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Colombia and Uruguay resume qualifying for the World Cup in Barranquilla, where the third round of the CONMEBOL tournament continues.
Colombia currently sit fifth in the 10-team table after beating Venezuela and drawing Chile in the opening two matches last month. Uruguay are one point behind after beating Chile but falling to Ecuador in the tournament which is widely regarded as the most intense and difficult qualifying competition in the world.
How to watch:
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: None in the USA
Direct: You can stream the game and all of the South American World Cup qualifiers through Fanatiz, a pay-per-view service. Sign up for a free trial here.
Programming:
Colombia XI: Ospina; Cuadrado, Mina, Murillo, Mojica; Barrios, Lerma, Uribe; James, Zapata, Muriel.
Uruguay XI: Bell; Cáceres, Giménez, Godín, Viña; Nández, Torreira, Bentancur, De La Cruz; Cavani, Suarez.
Both teams are injured and will have to overcome significant absences. Uruguay will be without midfielder Federico Valverde, goalkeeper Martín Silva, defender Sebastián Coates and striker Maxi Gómez. Two MLS players are with La Celeste, in LAFC’s Brian Rodriguez and Diego Rossi, while Uruguay is led by four players who hit the 100-cap mark in Diego Godin, Martin Caceres, Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.
Colombia, meanwhile, has no defenders Santiago Arias and Stefan Medina and forwards Radamel Falcao and Rafael Santos Borré, the latter has COVID-19. Center-back Davison Sanchez will also be out as his wife expects to give birth. Colombia have the services of captain and rejuvenated Everton star James Rodriguez.
“It’s a critical game,” said Colombian coach Carlos Queiroz. “We have to know that we will face a great team, with a lot of experience, one of the best in the world.”
The top four teams in CONMEBOL’s table automatically qualify for the 2022 World Cup, while the fifth-place team advance to the intercontinental qualifiers for one more spot in Qatar.
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