Today, Friday June 28, Colombia will face Costa Rica at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona at 5:00 p.m. Peruvian time for date 2 of Group D of the Copa America 2024. Picture ‘coffee maker‘ comes from defeating 2-1 to Paraguay and needs a second victory to secure its ticket to the quarterfinals. However, the ‘Ticos‘ They proved to be a difficult rival to defeat, drawing 0-0 with Brazil, in what was the great surprise of the first day of the continental tournament.
The Colombians arrive on a spectacular streak of nine consecutive victories. Since he took over Nestor Lorenzo as DT, they do not know defeat and are undefeated in 25 games; of which 23 were with the Argentine on the bench. To their credit, they have victories over powers such as Brazil (2-1) in the Qualifiers and Spain (1-0) in a friendly, so their fans are already excited about the possibility of becoming champions and adding the second star of their team. history.
The great figure of Colombia is James Rodriguez, who is not going through his best moment in Sao Paulo, but has shown that when he puts on the national team shirt it is a different journey and he excelled against the Paraguayans with two assists for Daniel Muñoz and Jefferson Lerma. His second spearhead is Luis Diaz, a Liverpool figure who was the top scorer in the last Copa América, equaling Lionel Messi on 4 goals and helping the team to finish in third place. Other notable names are Jhon Arias, Rafael Santos Borré or the revolutionary Miguel Ángel Borja and Juan Fernando Quintero.
For its part, Costa Rica has its greatest strength in defense. With a pragmatic coach, accustomed to obtaining great results with humble teams like Gustavo Alfarowho proved his credentials with the point they stole from Brazil. In that match, the youngster stood out Jeyland Mitchellwho at just 19 years old and playing in his local tournament, was able to nullify Vinícius Junior and Rodrygo, being chosen as the best on the field. In the back line he is accompanied by two experienced players such as captain Francisco Calvo and Juan Pablo Vargas. From the golden generation that made history in Brazil 2014, there remains Joel CampbellIt should be noted that Keylor Navas, their most internationally prestigious player, was not called up, as he announced his retirement from the national team.
The clash between Colombia and Costa Rica can be tuned into Peruvian territory through the signal DirecTV Sports and its streaming platform DirecTV Go. This operator has the rights to broadcast the entire Copa América in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, the United States, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela and the ‘coffee’ country. In the latter, the comparison can also be observed through the channels Win Sports, Caracol TV and RCN. Also, in the territory ‘Tico‘, the channels authorized to pass it are Teletica, Repretel and TDMAX.
The Colombian national team and the Costa Rican have faced each other 13 times throughout history: 9 were in friendly matches and the other 7 in America Cupbecause the ‘tics‘have been invited several times to this competition.
The last clash was on October 16, 2018, in a preparation match. The victory was Colombia 3-1 with a goal Carlos Bacca and doublet of Juan Camilo Hernandezwhile Kendall Waston narrowed the gap. Meanwhile, their last official duel occurred on June 11, 2016 in the group stage of the Copa América Centenario. On that occasion, Costa Rica gave the surprise and won 3-2 with goals from Johan Venegas, Celso Borges and an own goal Frank Fabra. Fabra himself and Marlos Moreno discounted it.
