaz

Enzo Fernandez sent off as Argentina rally for Colombia draw

Argentina rescued a 1-1 draw at home to Colombia in the Conmebol World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday night, after Liverpool's Luis Díaz scored a sensational individual goal to stun the world champions.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 24': Goal! Argentina 0, Colombia 1. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Castaño following a fast break.
  • 32': Nahuel Molina (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Kevin Castaño (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Argentina 0, Colombia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Nahuel Molina.
  • 45': Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Argentina 0, Colombia 1.
  • 57': Substitution, Colombia. Andrés Román replaces Jáminton Campaz.
  • 70': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) is shown the red card.
  • 72': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Substitution, Colombia. Jhon Arias replaces Kevin Castaño because of an injury.
  • 73': Substitution, Colombia. Rafael Carrascal replaces James Rodríguez.
  • 78': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Lionel Messi.
  • 78': Substitution, Argentina. Juan Foyth replaces Facundo Medina.
  • 79': Andrés Román (Colombia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Goal! Argentina 1, Colombia 1. Thiago Almada (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Argentina. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Thiago Almada.
  • 90'+3': Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) Yellow Card at 93'

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 77,791

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+19 Argentina 16 35 3
+8 Ecuador 16 25 2
+5 Brazil 16 25 5
+7 Uruguay 16 24 4
Full Table

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
36.1 Possession 63.9
11 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
291 Accurate Passes 553
345 Passes 606
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.1
40 Long Balls 20
18 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 15
11 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 13
30 Effective Clearances 8
30 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

ARG Argentina (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
19 Nicolás Otamendi
13 Cristian Romero
4 Facundo Medina
16 Nahuel Molina Yellow Card
5 Leandro Paredes Yellow Card
8 Enzo Fernández Red Card
7 Rodrigo De Paul
9 Julián Álvarez
11 Thiago Almada
10 Lionel Messi

COL Colombia (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Kevin Mier (GK)
3 Jhon Lucumí
23 Davinson Sánchez Yellow Card
4 Deiver Machado
21 Daniel Muñoz Yellow Card
16 Jefferson Lerma
5 Kevin Castaño
6 Richard Ríos
7 Luis Díaz
17 Jáminton Campaz
10 James Rodríguez

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