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South American Championship

Argentina

Home

06:02

UTC kickoff

Colombia

Away

Date

Jul 7, 2026

Kick-off

06:02 UTC

Venue

La Plata

Competition

South American Championship

Match brief

Argentina face Colombia at La Plata on Tuesday, Jul 7 · 06:02. Full coverage — lineups, live updates and post-match reaction — will appear on this page as the match approaches.

Home

Argentina's U20s welcome Colombia to La Plata in a South American Championship clash that should decide top spot in the group.

Storylines

  • A rematch of last year's continental final.
  • Argentina's home crowd will turn La Plata into a cauldron.
  • Both sides are unbeaten in qualification — a true marker game.

Player to watch

Valentín Carboni

Forward

The standout creative talent of the tournament so far.

Head to head

41

Played

21

Argentina

11

Draws

9

Colombia

Team sheets

Probable lineups

Argentina

Lionel Scaloni

4-3-3
  1. 23Emiliano MartínezGK
  2. 4Gonzalo MontielRB
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCB
  4. 19Nicolás OtamendiCB
  5. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  6. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM
  7. 5Leandro ParedesCM
  8. 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRW
  10. 9Julián ÁlvarezST
  11. 10Lionel MessiRW

Colombia

Head coach

4-3-3
  1. 1Colombia #1GK
  2. 2Colombia #2RB
  3. 4Colombia #3CB
  4. 5Colombia #4CB
  5. 3Colombia #5LB
  6. 6Colombia #6CM
  7. 8Colombia #7CM
  8. 10Colombia #8AM
  9. 7Colombia #9RW
  10. 9Colombia #10ST
  11. 11Colombia #11LW

Match timeline

Live timeline

  1. Pre

    Squad arrives at the stadium two hours before kick-off.

  2. KO

    Kick-off — live updates will appear here.

  3. HT

    Half-time analysis to follow.

  4. FT

    Full-time reaction and player ratings will be added after the final whistle.

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