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Colombia Beats New Zealand 2-1 in Friendly Clash

Gustavo Puerta scored on his debut and Johan Carbonero netted a late winner as Colombia secured a 2-1 victory over New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match.

  • On Saturday, Colombia defeated New Zealand 2-1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in a friendly between World Cup-bound teams.
  • New Zealand regrouped in the second half and capitalized on lax Colombian defending to grab the equalizer after earlier threats from Jesse Randall, Storm Roux and Sarpreet Singh.
  • Gustavo Puerta scored in the third minute off a Jhon Arias cross, Benjamin Old equalized after entering in the 64th, and Johan Carbonero sealed victory in the 88th after a Yerry Mina long ball.
  • Colombia manager Nestor Lorenzo said `New Zealand had a good strategy and competed very well physically`, and Colombia pressed quickly for a winner after the equalizer.
  • Both teams' 2026 World Cup preparations continue on Tuesday, when Colombia face Australia at Citi Field and New Zealand play Ecuador in Harrison, New Jersey.
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Colombia beats New Zealand 2-1 in friendly clash

Colombia, fueled by a debut goal from Gustavo Puerta, defeated New Zealand 2-1 on Saturday in a friendly clash between World Cup-bound teams in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Colombian National Team won a 2-1 victory to New Zealand this Saturday in a friendly preparation for the 2026 World Cup. In the game debuted with a Gustavo Puerta stroke. Door was consecrated at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, United States. The 22-year-old midfielder opened the scoreboard at 3 minutes, and Johan Carbonero sealed the win at 88 minutes. Eight minutes earlier he had matched Benjamin Old for the oceanics. Also read: These are…

On Saturday, November 15, the Colombian National Team added a new victory on its way to preparing for the U.S., Mexico and Canada World Cup 2026. The ‘Tricolor’ was imposed 2-1 against New Zealand in a game that, although it seemed controlled from the start, ended up being resolved in the final minutes. The team led by ... The post Colombia beats 2-1 to New Zealand and maintains its good course prior to the World Cup 2026 appeared first on ::Tol…

After the tight defeat 1-2, New Zealand technician Darren Bazeley recognized the superiority and character of the Colombia Team. The Colombia Team did not play the best of the matches against New Zealand in the first of the two matches of the November FIFA date, but this did not prevent the rival technician Darren Bazeley from recognizing something about the ‘Tricolor’ that surprised the entire Colombian territory. Colombia put up on the score w…

Colombia vs. New Zealand saw their faces for a new international match by the date FIFA. In which channels did the encounter be seen? To follow the broadcast, you had to connect to the signal of Gol Caracol TV; eye, Fútbol Libre TV is a pirate signal and we recommend not to look for it. What time will it start? This duel was agreed for Saturday, November 15th from 7:30 p.m. (time in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador) and took place at the Chase Stadium…

Colombia beat New Zealand 2–1 in friendly international at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, with goals by Gustavo Puerta and Johan Carbonero. Ben Old tied for the ocean in the final stage and forced the Tricolor to react on the hour. This chronicle details the development of the match, the figures, the tactical changes of Néstor Lorenzo and what left the duel of preparation for the 2026 World Cup.

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eldeportivo.com.co broke the news in on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
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