{"id":12902,"date":"2026-06-22T01:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/?p=12902"},"modified":"2026-06-22T01:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:54:20","slug":"colombia-afronta-duelo-inedito-ante-rd-congo-con-un-historial-favorable-frente-a-paises-africanos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/noticias\/futbol\/mundial\/colombia-afronta-duelo-inedito-ante-rd-congo-con-un-historial-favorable-frente-a-paises-africanos\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia afronta duelo in\u00e9dito ante RD Congo con un historial favorable frente a rivales africanos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>El Mundial 2026 marcar\u00e1 un enfrentamiento completamente nuevo en la historia del f\u00fatbol: la Selecci\u00f3n Colombia se medir\u00e1 por primera vez ante la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo. Nunca antes ambos combinados se hab\u00edan cruzado, ni en partidos oficiales ni en amistosos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sin embargo, para la Tricolor, enfrentar selecciones africanas en una Copa del Mundo no es una novedad. A lo largo de su trayectoria mundialista ha protagonizado varios duelos con un balance claramente positivo: tres victorias y solo una derrota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La \u00fanica ca\u00edda lleg\u00f3 en uno de los cap\u00edtulos m\u00e1s recordados del f\u00fatbol colombiano. En los octavos de final del Mundial de Italia 1990, Colombia se midi\u00f3 ante la poderosa Camer\u00fan de Roger Milla. El encuentro termin\u00f3 2-1 en la pr\u00f3rroga y qued\u00f3 marcado por el error hist\u00f3rico de Ren\u00e9 Higuita, que abri\u00f3 la puerta al gol decisivo y sentenci\u00f3 la eliminaci\u00f3n de la generaci\u00f3n liderada por Carlos \u2018el Pibe\u2019 Valderrama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlHTxTjDwwyDc-nh-1024x729.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlHTxTjDwwyDc-nh-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlHTxTjDwwyDc-nh-420x299.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlHTxTjDwwyDc-nh-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlHTxTjDwwyDc-nh-1536x1093.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlHTxTjDwwyDc-nh-2048x1457.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlHTxTjDwwyDc-nh-506x360.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CR\u00c9DITO: AFP PHOTO \/ TT NYHETSBYR\u00c5N. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ocho a\u00f1os m\u00e1s tarde lleg\u00f3 la revancha parcial. En el Mundial de Francia 1998, la Tricolor necesitaba reaccionar tras un inicio complicado. Un gol ag\u00f3nico de L\u00e9ider Preciado al minuto 83 firm\u00f3 el 1-0 ante T\u00fanez, tras una magistral asistencia del \u2018Pibe\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dominio en la era moderna<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En los Mundiales m\u00e1s recientes, Colombia ha mostrado una versi\u00f3n mucho m\u00e1s s\u00f3lida frente a rivales africanos. En Brasil 2014, el equipo dirigido por Jos\u00e9 P\u00e9kerman super\u00f3 2-1 a la selecci\u00f3n de Costa de Marfil en Brasilia, con goles de James Rodr\u00edguez y Juan Fernando Quintero, en una de las actuaciones m\u00e1s recordadas de esa generaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlZJdLuUINwXY-nh-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlZJdLuUINwXY-nh-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlZJdLuUINwXY-nh-edited-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlZJdLuUINwXY-nh-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlZJdLuUINwXY-nh-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlZJdLuUINwXY-nh-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlZJdLuUINwXY-nh-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlZJdLuUINwXY-nh-edited-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cr\u00e9dito: AP Photo \/ Fernando Llano \/ TT.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e1s adelante, en Rusia 2018, lleg\u00f3 otro triunfo clave: un cabezazo de Yerry Mina sell\u00f3 el 1-0 ante Senegal, resultado que clasific\u00f3 a la Tricolor como l\u00edder de grupo a los octavos de final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahora, en 2026, el panorama cambia nuevamente. 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Nunca antes ambos combinados se hab\u00edan cruzado, ni en partidos oficiales ni en amistosos. 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