2014 world cup quarter finalist, Colombia are set to kickoff their 2018 world cup campaign with an opening match against the Samurai Blue of Japan.
The South American Tricolors will be hoping to surpass the impressive display they made in the 2018 world cup, when they lost to the host nation after putting up an impressive fight. Colombia are generally viewed as favorites to win the game going by the impressive names in their ranks.
The Japanese team will be hoping to trigger an upset on Tesday afternoon when they go head to head with Colombia. The absence of Leicester City striker, Shinji Okazaki, will definitely leave a huge void in their attacking fleet.
The match will kickoff Mordovia Arena, Saransk at 1:00 pm
Possible Lineup:
Colombia: Ospina, Arias, D. Sanchez, Mina, Fabra, C. Sanchez, Uribe, Cuadrado, James, Cardona, Falcao
Japan: Kawashima, Sakai, Yoshida, Makino, Nagatomo, Hasebe, Yamaguchi, Haraguchi, Honda, Kagawa, Osako
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