Colombia’s women’s national football team sits second in the CONMEBOL Women’s Nations League with 14 points after seven matchdays, level with Argentina on points but trailing the Albiceleste on goal difference (+7 vs. +12), and needs to win its two remaining fixtures to secure a direct berth for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil without depending on other results, according to the official standings published after matchday seven on April 17.
The path to Brazil runs through two away games: First against Uruguay, then against Paraguay, both manageable on paper but neither risk-free for a side that has not lost in six consecutive Nations League matches and cannot afford to trade that record for a slip at the worst possible moment in the tournament calendar.
Six matches unbeaten and the April that defined the race
Colombia built its current position through a methodical April triple date that confirmed the side’s consistency and its capacity to win at home under pressure: Coach Angelo Marsiglia’s team beat Venezuela 2-1 in Cali on matchday five, then beat Chile 2-0 at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero, with Linda Caicedo among the scorers, before travelling to the Buenos Aires suburb of Lanús for the most difficult test of the group phase.
The 0-0 against Argentina on April 17 extended a historical deadlock that reflects how evenly matched the two sides have become: In 17 matches between the two nations, nine have ended in draws, with four wins for each team, a bilateral record that makes Argentina neither a beatable nor an unbeatable opponent but rather the one rival Colombia knows it cannot afford to meet in poor form.
Colombia’s full six-match unbeaten run stretches back to matchday one, covering wins against Peru (4-1), Ecuador (2-1), and a draw with Bolivia (1-1) in the early group stage, before the April sequence of two wins and a draw put the team in second place with the same points total as Argentina; the goal difference gap of five (+7 vs. +12) is the number that defines the margin Colombia has to close or protect across the two remaining games.
Two matches left and the direct path to Brazil
The standings confirm that Venezuela (11 points) and Chile (10 points) cannot catch Colombia with two games remaining, making second place effectively secured provided Colombia avoids defeat in both fixtures. What remains open is first place, which Argentina currently holds on goal difference alone, and which Colombia could reclaim with a combination of wins and favorable score margins across the final two matchdays.
The Nations League awards two direct qualification spots for Brazil 2027, which means Colombia reaches the World Cup regardless of whether it finishes first or second, as long as it holds its current position through the end of the group phase. The real competitive pressure in the remaining games comes not from the threat of failing to qualify but from the opportunity to enter Brazil 2027 as the group winner with a stronger ranking credential.
A second-place finish still guarantees Colombia a direct berth to Brazil, but the difference between first and second carries weight beyond the table: Colombia enters the 2027 World Cup draw as the group winner or as the runner-up, a distinction that affects seeding, potential opponents in the opening rounds, and the competitive positioning of a team that currently ranks 20th in the world, 10 places above Argentina and well inside the FIFA top 25.
What qualification would mean for Colombian women’s football
To date, Colombia’s women’s national team has reached two World Cups, in 2015 in Canada and in 2023 in Australia and New Zealand, where the team advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time, establishing a benchmark for the current generation.
A direct qualification from the Nations League for Brazil 2027, on a host continent, would represent the most straightforward path to a third World Cup that Colombian women’s football has ever had within reach, and the two remaining matches are the only thing standing between the current squad and that result.