Colombia to Face Australia in November Kind
NEWโ YORK – The Colombianโ National Team will play a friendly match againstโ australia on November 18 in New York, the Colombian football Federation (FCF) announced today. The match replaces a previously scheduled game against Nigeria, which was canceled due to โขnigeria’s participation in the African playoff to qualify for theโ intercontinental playoff.
Theโ change in opponent โคprovides Colombia with a challenging test against a team that frequently competes in the FIFA World Cup.โ “For reasons beyond the control of the colombian Football Federation, said match [against Nigeria] will not be โable to take place,” the FCF stated. “Instead, Australia will โขbe the new rival, offering a demanding challengeโฃ againstโ a team that regularly โขparticipates in the World Cups.”
This will be the fifth meetingโ between the two nations. Past results include a 0-0โ draw and a 1-0 Australian victory โin 1995, a 3-2 Colombian win in 2001, and another 0-0 drawโ in 2018. Australia recently qualified for the 2026 โWorld Cup, finishing second in โฃGroup โคC of Asian qualifying,โข andโ will be making itsโ seventh World Cup โขappearance overall.
Colombia โคwill first play New Zealand inโ Fort Lauderdale on November 15, beforeโค facing โAustralia โฃin New York.
