The Colombian National Team will close 2025 with four friendly games. Two will be in October and the other two in November.
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The Colombian team has already defined its next preparation matches for the 2026 World Cup, a contest that will be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada and for which the tricolor already has its ticket.
The team led by Néstor Lorenzo It seeks to reach the orbital appointment in optimal conditions, and the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) confirmed on Thursday the program of two new international friendlies that will be played in November this year.
There were already a couple of confirmed duels for October, month in which the tricolor will be measured precisely with two of the World Cup hosts. On October 11 he will face Mexico in Arlington (Texas), while on October 14 he will collide with Canada in Harrison (New Jersey).
Beyond the friendly character, both games represent the opportunity to add points in the FIFA ranking, a fundamental meter to aspire to be standard in the World Cup raffle. Already in Brazil 2014, Colombia reached that privilege, and now seeks to repeat it in 2026.
The preparation will continue in November, again in US territory. On November 15, at the Chase Stadium of Fort Lauderdale (Florida), Colombia will face New Zealand, a selection that also secured its presence in the World Cup.
It will only be the second historical confrontation between the two countries. The only precedent so far occurred in the Confederations Cup in France 2003, when the Tricolor won 3-1 with goals from Jorge López Caballero, Mario Yepes and Giovanni Hernández.
Subsequently, on November 18, in the Citi Field in New York, the Tricolor will close the year against Nigeria, in what will be the fifth official duel between both teams. The history favors the national team, with three victories and a draw.
Colombia is located in box 13 of the FIFA ranking, only four positions from the nine best selections that will ensure the condition of standard heads in the raffle. With positive results in friendlies, the tricolor could make an important leap.
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