The Colombian team has the opportunity to seal its passage to the quarterfinals against Costa Rica.
Colombia national team in Copa América 2024.
Photo: EFE
By:
Futbolred Editorial
June 26, 2024, 09:30 p.m. m.
The Colombian National Team will play this Friday, June 28, against Costa Rica for the second date of Group D of the Copa América. A match that will ultimately be vital for Néstor Lorenzo’s team, which faces the great opportunity to qualify early for the quarterfinals of the competition.
This first challenge for Colombia is one of the most important, taking into account that if they beat Costa Rica and Brazil does not do so against Paraguay in the second hour, the national team could already secure first place in the Group.
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Likewise, we are going to review the last times in which Colombia achieved the objective of qualifying for the quarterfinals early.
Copa América 2019: The national team, then managed by Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, managed to qualify first on the second day after beating Argentina (2-0) in the debut, and Qatar (1-0) in Sao Paulo.
Copa America 2016: On that occasion, Colombia achieved that goal after having beaten the United States (2-0) and Paraguay (2-1), although in that edition the national team did not finish first in the group because on the final date they lost to Costa Rica and finished second on goal difference.
Copa America 2004: The national team obtained its premature classification by having defeated Venezuela (1-0) in its debut and later Bolivia (1-0) and then faced the locals and tied. Classifying on that occasion as first.
Copa América 2001: Same situation but in coffee territory, just when Colombia turned out to be home, they got the 9 points on that occasion. In their debut they beat Venezuela (2-0), and then confirmed their favoritism against Ecuador (1-0) and Chile (2-0) to finish as champions of the tournament.
Now Colombia has the opportunity to repeat this fact, as long as it does its job against Costa Rica and ensures its presence among the 8 best teams on the continent.
