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Colombia Copa America 2024 squad: Nestor Lorenzo's full team

Colombia's midfielder #11 Jhon Arias (2nd R)) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the international friendly football match between Romania and Colombia at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on March 26, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images).

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

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

Colombia manager Nestor Lorenzo (Image credit: Getty Images)

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

Diaz is integral to Colombia's success (Image credit: Getty Images)

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.

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