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Despite missing Radamel Falcao, Colombia still start strong favourites today against Greece in the second match of group C. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2.00am (AEST).
Colombia have suffered a huge blow ahead of their World Cup campaign with Monaco striker Falcao ruled out of the World Cup through injury.
Falcao has enjoyed a steady rise in world football and is now know as one of the best strikers on the planet. His presence upfront will be sorely missed if Colombia manage to progress to the knockout stages.
Falcao’s absence however should not be used as an excuse if Colombia fail to progress past the group stage. They still have a great squad filled with plenty of talent.
Given that the World Cup is in Latin America, Colombia will fancy their chances of progressing deep into the tournament even without Falcao leading the line.
Jackson Martinez and James Rodriguez will be the players tasked with sparking Colombia’s attack to life against Greece. The Greeks will go a long way to keeping Colombia at bay if they can keep the preceding duo quite.
Greece are a solid if unspectacular team at the best of times. They showed however that you don’t have to play spectacular football to win tournaments as evidenced by their shock 2004 Euro championship victory.
The longer today’s game stays close, the better it will be for the Greeks. Colombia can grow frustrated at times and should be expected to take plenty of risks to penetrate a stubborn Greek defence.
Colombia though do possess the talent to secure a good win today. If they do score first, expect the likes of Martinez, Zuniga and Rodriguez to dominate against Greece.
Colombia to win 2-0