| The French national team displayed impressive early-season form during their tour of the USA. Despite having to play almost the entire half with ten men after Upamecano's sending-of France celebrated an impressive 2-1 victory over Brazil. The Colombian team, also hoping to get an early taste of World Cup action in the United States, suffered a 1-2 defeat against Croatia in Orlando. It's clear, that Didier Deschamps will use this opportunity to test his team at the highest level once again. Therefore, some squad rotation is quite possible. Before their 1-2 defeat against Croatia, Colombia was unbeaten in nine consecutive international matches recording, five wins and four draws, demonstrating that the team is defensively solid and usually difficult to beat. Only four international matches have taken place between the two nations so far, and they have only met once before in competitive play, in the group stage of the 2003 Confederations Cup. After France won all three of their first matches against Colombia, the South Americans celebrated a 3-2 victory over France in their most recent encounter, away in Saint-Denis in 2018. |
