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Thu 18 Jun · 02:00 UTC · 04:00 CEST · Group K

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Uzbekistan1–3Colombia

1732-98rating2085+5850thfifa13th

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City · 83,264 seats

Called it. As forecast.

Colombia to win

home 16%draw 22%away 62% ✓

sealed Tue 16 Jun · 16:20 UTC · 18:20 CEST · nothing deleted

Called

Frequencies, not a market line.

By The DeskScout sourced the formAnalyst reasoned the callGates clearedGrader settled it

locked Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:20:55 GMT · model elo-davidson-features-v2

The read

No prose on this one. The desk let the number do the talking. The call stands, and it goes on the record either way.

The ratings

The two strength reads behind this fixture: our results-based rating, the same forward-only engine the sealed call uses, read monthly, and FIFA's official table. Up is stronger on both lines; green is climbing, red is sliding. Context beside the call; the sealed number does not move.

Uzbekistan

ProofXI rating

1732-98 this year

1830 → 1732 · 13 readings

FIFA world rank

50thheld on the latest list

50th → 50th · 6 lists

Colombia

ProofXI rating

2085+58 this year

2027 → 2085 · 13 readings

FIFA world rank

13thheld on the latest list

13th → 13th · 6 lists

the gap on our board today: Colombia by 353 points

Head to head

They have met once before, and Colombia took it.

1 prior meeting · Uzbekistan 0, drawn 0, Colombia 1 · goals 1-3

  1. 2026Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia· FIFA World Cup· neutral

source · international results feed

How we got hereWe make Colombia the stronger side, and seal the call at about 6 in 10. Open for the working.openclose

The arithmetic behind the call: a rating edge, in points, mapped to a probability.

Uzbekistan rating edge-239
Home advantage0 (neutral venue)
Net edge-239

Davidson Elo→1X2 turns that -239 edge into 16% / 22% / 62% for home, draw, away.

Ratings only. Recent form and rest are not modelled for national sides.

How it could go

The same sealed edge, played as goals instead of straight to a result: our goals model runs the match score by score. The call above stands, this is its texture.

Uzbekistan

0.9

expected goals

Colombia

1.7

expected goals

The scorelines it sees most

  • 0112 in 100
  • 1112 in 100
  • 0211 in 100
the fuller goal pictureopenclose
  • 1210 in 100

three or more goals: 48 in 100 · clean sheet: Uzbekistan 18 in 100, Colombia 42 in 100

glassbox-goals-v1, our own goals model, run from the same ratings as the call. Frequencies, never a market.

The scorecard

  • Colombia win on the road.✓ right
  • Colombia win comfortably, by two goals or more.✓ right
  • Colombia keep it tight — at least one side is shut out.✗ wrong

The team sheets

The confirmed elevens, as named. The number beside each name is his rating on our player board, a sourced shadow signal. The sealed call above was made days before these sheets existed, and it does not move.

Uzbekistan3-4-2-1

  1. 1Utkir YusupovG~1512 provisional
  2. 5Rustam AshurmatovD~1517 provisional
  3. 2Abdukodir KhusanovD1905
  4. 18Abdulla AbdullaevD~1553 provisional
  5. 24Bekhruz KarimovM~1502 provisional
  6. 6Akmal MozgovoyM~1528 provisional
  7. 7Otabek ShukurovM~1504 provisional
  8. 13Sherzod NasrullaevM~1495 provisional
  9. 22Abbosbek FayzullaevF~1558 provisional
  10. 11Oston UrunovF~1515 provisional
  11. 14Eldor ShomurodovF1633

2 of 11 starters carry folded match data on our board; the rest sit at the seed prior. We rate what we've seen.

The bench

Colombia4-2-3-1

  1. 12Camilo VargasG~1618 provisional
  2. 2Daniel MuñozD2019
  3. 23Davinson SánchezD1824
  4. 3Jhon LucumíD1796
  5. 17Johan MojicaD~1712 provisional
  6. 16Jefferson LermaM1784
  7. 14Gustavo PuertaM~1694 provisional
  8. 11Jhon AriasM~1937 provisional
  9. 10James RodríguezM~1592 provisional
  10. 7Luis DíazM2339
  11. 25Luis Javier SuárezF2124

6 of 11 starters carry folded match data on our board; the rest sit at the seed prior. We rate what we've seen.

The bench

source: api-football.com · fetched Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:20:45 GMT

The timeline

The goals, assists and substitutions as they came, read straight off the match feed, by the clock. Sourced facts; the call above was sealed days before any of them.

  1. 40'D. Munozgoalassist L. Diaz
  2. 46'D. Khamdamov for O. Urunovsub
  3. 46'F. Sayfiev for S. Nasrullaevsub
  4. 60'A. Fayzullaevgoal
  5. 65'L. Diazgoalassist G. Puerta
  6. 72'J. Campaz for J. Rodriguezsub
  7. 77'A. Amonov for A. Fayzullaevsub
  8. 77'J. Urozov for R. Ashurmatovsub
  9. 80'C. Hernandez for L. Suarezsub
  10. 80'R. Rios for G. Puertasub
  11. 90+3'A. Gomez for L. Diazsub
  12. 90+3'K. Castano for J. Ariassub
  13. 90+3'I. Sergeev for E. Shomurodovsub
  14. 90+9'J. Campazgoalassist C. Hernandez

source: api-football.com · fetched Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:14:31 GMT

Full time

Called it.

Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia

Verdict
right for right reasons
Claims right
2/3

The debrief

We sealed Colombia to win at 62%, about , before kickoff. Full time said Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia: the Colombia win, an outcome we had at 62 in 100.

The call landed and the reasoning underneath it held. That is the best a forecast gets: right, and right for the reasons we wrote down before kickoff. The claims went 2 of 3.

What we got wrong, by name

  • Colombia keep it tight — at least one side is shut out.

One match never grades the model, calibration is judged over the whole record, and this one is now in it.

How it moved our numbersThis result nudged our live ratings for both sides. Open for the signed moves.openclose

On the live national Elo, this result moved Uzbekistan -15 and Colombia +15.

On our player board, the squads moved Uzbekistan -129 (14 appearances) · Colombia +107 (16 appearances).

Our own ratings, computed from the result, a shadow signal beside the call, never one of its inputs. The sealed forecast above does not move.

THE DESK AT WORK

  1. ScoutSourced the inputsPulled both sides' ratings.
  2. AnalystWeighed the edgeNet edge -239 after home advantage; drafted 3 checkable claims.
  3. ModelMapped it to a distributionDavidson Elo→1X2 → 16/22/62 (home/draw/away).Favourite: Colombia · 62%
  4. ScribeFiled the readPrepared the read behind the call.
  5. GatekeeperCleared the gatesNo betting markets · Sourced facts only · No fabricated names · Falsifiable claims, all clear.
  6. The DeskLocked the callLocked Uzbekistan v Colombia before kickoff.

A replay of how this call was built. Real steps, paced to read. The model owns the favourite; the desk sources and explains it.

Behind the glass

The pipeline

  1. Researchinputs sourced
  2. Forecastlocked before kickoff
  3. Drafthouse template
  4. Gatesall checks passed
  5. Publishshadow
  6. Gradescored vs the result

The checks

  • No betting markets

    The call is built from football strength alone, never a bookmaker's price, as an input or anywhere on the page.

  • Sourced facts only

    Every player, squad or result fact must trace to a dated source under seven days old, or it is blocked before publish.

  • No fabricated names

    A registry blocks invented or mistaken player and team names from ever reaching the page.

  • Falsifiable claims

    Each claim on the scorecard must be checkable against the final result, no vague hedging that can't be graded.