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The goal of the USA is to find the toughest opposition possible ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Colombia certainly fits that bill.
In what could be the first of two meetings in the next month. the USA hosts Los Cafeteros in a friendly on Saturday at the Washington Commanders’ FedExField in Landover, Maryland.
Colombia comes into the match with a 21-game unbeaten streak that includes wins over five teams currently ranked in FIFA’s top 20.
Argentine coach Néstor Lorenzo has brought 28 players, two of whom will need to be dropped to get down to the limit of 26 players for the Copa America.
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• MLS connection: The squad includes three former MLS players, defenders Santiago Arias and Yerson Mosquera, who started on FC Cincinnati’s 2023 Supporters’ Shield winners and 20-year-old forward Jhon Jáder Durán, who played one season for the Chicago Fire before being transferred to Aston Villa in 2023.
After 10 days of training at the Colombian federation’s training center in Barranquilla, Colombia headed to Washington to begin final preparations for the Copa America.
The Cafeteros will hold their first practice on Friday at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. They will stay and train in Virginia and New York and face Bolivia on June 15 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Colombia opens play at the Copa America against Paraguay on June 24 in Houston before facing Costa Rica on June 28 in Glendale, Arizona, and Brazil on July 2 in Santa Clara, California.
If the USA advances out of its group with Bolivia, Panama and Uruguay, it will likely play Colombia or Brazil in the quarterfinals on July 6.
Colombia Roster:
Goalkeepers: Álvaro Montero (Millonarios), Camilo Vargas (Atlas, México), David Ospina (Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia).
Defenders: Carlos Cuesta (Genk, Belgium), Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace, England), Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray, Turkey), Deiver Machado (Lens, France), Jhon Lucumi (Bologna, Italy), Johan Mojica (Osasuna, Spain), Santiago Arias (Bahía, Brazil), Yerry Mina (Cagliari, Italy), Yerson Mosquera (Villarreal, Spain).
Midfielders: Kevin Castaño (Krasnodar, Russia), James Rodríguez (São Paulo, Brazil), Jorge Carrascal (Dynamo Moscow, Russia), Juan Fernando Quintero (Racing, Argentina), Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace, England), Matheus Uribe (Al-Sadd, Qatar), Sebastián Gómez (Coritiba, Brazil), Yaser Asprilla (Watford, England), Richard Ríos (Palmeiras, Brazil), Jhon Arias (Fluminense, Brazil).
Forwards: Jhon Córdoba (Krasnodar, Russia), Jhon Jáder Durán (Aston Villa, England), Luis Díaz (Liverpool, England), Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth, England), Miguel Ángel Borja (River Plate, Argentina), Rafael Santos Borré (Internacional, Brazil).
Paul Kennedy is the Editor in Chief & General Manager of Soccer America. More by Paul Kennedy
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