Colombia are out for revenge as they take on Argentina in the blazing heat of Barranquilla. This is round eight of South American World Cup qualifying.

James Rodriguez scored a penalty and provided an assist to help Colombia defeat Argentina 2-1 in a South American World Cup qualifier. Yerson Mosquera opened the scoring for Colombia, while Nico Gonzalez equalized for Argentina.

James Rodrguez scored from the penalty spot and had an assist to help Colombia edge defending champion Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday in a South American World Cup qualifier.

Colombia have continued a magnificent run by defeating Argentina in FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying. They move into second place in the table and look like the real deal.

The South American football giants missed their biggest stars as they were handed shock losses away from home.

Two South American powerhouses lost in World Cup qualifying in the absence of their biggest stars, with Lionel Messi missing Argentina’s 2-1 loss to Colombia and Neymar still on the sidelines for Brazil’s upset defeat in Paraguay.

It was sweet revenge for Colombia, who were beaten 1-0 by Argentina in a bitterly disappointing Copa America final loss two months ago