Colombia 1-3 France: Les Blues dazzle, show off incredible squad depth

France's much-changed side beat Colombia 3-1 in Landover, Maryland on Sunday to complete an impressive CONMEBOL sweep in the March international break. MORE — Watch full replay (en Espanol) Didier Deschamps' side beat Brazil in Boston on Thursday and France showed off their impressive squad depth with so many changes against a very good Colombia side. Desire Doue put them ahead in the first half and Marcus Thuram doubled the lead before the break.

Doue grabbed another early in the second half to put the result beyond doubt as Jaminton Campaz scored a consolation goal for Colombia. Their two friendly wins in the U. S.

over the last week have underlined France's status as one of the favorites to win the 2026 men's World Cup this summer. Despite this defeat, Colombia showed enough promise to suggest they will be a handful for most teams. France’s incredible attacking options on full show They were runners up at the 2022 World Cup and this French side look ready to go one step further this summer.

Drawn in the toughest group in the tournament alongside both Senegal and Norway in the group stage, Didier Deschamps knows his side have to hit the ground running this summer. And they look ready to roll. After making so many changes to the team which beat Brazil, France didn't skip a beat with Doue, Thuram and Cherki exceptional in attack.