Colombian National Team makes first decision for match against Argentina: player was not called up

The Selection has already touched Colombian soil to prepare for the match against Argentina for the eighth date of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The national team will have one player missing to face the champion of America’s Cup at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla.

After what was the draw against Peru (1-1), the Colombian National Team points all guns for the duel against Argentina which will be special after the final lost in the last one America’s Cup. Although it is not a rematch, it is a good opportunity to damage the leader of the qualifying round.

Yerry Mina leaves the concentration

Argentina He took away the unbeaten streak of 28 games from the National Team (25 in the era of coach Néstor Lorenzo) with the victory by the minimum difference in the continental final, but Colombia remains undefeated on the long road to the 2026 World Cup, this will be another test of fire to continue on the good path.

Before the match in Barranquilla and after landing in the country, the Colombian National Team He called off the central Yerry Mina, who was not eligible to play in the match on matchday 8 of the qualifiers due to a suspension.

The prodigious defender was shown a yellow card against Peru after coming on in the second half for the injured Carlos Cuesta, and was one of the national team’s cautioned players. Lorenzo He sent him to his club earlier than expected.

“The Sports Department of the Colombian Football Federation – FCF and the Technical Staff of the Colombian Senior National Team, led by technical director Néstor Lorenzo, would like to inform that player Yerry Mina of Cagliari Calcio (ITA) is leaving the National Team’s concentration for matchday 8 of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, due to accumulating two yellow cards,” the Colombian Football Federation said in an official statement.

The decline of Yerry does not upset the Argentine coach’s plans for the duel against the Albiceleste, his central pairing would be the same one he used in Lima, where Carlos Cuesta and Jhon Lucumí fformed headlines.

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