Football. ua presents the announcement of the World Cup soccer match between Colombia and Japan.

Group H, June 19, 15:00, Mordovia Arena, Saransk.

Broadcasting the match on Inter.

In the first round of the 2018 World Cup, Group H will play against each other the national team of Colombia and Japan.

The main question for Colombians is the figure of Hames Rodriguez. Will a 26-year-old football player play against the Japanese? Coach of Colombia Jose Pekerman confirmed that Hames missed several training sessions, but on Monday he was already practicing in the general group. However, the decision to participate in the upcoming game will be decided a few hours before the start of the match.

But not Hamesom single, the Japanese team can also have a serious loss - Shinji Okazaki can miss the match against Colombia. There were rumors that the 32-year-old football player will miss the 2018 World Cup, but Akira Nishino said that the footballer is preparing for the match.

According to the bookmakers, the favorite in this confrontation are the nominal hosts - the national team of Colombia.

Approximate compositions:.

Colombia: Ospina - Arias, D. Sanchez, Mina, Mojica - To. Sanchez, Barrios-Quadrado, Hames Rodriguez, Uribe-Falcao Japan: Kawashima-Sakai, Makino, Yoshida, Nagatomo-Yamaguchi, Khasabe-Honda, Kagawa, Inui-Okazaki.

Interesting Facts:.

- Colombia never lost to Japan (2 wins, 1 draw) - The last time Colombia defeated Japan 4-1 in June at World Cup 2014 - Japan has never defeated the South American team at the world championships (1 draw, 3 losses).

- This is the 6th World Championship for Colombia - Colombia first took 1st place in its group at the 2014 World Cup.

- Colombia won all 3 group games in 2014 - one of the 4 teams that it succeeded (along with the Netherlands, Argentina and Belgium) - Japan also participates for the 6th time at the World Championships - the Japanese went to the final part of the World Cup last 6 times.

forecast 2: 1.