Friendly

France 2–3 Colombia

Friday 23 Mar 2018 · Saint-Denis, France

France2–3Colombia

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Giroud Lemar Muriel Falcao Quintero

11′1–0Olivier Giroud France
26′2–0Thomas Lemar France
28′2–1Luis Muriel Colombia
62′2–2Radamel Falcao Colombia
85′2–3Juan Fernando Quintero Colombia · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

France

Came on

6Paul Pogba↑65′
11Ousmane Dembélé↑66′
24Wissam Ben Yedder↑73′
22Lucas Hernández↑76′
18Florian Thauvin↑83′

Colombia

1David OspinaGK
4Santiago AriasDF
13Yerry MinaDF
18Frank FabraDF
23Davinson SánchezDF
6Carlos SánchezMF
8Abel AguilarMF ↓67′
10James RodríguezMF ↓83′
14Luis MurielMF● ↓77′
21Mateus UribeMF ↓90′
9Radamel FalcaoFW● ↓68′

Came on

25Jefferson Lerma↑67′
19Duván Zapata↑68′
27José Izquierdo↑77′
15Juan Fernando Quintero●↑83′
5Wilmar Barrios↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

France: 2026 → 2012
Colombia: 1986 → 2000

Expected score for France: 69.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 5, 1972–2026.

France wins: 4
Draws: 0
Colombia wins: 1

Form either side

France

Before

0–0 v Luxembourg 3 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–0 v Bulgaria 7 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
2–1 v Belarus 10 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
2–0 v Wales 10 Nov 2017 · Friendly
2–2 v Germany 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly

After

3–1 v Russia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
2–0 v Republic of Ireland 28 May 2018 · Friendly
3–1 v Italy 1 Jun 2018 · Friendly
1–1 v United States 9 Jun 2018 · Friendly
2–1 v Australia 16 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Colombia

Before

1–1 v Brazil 5 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–2 v Paraguay 5 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–1 v Peru 10 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–2 v South Korea 10 Nov 2017 · Friendly
4–0 v China PR 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Australia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Egypt 1 Jun 2018 · Friendly
1–2 v Japan 19 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–0 v Poland 24 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–0 v Senegal 28 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Every France v Colombia match5

From France's side.


29 Mar 2026	Colombia	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
23 Mar 2018	Colombia	2–3	Home	Friendly	—
3 Jun 2008	Colombia	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
18 Jun 2003	Colombia	1–0	Home	Confederations Cup 2003	Group stage
18 Jun 1972	Colombia	3–2	Neutral	Brazil Independence Cup 1972	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN