Colombia will be seeking to - at the very least - match their quarter-final finish of 2014 but to stay on track, they will have to win a knockout stage for just a second time on the global stage.

Although progress was sealed comfortably, Colombia have not been at their best and head coach Nestor Lorenzo will have spent the week ironing out their weaknesses.

While James Rodriguez - who burst onto the scene in the 2014 edition - remains the team's key player, Daniel Munoz has stolen the show after netting two of the four goals Colombia scored in the group stage.

They, however, failed to find the back of the net despite peppering the Portugal goalmouth in their concluding group tie, something they can't afford to do so on Friday.

Aiming to derail Colombia's campaign will be a Ghana side managed by Portuguese tactician Carlos Queiroz.

Queiroz is a familiar face for Colombia, having managed them briefly in 2019-20 while his tenure with Ghana only started just before the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off.

The former Islamic Republic of Iran tactician, however, will be determined to steer Ghana to victory with the African side only managing to do so once before - when they qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2010 edition.

The Portuguese veteran praised the bravery of his players, saying they would "fight until the end" for a result.

"This is in the DNA of these boys in Ghana," said the 73-year-old, who was only appointed in April. "There's nothing that you can build or you can buy.

"It is something that is in their blood and they are really great fighters and I'm very proud to be their coach."

Colombia v Ghana
Venue: Kansas City Stadium (Kansas City)
Kick-off: Friday, 20:30 (UTC-5)