The Colombia selection finalizes details for its second presentation at the America Cup against Costa Rica in Group D, where Lorenzo’s team currently leads thanks to the victory against Paraguay on the opening day. Their next challenge will be based at State Farm Stadium, a venue with several peculiarities.
Stadiums have been a topic of controversy since the beginning of the Copa America. Complaints, almost all linked to the state of the playing fieldthey did not take long to get used to it. From the day of the debut, with Argentina beating Canada, the players pointed out that it was very difficult to adapt to the type of grass.
After the 2-1 victory against Paraguay, the Colombian team also made public its complications and will now face a new stage: State Farm Stadium.
This is State Farm, the stadium where Colombia and Costa Rica will play
With a capacity for 63,400 spectatorswith the possibility of expanding to more than 70,000, the stadium located in Arizona is the home of the Arizona Cardinals, an American football team, and will host three games in this cup.
The first will be Colombia and Costa Rica, then it will host Mexico-Ecuador and will do the same with the quarterfinal clash, with rivals yet to be defined.
One of the data to highlight from State Farm is that It is the first stadium with a retractable roof in the United States.
Furthermore, unlike several venues in this Cup, State Farm has natural grass and it is not a mix between synthetic and natural, which means that its condition is in better conditions to play a good game.
As an additional fact, State Farm has hosted several editions of the Super Bowl, in 2008, 2015 and 2023. It was also among the stadiums for the 2016 Copa América and the Gold Cup in 2009, 2015 and 2019.
Colombia knows that with a win, it will secure its qualification for the quarter-finals and will be very comfortable heading into the final match against Brazil.
