One of the best games of the day is in London at West Ham’s stadium. Spain was almost perfect in qualification for the Euro 2024 finals with 7 wins and just 1 loss from their group. They finished above Scotland, Norway, Georgia, and Cyprus. Ending the section with a +20-goal difference. In recent friendlies they have beaten Albania, Iceland, and Jordan. Colombia is in the middle of the long and ardous CONMEBOL World Cup qualification. They are the only unbeaten team left with 3 wins and 3 draws from their six games. Colombia are on a good run in friendlies with 5 wins and 2 draws since 2023. Wins over Mexico, Germany, and Japan the highlights.
Team rankings:
Spain – World ranked 8 with 1732 ranking points.
Colombia – World ranked 14 with 1655 ranking points.
Team news: Spain have a very strong squad for this game, they are just missing Barcelona midfielders Gavi and Pedri . Colombia has some key players out here. Missing will be defenders Davinson Sanchez and Yerry Mina and midfielders Juan Cuadrado and Mateus Uribe.
Coach information: Spain have an ex-international player in charge. Luis de La Fuente arrived after the departure of Luis Enrique. His style is typical Spanish possesion based football but with more emphasis on crosses to a traditional centre forward. I like the Colombia manager Argentinian Nestor Lorenzo. A very suprising appointment for Colombia as he only had one managerial role. He performed some miracles at club side Melgar in Peru. His style is 4-3-3 usually with aggressive pressing up front. He has turned around the fans who were initially against his appointment.
Head-to-head statistics: 2 games – 1 win Spain and 1 draw.
Betting selection – Both sides come into this game with great form. London will be buzzing with heavy support for both sides for sure. Colombia have become super compact under Lorenzo and their 6 qualification games have only seen 9 goals. Spain on the other hand scored 22 goals in their last 6 matches. It should be a great game but I see Spain as a great selection here and love the odds of 4-5 or 1.80 at 10bet.