Frances rotated squad overcomes Colombia in friendly with Doue starring

The coaches adopted differing strategies for this international friendly in Landover Maryland Colombia manager Nestor Lorenzo only made two alterations to the team that lost 2-1 to Croatia on Thursday whereas Frances Didier Deschamps picked a completely fresh starting lineup from the one that secured a 2-1 victory against Brazil that same day

Colombias supporters clad in yellow packed Northwest Stadium and they nearly witnessed an impressive goal in the fifth minute as Richard Rios effort from distance sailed just past the post

France quickly gained dominance and capitalised on their ball control in the 29th minute scoring with their initial effort on goal as 20 year old Paris Saint Germain striker Doue rifled in a deflected shot from the boxes edge that deceived goalkeeper Alvaro Montero

Marcus Thuram then made it two goals to nil four minutes shy of the break powering a header from Maghnes Akliouches precise delivery off the crossbar for his first goal in a France shirt since November 2023

Both Thuram and Doue created opportunities to extend the advantage before the break though Daniel Munoz came close to reducing the gap with a lob that drifted wide at the opposite end

Lorenzo introduced three fresh faces at the interval to try and shift the games direction with Gustavo Puerta Andres Gomez and Jhon Cordoba coming on for Rios Jhon Arias and Luis Suarez

Colombia were gifted a potential route back just four minutes after the restart when Luis Diaz pounced on Warren Zaire Emerys wayward pass but Maxence Lacroix on his international debut dashed back to execute a crucial tackle

The value of that intervention grew eleven minutes later during a swift French breakaway where Thuram laid off for Doue who directed his effort into the near corner beyond Montero

Colombia sparked a late flicker of optimism thirteen minutes from the end as replacement Jaminton Campaz slotted his maiden senior international strike into the far post

Colombia chased an equaliser yet failed to stage a recovery absorbing their second straight loss and fourth defeat across seven encounters with sides ranked higher than them in the FIFA standings W1 D2

Kylian Mbappe entered as a late substitute for France and had an attempt blocked on the goal line but it was the teams supporting cast that provided Deschamps food for thought in this last outing before his World Cup selection with the two time champions now nine matches without defeat W8 D1