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Canadian men to face No. 14 Colombia in New Jersey friendly during FIFA October window

Canada will face No. 14 Colombia in a men's soccer friendly during the October FIFA international window.

The game is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., home of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.

"We look forward to facing more South American competition following our experience at the 2024 Copa America," Canada head coach Jesse Marsch said in a statement. "Colombia is the type of high-level opponent that we want to be competing against as we continue our preparations for the upcoming World Cup."

The 30th-ranked Canadian men, who finished fourth at last summer's Copa America, have played Colombia three times before.

Canada defeated the South Americans 2-0 in the final of the 2000 Gold Cup at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and lost in two friendlies: 1-0 in October 2014 at the same New Jersey venue and 3-0 in March 1988 in Armenia, Colombia.

Colombia was runner-up to top-ranked Argentina at last year's Copa America, losing 1-0 after extra time. Colombia captain James Rodriguez, who plays for Mexico's Leon, earned the Best Player Award and was named to the tournament all-star team along with Colombian defender Davinson Sanchez (Galatasary, Turkey).

Fullback/wingback Alistair Johnston (Celtic, Scotland) was the lone Canadian on the Copa all-star squad.

The Canadian men will play a second game in the October window in Montreal against a yet-to-be-announced opponent, Canada Soccer said.

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The Colombia fixture adds to a Canadian calendar that includes games against No. 45 Romania on Sept. 5 in Bucharest and No. 29 Wales on

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