Colombia v/s Paraguay- 8th June 2016

• FIFA Ranking:

Colombia is ranked 4 in the FIFA World Ranking.

Paraguay is ranked 39 in the FIFA World Ranking.

 

• Head to Head:

Colombia has Won-19, Drawn- 6 and Lost-17 games against Paraguay.

 

• Coaches:

Jose Pekerman is the current manager for the Colombia National football team.

Ramon Diaz is the coach for Paraguay national football team.

 

• Match Venue:

The game will be played at Rose Bowl, Pasadena. It is one of the most famous stadiums in American sporting history.

 

• Players to watch:

Colombia

James Rodriguez- Earned the Golden boot for most goals scored during 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Carlos Bacca- He was effective in Colombia’s recent World Cup qualifiers as well, scoring 3 times in 6 outings.

 

Paraguay-

Derlis Gonzalez- Paraguay’s most skilful player and their biggest attacking hope.

 

• Best Copa America Result:

Colombia were Champions in the year 2001.

Paraguay were Champions in 1953 & 1979.

 

• Squad:

Colombia-

Goal Keepers:  Cristian Bonilla, David Ospina, Robinson Zapata

Defenders: Felipe Aguilar, Santiago Arias, Farid Diaz, Frank Fabra, Stefan Medina, Jeison Murillo, Yerry Mina, Cristian Zapata

Midfielders: Edwin Cardona, Guillermo Celis, Juan Cuadrado, Sebastian Perez, Andres Felipe Roa, James Rodriguez, Carlos Sanchez, Daniel Torres

Forwards: Carlos Bacca, Roger Martinez, Marlos Moreno, Dayro Moreno

 

Paraguay-

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar, Antony Silva, Diego Barreto

Defenders: Paulo Da Silva, Gustavo Gomez, Pablo Aguilar, Fabian Balbuena, Bruno Valdez, Miguel Samudio, Blas Riveros

Midfielders: Oscar Romero, Victor Ayala, Celso Ortiz, Rodrigo Rojas , Robert Piris Da Motta , Miguel Almiron

Forwards: Antonio Sanabria, Nelson Valdez, Edgar Benitez, Derlis Gonzalez, Jorge Benitez, Dario Lezcano, Juan Iturbe