The 2022 Tricolor fixture schedule will continue with friendlies in the United States.
The Colombian selection He is starting a new path after the resounding failure in the South American qualifiers, where he could not stay in the direct qualifying positions and was eventually excluded from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
This led to the departure of Reinaldo Rueda as coach of the Tricolor and that with the arrival of Néstor Lorenzo in his replacement, he will try to improve substantially for the cycle to the 2026 World Cup. In the meantime, the team will continue to play some friendly matches .
Below is an overview of the full calendar of the national team in all competitions.
FRIENDLY HIGH SCHOOLS
With the certainty of not being able to qualify for the next World Cup and with the official appointment of Néstor Lorenzo as the new technical director, Colombia held a friendly against Saudi Arabia on the FIFA date in June.
With Héctor Cárdenas at the head of the team and a team that was looking for innovation, but also new variants for the team, the Tricolor won 1-0 through a goal from Rafael Santos Borré in Murcia, Spain.
Then came Lorenzo’s long-awaited debut at the helm of the team, with a double against Guatemala and Mexico, in the United States, which ended with 4-1 and 3-2 wins respectively to start the process on the right track, despite the fact that that there were still things to do.
Colombia ended 2023 with a great 2-0 win against Paraguay in Fort Lauderdale and opened 2023 with a goalless draw against the United States, in California, to build on Lorenzo’s trial
Now the Federation has managed to specify two new friendlies, both for March, on Asian territory against teams from that continent. La Tricolor will face South Korea on Friday, March 24 in Ulsan at 6:00 a.m. Colombia time and Japan on Tuesday, March 28 in Osaka at 5:20 a.m. Colombia time.
QUALIFICATION ROAD TO QATAR 2022
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Although in South America it was expected that the start of the qualifications would be after the Copa América in Brazil, in October 2019, a change of plans finally came: from CONMEBOL they confirmed that the qualifier for Qatar 2022 will continue in June.
The CONMEBOL council has decided that dates 7 and 8 of the World Cup qualifiers will resume in June, before the start of the Copa América. Dates 5 and 6 were found in the months of September, October and November. Triple dates were contested for the occasion and CONMEBOL asked FIFA for three extra days to ensure a proper recovery of the players.
As for the elimination date in February 2022, it was established that Argentina will play Tricolor at home in the city of Córdoba and not in Buenos Aires. The Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium was the chosen venue for the commitment, pending confirmation by AFA.
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Full Schedule for Colombia in Qatar 2022 Qualifiers:
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