This will happen with Daniel Muñoz in the Copa América after being expelled in the last friendly match of the Colombian team

Daniel Muñoz is one of the players who make up the base of Néstor Lorenzo’s starting roster in the Colombian national team – credit Colombian Football Federation

The Colombian National Team beat Bolivia 3-0 in a friendly match prior to the Copa América. The match took place at the Rentschler Field stadium in Connecticut, USA, and was attended mostly by Colombian fans.

The team led by Néstor Lorenzo secured the victory with three goals in the first half, which left the second half of the match without major surprises. However, the 67th minute brought with it a controversial play. During a dispute on the left wing, Luis Díaz was subject to a strong tackle from behind by Héctor Cuellar, which provoked a reaction from the Colombian players. Matheus Uribe was the first to express his discontent, followed by Daniel Muñoz, who ended up hitting Diego Medina. In addition, César Menacho from Bolivia hit Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas, who responded to the attacks, but was not cautioned.

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The footballers got into a fight due to a foul by Héctor Cuellar on Luis Díaz in the second half – credit Gol Caracol

The referee of the match decided to send off Muñoz and Menacho, and showed a yellow card to Cuellar. The concern of the national team’s fans was not about being left with one less man in a match that was already sentenced, but rather about what the red card could represent in the formation of Colombia’s starting roster in the Copa América USA 2024. However, since a red card was shown in a friendly match, FIFA establishes that the sanction will be represented in a financial sanction against the Colombian Football Federation, so its presence at the Tricolor’s debut is not compromised.

This type of situation has already had a history in the Colombian team, prior to the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. La Amarilla, qualified for the tournament, played a friendly match against its counterpart from South Korea. Edwin Cardona put his hands on his face and scratched his eyes, imitating the features of Asian soccer players during the match, which was interpreted as an act of racial discrimination.

The Disciplinary Committee of the International Football Federation based its decision on article 58 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, which indicates that any type of humiliation, discrimination or outrage based on race, skin color, language, creed or origin may be punished with a minimum of five-game suspension, a ban from entering the stadium and a minimum fine of 20,000 Swiss francs. Regarding the Antioquia steering wheel, as it was his first violation of the Code, they applied the fine.

This is the list of 26 called up by the Colombian team for the Copa América United States 2024 – FCF credit

Colombia vs. Paraguay

Date: June 24.
Stadium: NGR Stadium, Houston.
Time: 5:00 pm (Colombian time)

Colombia vs. Costa Rica

Date: June 28.
Stadium: State Farm Stadium, Glendale.
Time: 5:00 pm (Colombian time)

Brazil vs. Colombia

Date: July 2.
Stadium: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara.
Time: 8:00 pm (Colombian time)

Néstor Lorenzo reported before the friendly match against Bolivia that Sebastián Gómez and Yerson Mosquera would be the two players disaffected from the Colombian team’s concentration and therefore would be left out of the Copa América USA 2024. These are the 26 called up and the positions in which they play:

Goalkeepers