Brazil vs Colombia

Brazil and Colombia go head-to-head in a heavyweight 2022 World Cup qualifying showdown at the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo.

Brazil are firmly on course of locking down a place at next year’s World Cup finals following an eye-catching South American qualifying campaign so far (W10, D1). A 4-1 thrashing of Uruguay in Manaus extended Brazil’s resounding unbeaten run in World Cup qualifiers to 28 matches (W22, D6), further cementing their place at the CONMEBOL standings summit. The ‘Selecao,’ who are seemingly on the cusp of topping the South American qualifying group for the fourth time in the last five editions, have also won their previous 11 World Cup qualifying fixtures on home soil. That run alone has been enough for Brazil to set a national record in the 21st century. However, with eight of their last ten World Cup qualifiers on home soil yielding a victory of 2+ goals ‘to nil,’ another success is well on the cards.

On the other hand, Colombia’s quest to advance to the World Cup finals for the third tournament running is progressing slow despite their seven-match unbeaten streak in the ongoing qualifying campaign (W2, D5). Coming into this matchday, the Colombians have played out three goalless World Cup qualifying draws in a row, allowing sixth-placed Chile to whittle down the gap to just three points. Though a widely-expected failure in this fixture threatens to push ‘Los Cafeteros’ below qualification spots, Colombia’s disastrous World Cup qualifying record against Brazil does nothing to prove the traveling side a glimmer of hope. The Colombians have failed to beat this opposition in any of their 13 World Cup qualifying H2Hs (D7, L6), dousing any embers of optimism among the traveling squad.