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LIVE: Poland, Colombia Both Eye Rebound After Group-Opening Losses

Poland and Colombia were supposed to challenge for first place in the World Cup's Group H. Instead, they're simply battling for survival in their second match in Russia.

Both sides are coming off 2-1 group-opening losses, placing an added significance on their matchup in Kazan on Sunday. Colombia will be without midfielder Carlos Sanchez, whose third-minute red card was the second-fastest in World Cup history. James Rodriguez, who came off the bench with a calf injury, is starting, though, and will be looked upon to conjure up some 2014 World Cup magic as he leads Los Cafeteros.

On the other side, Robert Lewandowski had a dire day vs.