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Jun 14, 2014 5.00pm
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  • Pablo Armero 5' goal
  • Carlos Sanchez 26' yellowcard
  • Teofilo Gutierrez 58' goal
  • James Rodriguez 90'+3' goal
  • yellowcard Sokratis Papastathopoulos 52'
  • yellowcard Dimitrios Salpingidis 55'

Team News: Two changes for Colombia

Two changes for Colombia

Colombia have made two changes to their starting lineup for their World Cup opener against Greece tonight.

Abel Aguilar and Juan Cuadrado both come in for the South Americans after missing last weekend's friendly win over Jordan. Eder Alvarez misses out on a place in the starting XI, while Fredy Guarin is suspended.

Meanwhile, Jackson Martinez and Carlos Bacca are among the substitutes for Colombia.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos has shaken off an injury to start for the Greeks after sitting out last Saturday's victory over Bolivia, but Kostas Mitroglu must settle for a place on the bench.

Colombia: Ospina; Zapata, Yepes, Sanchez, Armero, Aguilar, Gutierrez, Rodriguez, Cuadrado, Ibarbo, Zuniga Subs: Vargas, Mondragon, Arias, Balanta, Valdes, Mejia, Carbonero, Quintero, Bacca, Jackson Martinez, Ramos

Greece: Karnezis; Maniatis, Manolas, Samaras, Kone, Salpingidis, Torosidis, Gekas, Sokratis, Cholevas, Katsouranis Subs: Glykos, Kapino, Vyntra, Moras, Tzavellas, Tziolis, Fetfatzidis, Christodoulopoulos, Karagounis, Tachtsidis, Samaris, Mitroglou

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