Colombia are off and running on their return to the World Cup finals, soaring to the top of Group K following a 3-1 victory over tournament debutants Uzbekistan. Los Cafeteros, wh

Colombia won its 2026 World Cup opener 3-1 over debutant Uzbekistan on Wednesday, June 17 in front of a partisan crowd at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Daniel Muñoz opened the scoring for Los Cafeteros in the 40th minute,

Cristiano Ronaldo snapped out of his goal scoring slump to lead Portugal to a win, while Ghana held Harry Kane and England and Colombia rallied to beat Congo.

Breaking Down Colombia's 2026 World Cup Team

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In a side featuring Luis Diaz and James Rodriguez, it seems remarkable that Colombia's greatest threat in this World Cup has come from a wing-back. It is now two goals in two games at the tournament for Crystal Palace's Daniel Munoz - and he might reasonably think it should be more.