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Colombia World Cup 2026 Preview: Los Cafeteros Return After Missing 2022 Tournament

By

Luis Paez-Pumar

2d ago· 8 min readenInsight

Summary

Colombia enters the 2026 World Cup as one of the most motivated teams after missing the 2022 tournament. They finished third in the grueling CONMEBOL qualifying campaign, eight points clear of the playoff spot. The article previews Colombia's squad, key players, and prospects for the upcoming World Cup.

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Colombia comes into the 2026 World Cup as one of the hungriest teams in the field.
After missing the 2022 edition of the tournament, Los Cafeteros are back, having breezed through the hardest qualifying test in the entire world: CONMEBOL's grinding 18-match crucible.
Colombia finished in third place, eight points clear of the playoff spot.
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It’s almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that’s how many we needed to do in order for the USMNT to make the cut. You can

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