Colombia and France have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at the Northwest Stadium in an international friendly on Sunday.
The game at the home of NFL team the Washington Commanders is part of a series of exhibition matches taking place as part of the build-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which starts on June 11 and will be co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Both countries were in action on Thursday, when Colombia lost 2-1 to Croatia in Orlando and France beat Brazil by the same scoreline in Massachusetts.
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Colombia vs France, as well as details on how to watch.
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Colombia confirmed starting team vs France
Juventus defender Juan Cabal returned to the squad for the first time since October 2024 as an unused substitute against Croatia, having recovered from a serious knee injury.
Cabal replaces Jhon Lucumi in one of two changes from the side that lost 2-1 to Croatia.
The other change is in goal, where Alvaro Montero comes in for Camilo Vargas.
Colombia starting XI: Montero; Munoz, Sanchez, Cabal, Mojica; Lerma, Rios; J. Arias, James, Diaz; Suarez.
Colombia substitutes: Vargas, Ospina, Machado, Lucumi, S. Arias, Mosquera, Puerta, Campaz, Carrascal, Quintero, Castano, Gomez, Cordoba, Carbonero, Borre.
France full line up vs Colombia
Defenders William Saliba and Jules Kounde and winger Bradley Barcola were not called up because of injuries.
Didier Deschamps has changed his entire starting XI from the side that beat Brazil 2-1 on Thursday.
Marcus Thuram leads the line, with Manchester Cityโs Rayan Cherki operating as the number 10 and Maghnes Akliouche and Desire Doue playing on the wings.
After coming off the bench for his first cap against Brazil, Crystal Palaceโs Maxence Lacroix makes his first France start.
France starting XI: Samba; Kalulu, Lacroix, L. Hernandez, Digne; Zaire-Emery, Kante; Akliouche, Cherki, Doue; Thuram.
France substitutes: Chevalier, Maignan, Gusto, T. Hernandez, Konate, Camavinga, Rabiot, Tchouameni, Dembele, Ekitike, Kolo Muani, Mbappe, Olise.
Where to watch Colombia vs France: TV channel, live online stream
Colombia vs France kicks off at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT) on Sunday. In the UK, live coverage is on the ITVX streaming service.
In the US, the match will be shown on ESPN+, Telemundo and Universo.
Colombia vs France stats
- The last meeting between these teams was a friendly at the Stade de France on March 23 2018, Olivier Giroud and Thomas Lemar putting the hosts 2-0 ahead before Colombia won through goals by Luis Muriel, Radamel Falcao and an 85th-minute Juan Fernando Quintero penalty
- Mbappe, who had one senior goal for France at that point, recorded an assist in a third straight international appearance by setting up Lemar before being replaced by Ousmane Dembele during the second half
- Then on loan to Monaco from Paris Saint-Germain, Mbappe proceeded to score nine in his next 14 matches for France
- France had won all three meetings between the nations until then, the most recent of which had been a 1-0 victory at the Stade de France in a friendly in June 2008
- They were eliminated from the group stage at EURO 2008 later that month, earning a point with a 0-0 draw against Romania before losing 4-1 to the Netherlands and 2-0 against Italy
- Having scored in his last seven international appearances, Mbappe is one away from matching Just Fontaineโs record of eight
- Against Brazil, Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix became the 950th player to win a France cap
- Midfielder NโGolo Kante turns 35 on the day France face Colombia. The Fenerbahce midfielder helped Les Bleus win the 2018 World Cup and reach the final of EURO 2016
- Colombia had been unbeaten in nine matches before their defeat to Croatia, beating Australia 3-0 and New Zealand 2-1 in their previous two, both of which were friendlies
- That was their first meeting with a European team since a 1-0 win over Spain at the London Stadium in March 2024
- They have scored first in four of their last five matches, beating Mexico 4-0 and drawing 0-0 with Canada before those games against Australia, New Zealand and Croatia
- Only Argentinaโs Lionel Messi (8) scored more goals in CONMEBOL qualifying than Colombiaโs Luis Diaz (7)
- Luis Suarez, who produced an astonishing close-range miss against Croatia, opened his international account with four goals inside 26 minutes during Colombiaโs 6-3 win in Venezuela in their final match of the qualifying campaign
- The forward, who is yet to net again for his country, scored seven more goals than any other player in the 2024/25 Spanish second tier โ playing for Almeria โ and is the current leading marksman in the Portuguese top flight, representing Sporting
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