Colombia

James Rodríguez's six goals at the 2014 World Cup earned him the Golden Boot — he scored a bicyclette against Uruguay that was voted Goal of the Tournament.

David Ospina, at 37, is Colombia's most-capped player of all time with 130+ appearances, and was persuaded out of near-retirement by former teammate Néstor Lorenzo to provide experience in goal.

Luis Díaz became the first Bayern Munich player since detailed records began in 2004-05 to record at least 13 goals and 13 assists in a single Bundesliga season, finishing with 15 goals and 14 Bundesliga assists.

Colombia have never won a FIFA World Cup — their best run came at Brazil 2014, where they won all three group games and reached the quarter-finals for the first time, finishing fifth overall.

Los Cafeteros are named for the nation's iconic coffee industry; the adidas 2026 home kit pays tribute to Gabriel García Márquez's magical realism with a subtle all-over butterfly pattern — the yellow butterflies of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.

Goalkeeper René Higuita invented the gravity-defying 'scorpion kick' clearance at Wembley in 1995 — but he had missed the 1994 World Cup because he was in jail after acting as a go-between in a kidnapping case.

In September 1993 Colombia humiliated Argentina 5-0 in Buenos Aires in World Cup qualifying — a result so stunning that the home fans applauded the Colombians off the pitch, and Pelé tipped them to win USA '94.