Overview
- Colombia face South Africa at Estadio Municipal de Talca at 16:30 local time in Chile (14:30 in Colombia and Peru) with coverage on DSports/DGO regionally, Caracol platforms in Colombia, and Telemundo, Universo, Amazon Prime Video and FOX Soccer in the United States.
- Colombia reached the knockout stage unbeaten after defeating Saudi Arabia and drawing with Norway and Nigeria, while South Africa advanced as Group E runner-up after beating New Caledonia and the United States.
- Argentina play Nigeria at 16:30 (Argentina time) at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, televised by DSports and Telefe, with Italian referee Maurizio Mariani assigned.
- Paraguay meet Norway later in Talca, with broadcasts including Tigo Sports in Paraguay, DSports/DGO across South America, Vix and Amazon Prime Video in Mexico, and Telemundo and Fox Sports in the United States.
- FIFA confirmed in a bulletin that Nicolás Otamendi must serve a one-match suspension in Argentina’s first 2026 World Cup group game, with an associated fine for AFA.