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France Defeats Colombia in Friendly Match

The French national team defeated its Colombian counterpart 3-1 in an international friendly match held at the Northwest stadium in Landover, USA. For the 1998 and 2018 World champions, Désiré Doué and Marcus Thuram scored.


France Defeats Colombia in Friendly Match

The French national team defeated its Colombian counterpart 3-1 in an international friendly match held today at the Northwest stadium in Landover, USA. According to Noticias Argentinas, for the 1998 and 2018 World champions, the forwards Désiré Doué, on two occasions, and Marcus Thuram scored, while the consolation goal was scored by Rosario Central midfielder Jaminton Campaz. With the victory, the French team sealed a successful FIFA window, as they had also defeated Brazil on Thursday, March 26, while the 'Cafetero' squad suffered two defeats, having previously lost to Croatia 2-1. The European side opened the scoring in the 28th minute of the first half, when Désiré Doué received a back-pass from Thuram and shot first-time from the edge of the area, with a deflection off the attempted clearance by defender Daniel Muñoz and entering the left post of goalkeeper Álvaro Montero. In the 40th minute, a cross from the right by winger Maghnes Akliouche fell into the small area for the header of Marcus Thuram, which went in high but central due to a poor Montero exit, who was halfway in his attempt to cut the cross. When 10 minutes of the second half had already passed, a high recovery by the French team allowed for a quick counterattack, which enabled Thuram's run on the right, whose back-pass was shot to goal, with a shot to the near post, by Doué. Colombia could have gotten the consolation goal when 31 minutes of the second half had passed, when midfielder Jefferson Lerma controlled in the rival area's half-moon and opened to the left for the first-time cross shot of Campaz, which hit the post before going up on the scoreboard.

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