The Colombia Copa America 2024 squad is confirmed.
Colombia will head to Copa America 2024 full of confidence, having been unbeaten in every single game they've played since February 2022. That impressive record has included a win against Spain and victory versus Brazil, highlighting their ability to overcome more-fancied opponents.
A third-place finish at the 2016 Copa America in USA could also provide confidence to the more experienced members of the group, while plenty of more talented young players will help to supplement the quality of James Rodriguez and Luis Diaz.
Paraguay, Costa Rica and Brazil await them in the group stages at the Copa America, but they'll certainly fancy their chances of progressing to the knockout rounds fairly comfortably.
Colombia's squad
Colombia Copa America 2024 squad: The full team
- GK: David Ospina (Al Nassr)
- GK: Camilo Vargas (Atlas)
- GK: Álvaro Montero (Millonarios)
- DF: Davinson Sanchez (Galatasaray)
- DF: Santiago Arias (Bahia)
- DF: Yerry Mina (Cagliari)
- DF: Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace)
- DF: Jhon Lucumí (Bologna)
- DF: Carlos Cuesta (Genk)
- DF: Deiver Machado (Lens)
- MF: James Rodriguez (Sao Paulo)
- MF: Mateus Uribe (Al Sadd)
- MF: Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace)
- MF: Juan Fernando Quintero (Racing)
- MF: Jorge Carrascal (Dynamo Moscow)
- MF: Jhon Arias (Fluminense)
- MF: Kevin Castaño (Krasnodar)
- MF: Richard Ríos (Palmeiras)
- MF: Kevin Castaño (Krasnodar)
- MF: Yáser Asprilla (Watford)
- MF: Sebastián Gómez (Coritiba)
- FW: Luis Díaz (Liverpool)
- FW: Rafael Santos Borré (Internacional)
- FW: Miguel Borja (River Plate)
- FW: Jhon Córdoba (Krasnodar)
- FW: Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth)
- FW: Jhon Durán (Aston Villa
Colombia Copa America 2024 squad numbers
| No. | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ospina | Gk |
| 2 | Carlos Cuesta | DF |
| 3 | Jhon Lucumí | DF |
| 4 | Santiago Arias | DF |
| 5 | Kevin Castaño | MF |
| 6 | Richard Ríos | MF |
| 7 | Luis Díaz | FW |
| 8 | Jorge Carrascal | MF |
| 9 | Miguel Borja | FW |
| 10 | James Rodríguez | MF |
| 11 | Jhon Arias | MF |
| 12 | Camilo Vargas | GK |
| 13 | Yerry Mina | DF |
| 14 | Jhon Durán | FW |
| 15 | Mateus Uribe | MF |
| 16 | Jefferson Lerma | MF |
| 17 | Johan Mojica | DF |
| 18 | Luis Sinisterra | FW |
| 19 | Rafael Santos Borré | FW |
| 20 | Juan Fernando Quintero | MF |
| 21 | Daniel Muñoz | DF |
| 22 | Yáser Asprilla | MF |
| 23 | Davinson Sánchez | DF |
| 24 | Jhon Córdoba | FW |
| 25 | Álvaro Montero | GK |
| 26 | Deiver Machado | DF |
Colombia fixtures and results
June 24: Colombia v Paraguay, NRG Stadium, Houston, United States
June 28: Colombia v Costa Rica, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States
July 2: Brazil v Colombia, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
Colombia manager: Nestor Lorenzo
The Colombia assistant manager between 2012 and 2019, Lorenzo then earned his stripes as a manager during an 18-month spell in charge of Peruvian side Melgar. An impressive record there convinced Colombia to make Lorenzo their new first-team manager in June 2022, and he hasn;t looked back. Indeed, the 58-year-old is unbeaten since taking over, and though he's preparing for his first international tournament as boss, his previous experience over strong Copa America and World Cup tournaments with Colombia could prove invaluable.
Chile's star player
Luis Diaz
World Cup 2014 hero James Rodriguez might still be part of the international setup, but Luis Diaz has since taken the mantle as Colombia's most-important player. If Colombia are to perform well in the United States, the Liverpool forward will have to be on top form, with his team-mates inevitably left searching for his incisive runs and sharp dribbling skills.
The squad is fairly inexperienced, too, aside from Rodriguez and David Ospina, so Diaz's leadership will have to come both on and off the ball.
