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England men · International friendly

England
v Colombia⁠

3–2

Full time

England v Colombia finished 3–2.

Colombia
Yepes 44', Ramírez 79'
Date
Tuesday 31 May 2005 · England in 2005
Kick-off
21:02 UK
Venue
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 1, Robert Green On in the 46'
  • No. 18, Jermain Defoe On in the 72'
  • No. 14, Alan Smith On in the 73'
  • No. 23, Kieran Richardson On in the 73'
  • No. 2, Luke Young On in the 86'
  • Sol Campbell (not used)
  • Andrew Johnson (not used)
  • No. 6, Wes Brown (not used)
  • No. 20, Scott Carson (not used)

Colombia

Starting XI

  • Farid Mondragon GK
  • Hector Hurtado FW Off in the 46'
  • No. 14, Juan Pablo Angel FW Off in the 59'
  • No. 21, Luis Perea FW
  • Jair Benítez D
  • Hayder Palacio D Off in the 72'
  • John Restrepo M Off in the 72'
  • Elkin Soto M
  • Luis Rey M
  • No. 2, Jhon Viáfara M Off in the 59'
  • No. 6, Mario Alberto Yepes D Off in the 80'

Substitutes

  • Fabian Vargas On in the 46'
  • Yulian Anchico On in the 59'
  • No. 12, Edixon Perea On in the 59'
  • Oscar Diaz On in the 72'
  • A Ramirez On in the 72'
  • Humberto Mendoza On in the 80'
  • Miguel Calero (not used)
  • Juan Ramirez (not used)
  • No. 2, Iván Córdoba (not used)

Referee: B Hall.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 4 meetings before this one

1970 – 1998

Official meetings since 1970

England v Colombia stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings6In our results database
England wins3England perspective
Draws3Level at full time
Colombia wins0Colombia victories

England have scored 11 goals to Colombia's 4 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Owen

3 goals against Colombia in matches we hold scorer data for.

Colombia · Fixture leader

1

Escobar

Colombia's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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