CANMNT to play Colombia in international Friendly this October 

Canada Soccer and the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol announced today that Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team (CANMNT) will play Colombia (currently FIFA-ranked #14) in an international friendly in the October 2025 window, hosted by the 2024 Copa América finalists.

The match will take place on Tuesday 14 October at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey at 20:00 EST. This marks the fourth time CANMNT will have played Colombia in its history, having beaten Los Cafeteros 2:0 in Canada’s historic 2000 Gold Cup triumph and two defeats in international friendlies in 1988 and 2014. 

“We look forward to facing more South American competition following our experience at the 2024 Copa América. Colombia is the type of high-level opponents that we want to be competing against as we continue our preparations for the upcoming World Cup.” 

– Jesse Marsch, MLS Canada Head Coach of the Men’s National Team

Today’s announcement adds to the growing list of high caliber opponents already confirmed. Canada (FIFA rank #30) will kick off against Romania (FIFA Rank #45) and Wales (FIFA Rank #29) in September, and a Montréal-hosted friendly in October with the opponent set to be announced in the coming weeks. 

Canada is currently taking part in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup, having topped Group B for the first time since 2009, and looking forward to a quarter-final against Guatemala on 29 June in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CANMNT posted a 2-1-0 record in the group stage defeating Honduras 6:0, drawing 1:1 against Curaçao, and defeating El Salvador 2:0. 

Broadcast Information  

The match against Colombia will air live on OneSoccer, available on the fuboTV Canada streaming service platform, as a linear channel on TELUS Optik TV (Ch. 980), as well as online at OneSoccer.ca and through the OneSoccer app. Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Instagram, X, Facebook, BlueSky, TikTok, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANMNT.