The Colombian team of 21 players and the support staff will touch down at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here after 1 am IST.
Colombia are placed in Group A along with hosts India, Ghana and United States of America. They will play their first group match against Ghana in the tournament opener on October 6 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.
New Zealand are placed in Group B along with Paraguay, Mali and Turkey.
The remaining 21 teams will arrive later, starting from next week. Honduras, New Caledonia, Iraq and Mexico will be the last teams to arrive -- on October 4 -- as their first matches begin on October 8.
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Schedule of team arrivals:
Sep 22: New Zealand
Sep 26: Turkey, Brazil
Sep 28: England
Sep 29: Paraguay
Sep 30: Germany
Oct 1: France, USA, Chile
Oct 3: Korea DPR, Iran, Guinea, Costa Rica, Niger, Japan, Spain
Oct 4: Honduras, New Caledonia, Iraq, Mexico.