Pre-match: 2026 World Cup (Group K): Colombia vs. Uzbekistan (6/17/26 – Wednesday – 10 PM EST)

I think the altitude will be an advantage for us. No excuses, time to come out firing!

 

i guess we are all old dudes that go to bed by 10PM

i get the 7PM starting time so im good

 

Oh yeah. I'm sleepy by 10.

 

It will be 8PM in Mexico City so it is not a bad time for them.

 

It's going to be 7pm for me local time but I don't think I am going to the Colombian spot; I don't want to miss the gym and it would get me home late.

 

Might just call out work tomorrow and just get hammered at 9pm.

 

Game could be at 2am for all I care, my ass is staying awake.

 

Just go out there and play our style of game. Have fun, smile and dance. Play loose like we did for most of the Copa America and we will be successful.

 

why are we playing so late? shouldn't our game be after the Portugal one? Seems like its going out of order

 

Mexico is an hour behind Texas in time zones. So it makes logical sense to have our match the late one.

 

its so the england and croatia game is at 9pm in europe.

our game should have been the next one instead of ghana/panama.

 

Absolutely need to win now, cannot let this opportunity slip by.

Big chance to go for the 1st place

 

Portugal slip up in the first game, I expect the Uzbecks to be willing to defend and sit back, the group is wide open with that result and I think they will be committed to try and grind out a result. I wish we'd play Puerta and Rios and drop Lerma because he's going to be a liability for that type of game, but he won't so it is what it is we still should be able to go out and get 3 points.

 

its a golden opp. to be on top of the group.
we cannot let this one go

 

🚨 Exclusiva: Gustavo Puerta será titular en Colombia 🇨🇴 ante Uzbekistán pic.twitter.com/hTSexFPKPR

— Pipe Sierra (@PSierraR) June 17, 2026

 

Winning this and our match against Congo will give us a significant mental advantage against Portugal; even if they win against Uzbekistan in their next match, a draw is more than enough to secure 1st place for us in this group and make it the farthest before coming across a team like Argentina.

 

i want that dude in my team anytime. good call.

 

why not both

🚨 Exclusiva: Así va Colombia 🇨🇴 en su debut en el Mundial ante Uzbekistán 🇺🇿:

C. Vargas
D. Muñoz, D. Sánchez, J. Lucumí, J. Mojica
J. Arias, J. Lerma, G. Puerta
J. Rodríguez (C), L. Suárez, L. Diaz pic.twitter.com/D8JJe1kQ85

— Pipe Sierra (@PSierraR) June 17, 2026

 

Both? Ya I think should play Rios and Puerta, great double pivot really. Dropping Rios is kind of insane to keep Lerma.

 

🚨 𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥

Así formará nuestra Selección Colombia de Mayores para enfrentar a 🇺🇿 en su debut en la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026.#ConOrgulloColombiano🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/KzPleeQ7sV

— Selección Colombia (@FCFSeleccionCol) June 18, 2026