Colombia shocks France: Women’s World Cup Moment No. 34

FIFA Women’s World Cup

Published Jun. 17, 2023 7:22 a.m. ET

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Colombia wasn’t favored to make it out of its group at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. Going into the tournament, FIFA ranked Colombia as the 25th-best team in the world. The other three teams in its group — France, England and Mexico — were ranked third, fifth and 26th, respectively.

And in some ways, those projections were right: France finished at the top of its group, followed by England and Colombia. But Colombia got the better of France in its second group stage match, beating Les Bleus 2-0. That win gave them four points, which was enough for them to advance to the knockout stage as the top No. 3 seed.

Colombia was knocked out the tournament in the round of 16 by the eventual-champion United States.