Colombia vs Ghana Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026

by Trystan Pugh · 1 July 2026 at 1:25 pm

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This is the first meeting between Colombia and Ghana.
Colombia have won four matches in a row against CAF teams at the World Cup, since a 2-1 extra-time defeat against Cameroon in the 1990 Round of 16 – their first such encounter and their only previous knockout fixture against an African opponent.
This is Colombia’s third successive qualification to the knockout phase, and their fourth overall.
Colombia progressed though the group stage unbeaten for only the second time. The only previous instance came back in 2014 when they went on to win their opening five fixtures before a 2-1 quarter-final defeat against Brazil.
The 0-0 against Portugal was the first time in 25 FIFA World Cup encounters that Colombia were involved in a goalless draw. They had scored in their previous 11 matches in the competition.
Colombia have kept four clean sheets in their last six World Cup matches.
Juan Quintero could make his tenth World Cup appearance, becoming only the fourth Colombian player to reach the landmark.
Ghana remain winless in their three FIFA World Cup matches against South American opposition, with defeats to Brazil (3-0 in 2006) and Uruguay (2-0 in 2022) bookending their 2010 quarter‑final exit to Uruguay, when a 1-1 draw after extra time led to a decisive penalty shoot‑out loss.
Ghana have qualified for the knockout stage for the first time since making back-to-back appearances in 2006 and 2010.
Ghana’s only win in a knockout phase fixture is their 2-1 extra-time triumph over the USA in the 2010 round of 16.
Only one of Ghana’s 18 World Cup matches has finished goalless.
Jordan Ayew could become only the third player to reach 10 World Cup appearances for Ghana after Asamoah Gyan (11) and André Ayew (10).
Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz managed Colombia between February 2019 and December 2020, leading them at the 2019 Copa América in Brazil. Surviving members of that Colombia squad on duty at this FIFA World Cup, and now in opposition to Queiroz, are David Ospina, Santiago Arias, James Rodríguez, Camilo Vargas, Yerry Mina, Luis Díaz, Jefferson Lerma, Jhon Lucumí and Davinson Sánchez.