“Tricolor” accumulates positive statistics precisely for this date, for which it never received friendly matches.
Colombia players celebrate. – Siphiwe Sibeko, Reuters.
As has been said in every article of this style for all of Colombia’s games at the 2026 World Cup.Let’s start by repeating once again that this is not decisive data. However, in such a mysterious sport as football Statistics on specific dates feed the illusions of the most superstitious and create streaks that over time become emotional refuges..
This Tuesday, July 7, “Tricolor” will have a more than exorbitant fight. They will meet Switzerland in the round of 16 of the world tournament. and with the slogan of equalizing them best participation in the World Championships, reaching the quarterfinals of Brazil 2014. Anyone who wants to mistake the statistics recorded for that particular date for a clique is bound to be misled.
It is common knowledge that friendly duels are not uncommon when collecting historical records of this type. However, what is interesting here is that Whenever a coffee show was to play on this day of the year, it was official.. Of course, of course, this opportunity will exist in 2026 most relevant to what we are talking about in Colombia in the most important sporting event.
When was this Six matches were played on July 7, divided into four for the Copa America and two for the World Cup qualifying rounds.. The balance is very positive when you see four wins, one draw and one loss, corresponding to a success rate of 72.22%.. According to Tricolor points He scored seven goals in his favor and received six on the day in question.
Date records began almost seven decades ago, with Sweden’s 1958 World Cup qualifying game during the visit to Paraguay in Asuncion. and a victory with a score of 3:0 in favor of the Guarani team. The draw mentioned was the second entry on the list and although there was goalless match, he has many merits, having played against Brazil in the Copa America, which he organized as host in 1989..
A lot of time has passed since the last departure on July 7, namely 27 years. It was in Copa America in Paraguay in 1999, when the coffee producers played the third day of the group stage against Ecuador and won 2–1.thanks to goals from Neider Morantes and Hamilton Ricard. Colombia advanced first in the area after also beating Uruguay (1-0) and Argentina (3-0).. The dream would end in the quarter-finals with a 2:3 score against Chile.
Matches of the Colombian national team on July 7.
- Colombia – Paraguay 0:3 | Qualifying tournament for the World Championship | Asuncion, 1957.
- Colombia – Brazil 0:0 | America’s Cup in Brazil | Salvador de Bahia, 1989.
- Colombia – Ecuador 1:0 | America’s Cup Chile | Valparaiso, 1991.
- Colombia – Peru 1:1 | Uruguay America’s Cup | Rivera, 1995.
- Colombia – Uruguay 3:1 | Qualifying tournament for the World Championship | Barranquilla, 1998.
- Colombia – Ecuador 2:1 | Paraguay America’s Cup | Luke, 1999.