Colombia football coach Jose Pekerman included Cristian Zapata and Abel Aguilar in his final 23-man World Cup squad despite injury concerns.
AC Milan center-back Zapata has not played since suffering a hamstring tear in late April while Deportivo Cali midfielder Aguilar is also recovering form a leg muscle problem.
In a statement on Monday, the Colombian football federation said both players had stepped up their recovery after missing the team's 0-0 draw with Egypt in Italy on Friday.
As expected, Colombia will be led by French ligue 1 club Monaco’s striker Radamel Falcao and Bayern Munich midfielder James Rodriguez.
Falcao will be making his first World Cup appearance. The 32-year old suffered a serious knee injury before the 2014 tournament in Brazil which ruled him out of the big competition that year.
As for the cuts, there was no place in Pekerman's World Cup plans for playmaker Edwin Cardona, who plays for Boca Juniors, while Santa Fe youngster William Tesillo and veteran forward Teofilo Gutierrez also missed out.
Colombia will begin their campaign in Russia against Japan on June 19 in Group H.
They then go head to head against Poland and Senegal.