Mbappé and Camavinga feature as France beat Colombia
Both came on as second-half substitutes
France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe controls the ball during a friendly football match between Colombia and France at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on March 29, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images France extended their winning streak to four in a row as they saw off Colombia on Sunday night, securing a 3-1 win in their second game of the March international window. Taking place at the Northwest Stadium in Maryland, United States, the Commanders’ stadium was packed out close to its 90,000 capacity.
The first Real Madrid player involved was Eduardo Camavinga, who was brought on after 64 minutes to replace Warren Zaïre-Emery in midfield. His only notable involvement was to be shown a yellow card 10 minutes later for a late tackle on Jefferson Lerma. On 78 minutes, Kylian Mbappé entered the field of play as centre-forward, replacing Inter’s Marcus Thuram.
He came close to equalling Olivier Giroud as France’s all-time top scorer, but Deiver Machado dropped back to clear the ball off the line as the striker tried to finish from a narrow angle to wrap up a counter attack. He then found the net in injury time, only to see the offside flag raised as he had broken through the Colombian defensive line. Earlier on, Paris Saint-Germain winger Désiré Doué opened the scoring on 30 minutes with a deflected shot, and Thuram doubled the lead before half-time with a short-range header.
Doué added a third in the second half, finding acres of space to tap in from a cross from Thuram. Colombia hit back through substitute Jaminton Campaz and a powerful effort which left French goalkeeper Brice Samba stranded, but the 77th minute consolation strike was too little too late. There were no minutes for Aurélien Tchouameni, who was rested after playing an hour against Brazil on Thursday.