List of the Current Squad of the Colombia National Football Team in 2025 and Roster of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification
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Colombia’s National football team represents the country in Colombian Men’s football. The team won the Copa America trophy in 2001 as the host, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the FIFA Confederations Cup once.
The team has been appearing for the 7th time in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where the best result in FIFA World Cup History is the quarterfinals in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The team is governed by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of South America – CONMEBOL. Radamel Falcao and James Rodríguez are the all-time top scorers for the nation, whereas David Ospina and Juan Cuadrado are the most capped Colombia National Football Team players.
It comes under the CONMEBOL Confederation of the South American continent. Colombia has the best overall performance in Copa America history with once-final wins, in 23-time appearances in the tournaments.
The Colombia Olympic team won the 1946, 2006, and 2018 Olympic football tournaments in Central American and Caribbean Games, and the team won 1994, 2010, and 2014 Olympic Gold Medalists in the South American Games. There is Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez is the official home ground in various venues.
The team’s first international World Cup match took place on 17 February 1926 against Costa Rica. Colombia made history by winning the Copa America final trophy in 2001 and was the first team to win FIFA’s Best Mover award in 1993.
Néstor Lorenzo is the head coach of the Colombia National Football Team to their most recent average performance in the 2026 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL Qualification. The current FIFA Men’s ranking is 12th on 31 March 2025.
James Rodríguez is the current captain of the Colombia National Soccer Team. He is one of the best Colombia players of all time for the national team with 114 caps with 29 goals.
Colombia National Football Team Roster
Radamel Falcao, David Ospina, James Rodríguez, Juan Cuadrado, and James Rodríguez are some of the famous Soccer players who represent the Colombia National Team. Adidas has been the current Kit sponsor since 2011.
Juan Cuadrado (116 Caps with 11 Goals), and Carlos Valderrama (111 caps with 11 goals) are in the second and third position in the sequence.
Here is the Colombia National team’s current squad, which was selected for upcoming tournaments in 2025. Here is the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match Player details. who are the part of match against Brazil and Paraguay.
Current Football Squad of the Colombia National Football Team
Colombia played against Brazil and Paraguay in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying in March. The team played one draw match against Paraguay and lost one match against Brazil.
| 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Squad of Colombia | ||
|---|---|---|
| S.No | Name | Position |
| Goalkeeper | ||
| 1 | David Ospina | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Camilo Vargas | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Álvaro Montero | Goalkeeper |
| Defender | ||
| 2 | Carlos Cuesta | Defender |
| 3 | Jhon Lucumí | Defender |
| 4 | Santiago Arias | Defender |
| 13 | Yerry Mina | Defender |
| 17 | Johan Mojica | Defender |
| 18 | Cristian Borja | Defender |
| 21 | Daniel Muñoz | Defender |
| Midfielder | ||
| 10 | James Rodríguez (captain) | Midfielder |
| 15 | Juan Portilla | Midfielder |
| 16 | Jefferson Lerma | Midfielder |
| 11 | Jhon Arias | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jorge Carrascal | Midfielder |
| 5 | Kevin Castaño | Midfielder |
| 16 | Jefferson Lerma | Midfielder |
| 20 | Juan Fernando Quintero | Midfielder |
| 6 | Richard Ríos | Midfielder |
| 23 | Jaminton Campaz | Midfielder |
| Forward | ||
| 7 | Luis Díaz | Forward |
| 8 | Marino Hinestroza | Forward |
| 19 | Rafael Santos Borré | Forward |
| Johan Carbonero | Forward | |
| 25 | Luis Sinisterra | Forward |
| 14 | Jhon Córdoba | Forward |
Colombia Full Squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Here is the Colombia National team’s final squad in World Cup Qualification, which was selected for the last two matches -. Brazil vs Colombia, and Colombia vs Paraguay. Currently, the team is 6th position in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Points Table.
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Álvaro Montero (Millonarios, Colombia), Camilo Vargas (Atlas, Mexico) and David Ospina (Atlético Nacional, Colombia). |
| Defenders | Jonathan Clauss (Nice), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Inter), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich). |
| Midfielders | James Rodríguez (Club León, Mexico), Jaminton Campaz (Rosario Central, Argentina), Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace, England), Jhon Arias (Fluminense, Brazil), Jorge Carrascal (Dinamo Moscow, Russia), Juan Camilo Portilla (Talleres, Argentina), Juan Fernando Quintero (América de Cali, Colombia), Kevin Castaño (River Plate, Argentina) and Richard Ríos (Palmeiras, Brazil). |
| Forwards | Rafael Santos Borré (Internacional, Brazil), Marino Hinestroza (Atlético Nacional, Colombia), Luis Díaz (Liverpool, England), Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth, England), Jhon Córdoba (Krasnodar, Russia) and Jhon Jáder Durán (Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia). |
| Captain | James Rodríguez |
| Head Coach | Néstor Lorenzo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Win | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Colombia | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 20 |
Colombia National Football Team Information
| Colombia Football Team Information | |
|---|---|
| Captain | James Rodríguez |
| FIFA code | COL |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 12th (31/March/25) |
| Top Score | Radamel Falcao (36 goals in 104 Apps) |
| Appearance | World Cup– 6 (first in 1962) Best Results- Quarter-finals (2014) CONCACAF Gold Cup– 3 times Best Results- Runners-up (2000) Central American and Caribbean Games- 2 times Best Results- Champions (1946) Copa América – 23 times Best Results- Won(2001) FIFA Confederations Cup– 1 time Best Results- Fourth place (2003) |
2026 FIFA World Cup Colombia Team Qualification Match Schedule
| S.R | Teams | Score | Time/Date | |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Fixtures | ||||
| 1 | Brazil vs Colombia | 2-1 | 20 March 2025 | |
| 2 | Colombia vs Paraguay | 2-2 | 25 March 2025 | |
| 3 | Colombia vs Peru | 3 June 2025 | ||
| 4 | Argentina vs Colombia | 8 June 2025 | ||
| 5 | Colombia vs Bolivia | 8 September 2025 | ||
| 6 | Venezuela vs Colombia | 9 September 2025 | ||
Colombia National Football Team Most Appearances Player
| Position | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | David Ospina | 129 | 0 | Goalkeeper | 2007–present |
| 2 | Juan Cuadrado | 116 | 11 | Winger | 2010–present |
| 3 | James Rodríguez | 114 | 29 | Winger | 2011–present |
Colombia National Football Team Top Goalscorers
| Position | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | Radamel Falcao | 104 | 36 | 0.35 | 2007–2023 |
| 2 | James Rodríguez | 114 | 29 | 0.25 | 2011–Present |
| 3 | Arnoldo Iguarán | 68 | 25 | 0.37 | 1979–1993 |
