JEFF POWELL IN MEXICO CITY: Colombia have long been looked down upon as the poor cousins of South American football when it comes to World Cups.

SOCCER-WORLDCUP-UZB-COL/ (PREVIEW, PIX):PREVIEW-Soccer-Uzbekistan make World Cup debut against revived Colombia

The darlings of the 2014 World Cup faces one of four debutants in its 2026 opener.

Jaminton Campaz adds a stoppage-time goal to seal the win

Colombia started their World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan. Daniel Munoz opened the scoring for Colombia. Uzbekistan equalized through Abbosbek Fayzullaev, their…