Colombia vs Ghana Preview

Saturday’s early hours fixture at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium sees Colombia, one of the most impressive sides of the group stage, take on a Ghana team that scraped through from Group L in third place. Los Cafeteros enter the Round of 32 in excellent form and as clear favourites, but the Black Stars have shown in this tournament that they can make life uncomfortable for better-fancied opponents.

Colombia topped Group K with seven points, dropping only two in their final group match — a goalless draw at home to Portugal. Their most recent outing was that stalemate-free encounter, a tightly contested 0-0 that masked just how dominant they had been in the matches either side of it. Prior to that, they beat D.R. Congo 1-0 at home. Before that, they won 3-1 away to Uzbekistan, a result that underlined their quality even when operating on the road. Earlier in this run, further home wins over Jordan and Costa Rica completed a near-perfect group campaign. Colombia’s attack, led by Luis Díaz, has been fluid and direct, and their pressing from the front has caused problems for every side they have faced.

Ghana, finishing third in Group L with four points, have been more of a mixed bag. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-1 defeat away to Croatia, a result that meant they needed other results to go their way to progress. Prior to that, they held England to a goalless draw away from home — arguably the result of the group stage. Before that, a home win over Panama gave them their only victory. Earlier in this run, a draw away to Wales in their pre-tournament build-up hinted at resilience. The Black Stars are defensively competitive but lack consistent attacking output, having scored just twice across their three group matches.

The tactical contrast between these sides is stark. Colombia’s 4-3-3 presses high and attacks with width, while Ghana’s 4-1-2-3 setup relies on the physical presence of Partey in the base of midfield and the pace of Semenyo and Sulemana to threaten on the break. If Colombia can get their press working early and force turnovers in the middle third, Ghana will struggle to build momentum. The Black Stars’ best hope is a disciplined defensive shape, staying compact in the first half and looking to exploit any Colombian complacency in the second.

There is no previous head-to-head record between these two nations to draw on — Saturday night marks a first-ever competitive meeting.

In the UK, the match is live on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITVX. In Colombia, viewers can watch on Caracol TV, RCN Television, and DIRECTV Sports Colombia. In Ghana, the game is available on Metro TV, TV3 Ghana, and GTV Sports+. In the United States, it is live on FOX Network and fuboTV.

Possible Lineups

Colombia (4-3-3) Arias, Arias, Sánchez, Lucumí, Vargas, Lerma, Córdoba, Rodríguez, Puerta, Luis Diaz, Machado

Ghana (4-1-2-3) Mensah, Sulemana, Sibo, Luckassen, Partey, Asare, Adjetey, Ayew, Owusu, Semenyo, Senaya

No injury information was provided for either side ahead of this fixture.

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Group K — Final Standings

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Colombia	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	6	1	+5	5
3	Congo DR	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	2	11	-9	0

Colombia — Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Colombia	0–0	Portugal	World Cup	28/06/26
✅	Colombia	1–0	D.R. Congo	World Cup	24/06/26
✅	Uzbekistan	1–3	Colombia	World Cup	18/06/26
✅	Colombia	2–0	Jordan	Friendly	08/06/26
✅	Colombia	3–1	Costa Rica	Friendly	02/06/26

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Group L — Final Standings

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	England	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
3	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	0	4	-4	0

Ghana — Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Croatia	2–1	Ghana	World Cup	27/06/26
🤝	England	0–0	Ghana	World Cup	23/06/26
✅	Ghana	1–0	Panama	World Cup	18/06/26
🤝	Wales	1–1	Ghana	Friendly	02/06/26
❌	Mexico	2–0	Ghana	Friendly	23/05/26

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Head-to-Head

No previous meetings between Colombia and Ghana on record.

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	ITV 1, ITVX, STV Scotland, BBC Radio 5 Live
Colombia	Caracol TV, RCN Television, DIRECTV Sports Colombia, DGO
Ghana	Metro TV, TV3 Ghana, GTV Sports+, SuperSport GOtv Football
USA	FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
Germany	ZDF, MagentaTV
Brazil	Disney+ Premium Brazil, CazéTV
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN Mundial
Canada	TSN+, TSN1, RDS
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand