The Colombian national football team closed a two-goal gap to Mexico to win 3-2 in a friendly match between the two teams in Santa Clara, California, USA.

And Mexico opened the scoring early thanks to Alexis Vega’s sixth-minute penalty before Gerardo Arteaga sealed the lead with a second goal in the 29th minute.

The Colombian team rose in the second half and scored three goals thanks to Luis Sinistra, who scored two goals in the 49th and 55th minutes before Vilmar Barrios scored the winning goal for his country in the 68th minute of the meeting.

Mexico will play their Iraqi counterpart next November 9, followed by Sweden on the 16th of the same month in their last friendlies before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in a third group that also includes Poland, Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Arabia.

In the second friendly, Peru defeated El Salvador 4–1. Honduras also scored against Guatemala to win 2–1.