World Cup 2026: What does Colombia need to be standard?

Colombia He added a key triumph with a win against Venezuela on the 18th of qualifiers to ensure the passage to the 2026 World And now the big question is coming: Is it possible that the tricolor is SERIAL HEAD? What exactly do you need?

Néstor Lorenzo’s team He thrashed 6-3 In Maturín and now he will play again in October, although not officially.

Beyond the need to classify the World Cup, the pending account that was postponed, now that the selection has its quota, the Fight to be standard head It started stronger than ever.

The World Cup changed its format by 2026. They will be 48 selections, with 12 groups and 3 host countries (United States, Mexico and Canada) that, for this characteristic they hold, They already won the place as standard heads.

As is happening, the others 9 serial heads will be determined by the order of the FIFA rankingan element that Colombia has not been friends in recent times by the streak of 6 games without victories that accumulated in qualifiers.

The triumph over Bolivia will win points to the tricolor, but Your current position also demands that direct competitors leave units along the way.

In the FIFA ranking before this double date of September, Colombia took the 14th place in the ranking. Drawing the 3 hosts already mentioned, The first 9 of the ranking will be the standard heads.

It is also important to mark that Mexico occupies box 13, in front of Colombia, and that it does not count in this race for already being one of the standard heads. A point in favor of the tricolor. This means that direct rivals for 9 are Morocco, Italy, Germany and Croatia.

That is, Colombia would have to advance 4 positions if you want to sneak into the possible serial heads. It still has the double FIFA date of October and November, which will be friendly.

How did Colombia’s rivals go in the fight for being series head?

On the FIFA date of September, Colombia won its two games, while its direct competitors The only one to lose a game was Germany (0-2 against Serbia).

According to estimates, Colombia could ascend from 14 to position 13.

Why is it important to be standard head in a World Cup?

Being standard head is key To be able to make a quieter first phase, since, being in ‘Bombo 1’, these selections avoid facing each other at least at the beginning.

In addition, historically, being world champion without being a standard head has been a titanic task, almost impossible.