Pre-match: Colombia vs. Jordan (Sunday - June 7, 2026 - 7:00 PM EST)

HomietheClown · Jun 8, 2026

Cucho should have done better with his chance and with his playing time. That said, at least he made his presence known and was a focal point of some attacks.

Suarez was missing in action as he has been most of his matches outside of Venezuela.
Only time I remember him doing anything of consequence was when he had a beautiful pass to setup JArias that was deflected wide by a defender.

ryu79 · Jun 8, 2026

Furnaccio said: ↑

I know I’ve beaten the drum about this ad naseum, but for me Carbonero would be the best choice ahead of Carrascal and now if Cordoba were to be replaced. Yes we have 10 days for Cordoba to get to 100% and we likely don’t fully grasp the extent of his injury.

carbonero has also proven his ability to score in limited opportunities for Colombia and would be a valuable option off the bench in tough situations come knockout rounds.
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I'm worried only having two 9s available. Unless we shift into Lucho at 9, which he can certainly do but then you'd really need Carbonero or another wide player to compensate too.

ryu79 · Jun 8, 2026

HomietheClown said: ↑

By their standards Diaz and James had below average games. Not really bad games per se but they just looked off their game.

The good news is that good teams find ways to win when their super star players are off. JArias is playing very well and has scored three goals in our last four matches. Before March I thought his stock was going way down but heading into the tournament his stock is rising about as high as it has ever been. Great for him and for our chances going forward.
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We just need to let Arias play and not sacrifice him on and off the field. At least in the first two games I hope we can.

ryu79 · Jun 8, 2026

HomietheClown said: ↑

Cucho should have done better with his chance and with his playing time. That said, at least he made his presence known and was a focal point of some attacks.

Suarez was missing in action as he has been most of his matches outside of Venezuela.
Only time I remember him doing anything of consequence was when he had a beautiful pass to setup JArias that was deflected wide by a defender.
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He just scored a wonder goal against Costa Rica! Suarez is fine.

Tio Nicci · Jun 8, 2026

To be honest, everyone seemed to play cautiously in this friendly match.

Furnaccio · Jun 8, 2026

ryu79 said: ↑

I'm worried only having two 9s available. Unless we shift into Lucho at 9, which he can certainly do but then you'd really need Carbonero or another wide player to compensate too.
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i hear ya. Part of the problem is we do not fully know the recovery timeline for Cordoba...

Given how Nestor and the staff whiffed on James "health" during the France/Croatia friendlies, i can totally see Nestor waiting until the last second and taking Cordoba on a gamble (out of loyalty) and we end up with 25 players ready to play while Cordoba gets a free trip Mexico/USA/Canada

HomietheClown · Jun 9, 2026

ryu79 said: ↑

He just scored a wonder goal against Costa Rica! Suarez is fine.
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True. I was just focusing on this last match.
That pass was great though.

J-Mezzy · Jun 10, 2026

Tio Nicci said: ↑

To be honest, everyone seemed to play cautiously in this friendly match.
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The second half was so lame

Tio Nicci · Jun 10, 2026

J-Mezzy said: ↑

The second half was so lame
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basically playing to not get injured.