The selection will have duels with teams that will participate in the World Cup event next year with the intention of adding key competitive minutes.
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The Colombian soccer team will play friendly with Mexico and Canada In October and against New Zealand and Nigeria In November, all in USAas part of its preparation for the 2026.
This was confirmed in an interview with Efe the president of the Colombian Football Federation (FCF), Ramón Jesurúnwho explained that “the four games of this year (on the FIFA dates of October and November) are already duly defined.”
“We will play with Mexico and Canada, teams headquarters of the World Cup and that will be standard head of that same World Cupwe will face them in the United States (in October), ”said the manager.
Jesurún added: “In the month of November, also in the United States, we will face New Zealandwhich also ends up classifying Oceania to the World Cup, and we will face the selection of Nigeriaan African selection that has always been Very competitive”.
FCF had already confirmed that the October 11 Colombia will play against Mexico in it AT&T Stadium de Arlington (Texas) and three days later will face Canada at the Sports Illustrated stadium in Harrison (New Jersey).
Meanwhile, the games against New Zealand and Nigeria They will be played on the FIFA date between November 10 and 18 in the US, waiting for more details about the exact place and date of the meetings.
These matches will serve as a preparation for Colombia for the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada, which was classified after the third in the South American Qualifiers with 28 points after beating Bolivia 3-0 and 3-6 to Venezuela in its last two presentations, played this month.
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