Colombia vs England will face each other on Thursday, August 10th in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Women's World Cup at the Accor Stadium. The Colombian team has been performing well in the World Cup, however, they will have to face one of the undefeated teams in the Tournament. Check the channel schedule that will broadcast the match.
WHERE TO WATCH COLOMBIA VS. ENGLAND
The match between Colombia vs England in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Women's World Cup will be broadcasted on Caracol TV, RCN, and Gol Caracol for all of Colombia, while for the rest of South America, the authorized signal to broadcast the match is DirecTV Sports. You can also follow the minute-by-minute updates on the DT El Comercio website.
WHERE TO WATCH COLOMBIA VS. ENGLAND ONLINE
In order to watch the online broadcast of the match between Colombia vs England, you will have to create an account on DSports.
Colombia achieved a historic qualification to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup after defeating Jamaica 1-0, a team that had not conceded any goals in the tournament.
It is the first time that Colombia reaches the third round in a major women's football tournament, and now they will have to face England, a favorite to lift the cup, next Saturday.
Catalina Usme scored the goal at minute 51 that broke Jamaica's spell of keeping their goal clean in their first three matches, after receiving a cross from the youth player Ana María Guzmán.
The goal sparked a burst of joy in the stands of the Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, where the loyal Colombian fans had a dominant presence once again.
Colombia is the only Conmebol team still alive in the World Cup of Australia and New Zealand, and Jamaica was the last Concacaf team in the tournament.
"It is a national pride, a regional pride, to know that we are worthy representatives of Colombia, South America, we remain as the team that represents America and that is pleasing to us as a coaching staff," said coach Nelson Abadía.
The Jamaican "Reggae Girlz" started with a more daring game, putting pressure on the Colombian defense and controlling the ball with their robust captain Khadija Shaw.
But after about 15 minutes of Jamaican dominance, the Colombians took control of the game, with runs from Mayra Ramírez and Linda Caicedo on the wings and the control of Leicy Santos in midfield, looking for scoring opportunities for the "Superpowerful Girls".
Ramírez in particular came out on top in a high-intensity duel with defender Chantelle Swaby, who was cautioned for her rough play trying to stop the Colombian.
The Colombians had difficulties dealing with the physical play of the Jamaicans, who defended their territory with strength and some rough play.
The situation changed in the second half when left-back Guzmán, making her debut in the World Cup, sent a high cross to Usme, who received it masterfully and overcame the resistance of the Caribbean goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer.
"I just saw the ball coming, I controlled it the best way I could and it ended up for me to score," Usme recalled in a press conference.
"All the emotions came to my head when the ball hit the net."
Colombia maintained control and continued to seek a goal with skillful plays from Caicedo that did not materialize.
The Jamaicans also intensified their attacks on Colombia's area, and Colombia increased their vigilance over Shaw and company to stop their attempts to equalize.
The best chance for the Caribbean team came in the 83rd minute with a header from midfielder Drew Spence that went wide.
Jamaica coach Lorne Donaldson acknowledged that "Colombia played better, they deserved to win."
Regarding the upcoming Saturday's match, Abadía admitted that "England is one of the favorites, they are the European champions. But we also faced Germany with wisdom, with the courage of our game and our players," Abadía recalled the 2-1 victory in the group stage against the Germans.