Pre-match: 2026 R-18: Colombia vs Venezuela (9/9/25, Tuesday – 7:30 PM EST)

either or Portilla hasn’t been given a fair shot. Comes in when the game is over and team doesn’t want to play anymore

 

If Mosquera is cleared to play by doctors then I would start him. He has played minutes in preseason and pl games. He should be good to go.


Munoz I am very hesitant to play. Not only cause of injury risk but I could see him getting a red card and therefore missing our opener for the World Cup. ( Remember any suspended player this game will miss the World Cup opener for Colombia, which is even more incentive to just play benchers. )

 

I knew all those facts. But thanks for sharing it with the younger fans who did not know.

 

The team is loose so that may help.
I just would not risk it myself.

 

People understandably blame the environment of colombia at the time for that failure, but Maturana doesn't get enough blame. He's important in our history but at the end of the day he was a rather average manager.

 

Not watching film and preparing is on him, no tactical updates is on him. The whole situation was a disaster, I feel like there are some similarities under Lorenzo he introduced a very niche unique style that catches alot of opponents off guard, Colombia plays really well and we get cocky and there is no evolution or anticipation on how to handle when teams adjust and you have an exploitable system when people have time to digest it. Maturana was very good at instilling a style of play and innovating, he was creative and bold but that's not enough at the top levels of the game and he wasn't strong enough as a leader to influence the federation and take control of the situation. We produce great talents but often we have some flaws and the federation is the biggest flaw and those flaws trickle down to every level of our soccer and development, a strong experienced manager who knows what needs to be done could help us a lot if they can get enough power to force the federation to change.

 

I think it should be more changes but I guess Lorenzo wants to spoil Venezuela's party,

I wonder who sits at CB in that scenario. Both Davinson and Lucumi have yellows.

 

would love to see Mosquera

 

we been terrible for a whole year…..

go destroy their dreams and their hopes before trump takes them over

regardless if Brazil beats Bolivia they qualify

If Bolivia ties then Venezuela can lose by like 11 and still qualify

 

I mean he made a worst mistake in wc 1990 so we don’t know for sure

and Oscar was a better keeper imo

 

Higuita’s mistake in 1990 was way worse than Cordoba’s and it was more bone headed and stupid in a more important game

really can’t sit here and talk about cordoba after that magisterial screw up

 

Official?