El Tri secured a narrow 1-0 win over Peru on Saturday, while Colombia thrashed Guatemala 4-1 on the same day.
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World Cup bound side Mexico will take on Colombia in an international friendly at Levi’s stadium in California on Tuesday. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of victories in their last friendlies. El Tri secured a narrow 1-0 win over Peru on Saturday, while Colombia thrashed Guatemala 4-1 on the same day. Meanwhile, this would be the first meeting between these two sides in over 10 years. Mexico will begin their World Cup campaign against Poland on November 22, while the 2014 quarter-finalists, Colombia failed to qualify for the quadrennial event in Qatar.
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Mexico got the better of Peru on Saturday, courtesy of Hirving Lozano’s lone goal, five minutes from time. It was El Tri’s second win in their last six outings across all competitions. Meanwhile Head coach Gerardo Martino won’t be very happy with his side’s performance against la Blanquirroja, as they managed to record only one shot on target in the entire match. It was a Cagey affair at the Rose Bowl in California. Although Mexico’s attacking third hasn’t been in great touch, their defence has been pretty solid, having kept three clean sheets in their last five games across all competitions.
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Colombia, on the other hand, netted four times against Guatemala through James Rodriguez, Luis Sinisterra, Rafael Maury and Yaser Aspirilla. Meanwhile the North American outfit scored a late consolation goal through Oscar Santis. It was Los Cafeteros’ fourth consecutive victory across all competitions. Since the start of the new millennium, Colombia have only lost two of their 10 games played against the Mexicans.
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Mexico boss Martino could rotate his squad in order to test his bench strength. Wolves striker Raul Jimenez, who did not feature against Peru might take to the field on Tuesday. Lainez, Herrera and Beltran could form the midfield-trio. As for Colombia, veteran striker Falcao is likely to lead the line with Diaz, Rodriguez and Asprilla in support. Uribe and Alzate could pull the strings in the midfield.
Mexico probable starting lineup: Ochoa, K Alvarez, Araujo, Moreno, Gallardo, Lainez, Herrera, Beltran, Vega, Martin, Gimenez
Colombia probable starting lineup: Ospina, Fabra, Sanchez, Llinas, Munoz, Uribe, Alzate, Diaz, Rodriguez, Asprilla, Falcao
The international friendly match between Mexico and Colombia will take place at Levis Stadium Wednesday at 7:30 am IST.
| Mexico vs Colombia | Key details |
| Date | September 27 (USA) |
| Venue | Levi’s Stadium, California |
| Kickoff time in USA | 10:00 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in Mexico | 9:00 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in Colombia | 9:00 pm (Tuesday) |
For the football fans in Mexico, live coverage of the match will be available on Canal 5 Televisa, Azteca Deportes en Vivo, TUDN network, Azteca 7 and Bilm TV. Meanwhile, those in Colombia can catch the live action via Caracol Play, Caracol TV.
