In the early morning of September 11, reigning world champion Argentina lost 1-2 to Colombia in the 8th match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America.

This result helped Colombia reclaim the debt of losing 0-1 to Argentina in the Copa America 2024 final in July. Just like in the last confrontation, Colombia caused a lot of difficulties for Argentina. But this time, the reigning world champion did not have enough luck to overcome the opponent.

Argentina were beaten by Colombia in the 25th minute by a powerful header from Yerson Mosquera. Argentina equalized in the 45th minute through Nicholas Gonzalez.

In the 60th minute, James Rodríguez successfully executed the penalty kick, scoring the winning goal 2-1 for Colombia.

This defeat does not affect the situation of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America too much. Argentina still leads the rankings after the 8th round with 18 points. Colombia is ranked second with 16 points.

It is worth mentioning that Colombia is the only team that has not lost a match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America. After 8 rounds, Colombia has won 4 and drawn 4. This is truly an impressive performance, reflecting in part the playing style and character of Colombia.