Host nation and favourite of from Group A, United States Men’s team lost against Colombia into the first match by 2 – 0 where Cristian Zapata & James Rodriguez scored goal for their team.
USA 0 – 2 Colombia – Goal scorers
8′ Cristian Zapata 0- 1
42′ James Rodriguez 0 – 2 (penalty)
Full Match extended Highlights video –
One time Copa America title winner Colombia will compete against United Stats Men’s Soccer National team in upcoming centennial event of Copa America which will be hosted in USA this time. Colombia is one of the strong contender of the title which will compete in this largest south American event as a CONMEBOL. They will play their inaugural match against the host nation United States which will also the 1st match of this tournament also in next 3rd June, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium. Both two teams are placed in group A along with other two teams named Paraguay and Costa Rica. Let’s take a look below where their upcoming match details is given below.
- USA Vs Colombia 1st Match of Copa America Centenario Full match video highlights with result & goal scorers will be published after the match
# Match Details:
- Match Between – United States Vs Colombia
- Date – 3rd June, 2016
- Day – Friday
- Time – 21:30 (EDT)
- Field – Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara
- Address – Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, California, United States
- Capacity – 68,500
- Suites – 176
- Surface – Tifway II Bermuda Grass
- Opened – 17th July, 2014
- Cost – $2 billion
- Tournament – Copa America Centenario 2016
- Edition – 45th
- Match No – 1st Match of the Tournament
- Match Referee – Roberto Garcia Orozco (Mexico)
# Head To Head:
- Total Played – 17
- United States Won – 3
- Colombia Won – 11
- Drawn – 3
- No Result – 0
According to their previous statistics, they totally played against each other seventeen times where Colombia won eleven time and United States won only three times. Rest three matches were drawn. But there upcoming match will be challenging because it will be placed in United States and so team USA will get supports by their fans which gives them extra confidence to defeat Colombia. But team Colombia has some talented players who are currently playing in different renowned club. Like their captain James Rodriguez is in form now and Carlos Bacca is famous striker. So, hopefully their match as well as the first match of Copa America Centenario will be exciting and challenging.
Here we provide the possible best eleven of both teams below.
# Best XI of United States:
| S/N | Players Name | P. Position | Club | Remarks |
| 1. | Brad Guzan | Goalkeeper | Aston Villa | |
| 2. | Geoff Cameron | Defender | Stoke City | |
| 3. | Michael Orozco | Defender | Tijuana | |
| 4. | John Brooks | Defender | Hertha BSC | |
| 5. | Matt Besler | Defender | Sporting Kansas City | |
| 6. | Jermaine Jones | Midfielder | Colorado Rapids | |
| 7. | Alejandro Bedoya | Midfielder | Nantes | |
| 8. | Michael Bradley | Midfielder | Toronto FC | Captain |
| 9. | Gyasi Zardes | Forward | LA Galaxy | |
| 10. | Clint Dempsey | Forward | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| 11. | Bobby Wood | Forward | Hamburger SV |
# Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach – Jurgen Klinsmann
# Best XI of Colombia (Possible):
| S/N | Players Name | P. Position | Club | Remarks |
| 1. | David Ospina | Goalkeeper | Arsenal | VC |
| 2. | Santiago Arias | Defender | PSV | |
| 3. | Jeison Murillo | Defender | Internazionale | |
| 4. | Farid Diaz | Defender | Atletico Nacional | |
| 5. | Cristian Zapata | Defender | Milan | |
| 6. | James Rodriguez | Midfielder | Real Madrid | Captain |
| 7. | Sebastian Perez | Midfielder | Atletico Nacional | |
| 8. | Juan Guillermo Cuadrado | Midfielder | Juventus | |
| 9. | Marlos Moreno | Forward | Atletico Nacional | |
| 10. | Dayro Moreno | Forward | Tijuana | |
| 11. | Carlos Bacca | Forward | Milan |
# Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach – Jose Pekerman
- Assistant Coach – Pablo Garabello, Patricio Camps, Nestor Lorenzo
- Goalkeeping Coach – Eduardo Nino
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