Colombia vs Chile 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier, Prediction, Key Update, Lineups,

Colombia takes on Chile in Estadio Metropolitano in their next 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Los Cafeteros suffered a 1-0 loss to Bolivia, marking the end of their streak of unbeaten matches in the qualifiers.

They are still in an extremely good position to qualify for the next World Cup. The side is currently sitting second on the points table, just below Argentina. They have four wins and four draws with just one loss against their nine official matches played.

Chile are undergoing one of the worst qualifying campaigns of their history. The team is sitting at the bottom of the points table and will enter this game after having suffered a 2-1 defeat against Brazil. La Roja have been experiencing four successive games without a win, and the task they will have on hand to overcome a confident Colombia will be quite tough.

KickOff:

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 2:00 AM IST

Venue: Estadio Metropolitano

Form:

Colombia (in all competitions): L-W-D-L-W

Chile (in all competitions): L-L-L-D-L

Players to watch out for:

Luis Diaz Colombia

No one plays on the wing quite like him at the minute in the game. In terms of quick changes in pace, it presents numerous problems to the opposing defences. With his remarkable dribbling skills, he has turned out to be an effective goal-getter too.

Luis Diaz has scored five times for the Reds this season. He scored against Peru last month for Colombia too.

Eduardo Vargas (Chile)

Eduardo Vargas is Chile’s biggest goal-scoring threat even at the age of 34. He has already scored four goals in nine appearances for his nation in 2024, with the latest one coming against Brazil last week. Chile is currently facing a difficult moment as they are under the scare of missing out on the World Cup for the third consecutive time. La Roja will be dependent on Vargas to rescue them from this situation.

Head to Head:

Total matches: 16

Colombia won: 3

Chile won: 4

Draws: 9

Predicted Lineup:

Colombia(4-2-3-1)

Vargas (GK); Arias, Ditta, Lucumí, Borja; Uribe, Castaño; Arias, Rodriguez, Diaz; Córdoba

Chile (4-2-3-1)

Cortés (GK); Galdames, Kuscevic, Maripán, Loyola; Echeverría, Alarcón; Dávila, Valdés, Osorio; Vargas

Match Predictions:

Considering the run of form, Colombia are huge favourites to win this game. The fact that Los Cafeteros are playing at home will make it even more difficult for Chile to get a positive result against them. Our Match Prediction for this one is –

Prediction: Colombia 2-0 Chile