TAMPA, Fla. — Colombia beat the U.S. men’s national team 4-2 in an international friendly here on Thursday night in front of 38,631 fans at Raymond James Stadium, the vast majority of which were cheering for Colombia.
James Rodríguez scored the lone goal of the first half with a world-class bending finish. The game was wide-open in the second half, with the U.S. scoring terrific goals by Kellyn Acosta and Bobby Wood (the second off a gorgeous assist by Tim Weah) to take a 2-1 lead, only for Colombia to storm back with goals by Carlos Bacca, Radamel Falcao and Miguel Ángel Borja.