France beat Colombia with reserves, show strength in friendly | OneFootball

France beat Colombia 3-1 this Sunday (29) in an international friendly played at Northwest Stadium in the United States. The European side was more efficient and built the result with authority.

Didier Deschamps used the match to rotate his squad and fielded a completely different starting lineup from the one that took the field against Brazil in the first match of the FIFA window.

France opened the scoring in the 29th minute of the first half through Doué and doubled the lead in the 40th with Thuram. Before the break, the team scored a third, again through Doué, putting the advantage beyond doubt before halftime.

In the second half, Colombia came back stronger and began creating more chances. The pressure paid off in the 31st minute, when Campaz took advantage of a move down the right and pulled one back for the South Americans.

Even with Colombia’s reaction, France kept control of the game. Coach Didier Deschamps made changes, including bringing on Kylian Mbappé, and managed to see out the result without any major scares late on.

The friendly is part of the teams’ preparation for the next World Cup. France remains one of the favorites and is testing options in its squad, while Colombia is looking to gain consistency against high-level opponents.

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