Senegal is tied for first in Group H with Japan on four points, while Colombia is third with three. All Senegal needs against Colombia is a draw to advance, but the Colombians are favored on the latest soccer odds and a win would be enough to get them to the knockout round.
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Pekerman named James Rodriguez in a reshuffled starting lineup. The Golden Boot winner at the finals in Brazil four years ago, Rodriguez came off the bench in Colombia’s 2-1 opening loss to Japan. Aguilar also came into the side with Carlos Sanchez suspended following his third-minute red card against Japan. Finally, midfielder Wilmar Barrios replaced Jose Izquierdo.
Rodriguez has been involved in 10 of Colombia’s last 14 World Cup goals, with six goals and four assists. Cuadrado has been involved in six goals in seven World Cup appearances for Colombia (2 goals, 4 assists). He scored his second World Cup goal today, exactly four years after netting his first (24th June 2014 vs Japan). Falcao scored his 30th goal for Colombia and first at a World Cup. He’s Colombia’s all-time highest goalscorer.
Pekerman said his team still needed to get better: “We’re not going to go crazy, mentally we’re in a good place but we need to continue to improve because we are ambitious and we want to continue in this World Cup as we hoped. We are going to go forward with faith.”
Colombia has won three of their last five World Cup meetings with European sides (W3 D0 L2), having won none of their first five against UEFA nations (W0 D2 L3). Colombia has never lost to African opposition in normal time at the FIFA World Cup.
They did go out of the tournament in 1990 at the hands of Cameroon, but extra time was required on that occasion. Their other encounters with African sides have been successful: Los Cafeteros defeated Tunisia 1-0 in 1998 and accounted for Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in 2014.
Senegal vs Colombia 2018 World Cup Group H Betting Preview
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- When: Thursday, 10 AM ET
- Where: Samara Arena, Samara, Russia
- TV/Stream: Fox/Fox Sports Go
- 2018 World Cup Betting Odds: Colombia +117 / Senegal +295 / Draw +245 (Total 2.5)
Why Bet on Senegal?
- Confederation: CAF
- Head coach: Aliou Cissé
- Captain: Sadio Mané
- FIFA Ranking: 27
- World Cup Appearances: 2
Possible Line-Up
- 16-K. N’Diaye
- 3-K. Koulibaly
- 6-S. Sané
- 12-Y. Sabaly
- 22-M. Wagué
- 13-A. N’Diaye
- 5-I. Gueye
- 9-M. Diouf
- 19-M. Niang
- 10-S. Mané
- 18-I. Sarr
Why Bet on Colombia?
- Confederation: CONMEBOL
- Head coach: José Pékerman
- Captain: Radamel Falcao
- FIFA Ranking: 16
- World Cup Appearances: 6

Possible Line-Up
- 1-D. Ospina
- 3-O. Murillo
- 4-S. Arias
- 17-J. Mojica
- 23-D. Sánchez
- 5-W Barrios
- 10-J. Rodríguez
- 20-J. Quintero
- 16-J. Lerma
- 9-R. Falcao
- 21-J. Izquierdo