Two straight wins would be exactly what Mexico manager Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino needs to work in relative peace in the final months before the kickoff of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. To do that, El Tri will need to overcome Colombia at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Tuesday.
Colombia won’t be heading to the World Cup, falling just short during South American World Cup qualifying and they won’t have anything to lose when they take the field with familiar faces James Rodriguez, Juan Cuadrado, and Radamel Falcao manning the attack.
That might be the most dangerous kind of opponent for Mexico, especially with Los Cafeteros coming off a 4-1 win over Guatemala in their last outing.
Mexico also won, 1-0 over Peru on Saturday, but they weren’t exactly convincing in that match and only scored the lone goal in the final minutes. El Tri struggled to create dangerous scoring chances, and the Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano game-winner only came after a deflected set-piece fell perfectly to the Napoli forward.
El Tri open their World Cup campaign against Poland on Nov. 22, and six days before that match it will face Sweden in a tuneup game in Girona, Spain. The final World Cup squads will be due on Monday, November 14.
Sporting News is following the Mexico-Colombia match live and providing live score updates, commentary.
Mexico vs Colombia live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Mexico | — | — | — |
| Colombia | — | — | — |
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Mexico vs Colombia live updates, highlights from friendly
60 mins from kickoff: It’s been a while since we’ve had a Mexico vs. Colombia. It should be a good game. These are two teams that want to play.
It’s been 10 years since Colombia last played Mexico⏪
A dominant 2-0 victory for Los Cafeteros in José Pékerman’s first game in charge🗣
pic.twitter.com/MNS1GhWy9Z— Cafeteros FC (@_CafeterosFC) September 27, 2022
Mexico vs Colombia lineups
Santi Gimenez gets the start at center forward and will want to clinch his ticket to Qatar with a strong performance. The same applies for Alexis Vega, from whom much is expected. Players like Erick Gutierrez in midfield and Gerardo Arteaga at left back want to show they’re deserving of a starting role. Johan Vasquez is playing for a backup role behind Hector Moreno.
Not on the team are the injured Rogelio Funes Mori, Luis Romo, Jorge Sanchez, Raul Jiménez and Hector Herrera.
Mexico projected starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Memo Ochoa (GK) — Kevin Alvarez, Cesar Montes, Johan Vasquez, Gerardo Arteaga — Erick Gutierrez, Edson Alvarez, Andres Guardado — Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano, Santiago Gimenez, Alexis Vega
Only four players are expected to return to the starting lineup from the team that beat Guatemala 4-1. Luis Diaz gets a break, and Mateus Uribe is unavailable due to injury.
Colombia projected starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Camilo Vargas (GK) — Stefan Medina, Carlos Cuesta, Davinson Sanchez, Frank Fabra — Jefferson Lerma, Wilmar Barrios, Yairo Moreno — Juan Cuadrado, Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez
Colombia subs (12): To be confirmed
Mexico vs. Colombia TV channel, live stream
| USA | Mexico | Colombia | |
| Date | Tues, Sept. 27 | Tues, Sept. 27 | Tues, Sept. 27 |
| Time | 22:00 ET | 21:00 CDT | 21:00 COT |
| TV channel | Univision, TUDN | Canal 5, Azteca 7, TUDN | Caracol TV |
| Streaming | fuboTV, TUDN site/app, Univision Now | ViX+ | Caracol Play |
USA: The match from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will air on Univision and TUDN, with both channels streamed on fuboTV.
Mexico: The match will be available across a variety of channels and their respective streaming platforms, including ViX+.
Colombia: It’s a Caracol match in Colombia both on TV and streaming fronts.
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