France Beats Colombia 3-1 in Friendly Match

In Landover, Maryland, on Sunday, France secured a 3-1 victory over Colombia in an international friendly, with Désiré Doué scoring twice and Marcus Thuram adding a goal, capping a successful pre-World Cup tour in the United States.

The match, played before a crowd of 60,734 at Northwest Stadium, the home of the NFL's Washington Commanders, highlighted France's depth as coach Didier Deschamps fielded an entirely new starting lineup from the one that defeated Brazil 2-1 earlier in the week in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Doué, a 20-year-old forward from Paris Saint-Germain, opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a low strike into the bottom corner for his first international goal. Thuram doubled the lead just before halftime, heading in a curled cross from Monaco midfielder Maghnes Akliouche. Doué struck again in the 56th minute, finishing a move initiated by Akliouche and involving Rayan Cherki and Thuram on the right flank.

Colombia, ranked 13th in the FIFA world rankings, managed a consolation goal in the 77th minute through Jaminton Campaz, who angled a shot in off the post after a pass from Jefferson Lerma. The South American side, coming off a 2-1 loss to Croatia in...