Japan and Colombia are yet to play their opening games at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Placed in Group H, the teams will lock horns once again at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia. The match will begin at 5.30 PM Columbia who is at the number 16 of the FIFA ranking are labelled as favourites as they are placed on number 16 of the FIFA Rankings. Colombia has amazing line-up defenders like Cristian Zapata, Yerry Mina and Davidson Sanchez.

Whereas Japan, who are placed on number 61 of the FIFA Rankings, rely heavily on the midfielders. They will also be banking on the experienced players like Yuto Nagatomo, Shinji Okazaki and captain Makoto Hasebe. "The quality of the Colombian team has gone up, and they have height and athleticism," said Fortuna Duesseldorf's Takashi Usami this month. "We have to adjust the quality of our ball delivery and the recipient's timing to meet the ball." Let’s check out the streaming details of the match.

Colombia and Japan Football Match, Time and Schedule:

The first game of the FIFA World Cup 2018 which will be played between Colombia and Japan is going to take place on June 19 at Mordovia Arena. The start time of the grand celebration is 5.30 pm IST on Thursday at the.

Colombia Vs Japan Football Match, Live Telecast in India available?

The opening game of FIFA World Cup 2018 Colombia Vs Japan can be watched by interested fans in India on Sony Ten 2/Sony Ten 2 HD (English), Sony Ten 3/Sony Ten 3 HD (Hindi) and Sony ESPN (Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu) TV channels.

Colombia Vs Japan Football Match, Free Live Streaming Online available in India?

If you are not able to tune in to television for whatever reasons, you can also catch the opening ceremony of FIFA World Cup 2018 online with the live streaming option available on Sony Liv. You can also catch up on the live updates of the match on Latestly.com. 

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