Germany 0-2 Colombia: Luis Diaz and Juan Cuadrado score in friendly

Germany 0-2 Colombia: Euro 2024 hosts are BOOED off at full-time after another friendly defeat – as a Luis Diaz header and a Juan Cuadrado penalty steer South Americans to victory

  • Colombia beat Germany 2-0 in a friendly in Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins-Arena
  • Following a goalless first half, Liverpool’s Luis Diaz put the visitors ahead 
  • Juan Cuadrado scored from a penalty with eight minutes left of the clash 

Germany suffered a 2-0 home loss to Colombia in a friendly on Tuesday in their latest setback less than a year before they host Euro 2024.

Luis Diaz’s 54th-minute header and Juan Cuadrado’s penalty in the 82nd gave the visitors their first victory over the Germans, who were booed at the end.

The Germans, who have less than a year to build a battle-hardened team for the continental tournament, had needed two late goals to draw 3-3 with Ukraine last week before Friday’s 1-0 loss to Poland.

The four-time world champions have won just one of their last five matches since their shock World Cup group-stage exit in December last year. They have also won just three of their last 11 matches.

The Colombians looked far hungrier in attack, forcing Germany keeper Marc Andre ter Stegen to make a string of good saves in the first half, while Germany’s 21-year-old Malick Thiaw was impressive in defence.

Liverpool’s Luis Diaz scored the opening goal for Colombia in a friendly against Germany

Juan Cuadrado made it 2-0 to the visitors from the penalty spot in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday

The hosts had more than 65% possession but did not manage a single shot on goal for the entire first half, often struggling to play the ball out of their own half.

Colombia took the lead after Germany’s Emre Can lost possession and Cuadrado whipped in a cross for Diaz to head past Ter Stegen.

The hosts briefly upped the tempo but were still vulnerable at the back.

The introduction of centre forward Niclas Fuellkrug did little to improve things up front and a Joshua Kimmich handball gave the visitors a chance to double their lead with Cuadrado scoring from the spot.

MATCH FACTS 

Germany (4-3-3): ter Stegen, Wolf (Henrichs 46′), Thiaw, Rudiger, Gosens, Musiala, Can (Fullkrug 66′), Goretzka, Sane, Havertz (Brandt 79′), Gundogan (Kimmich 79′)

Booked: Fullkrug, Henrichs, Gosens

Colombia (4-2-2-2): Vargas, Machado, Lucumi, Mina, Munoz, Lerma (Barrios 77′), Uribe (Castano 90+4′), Arias, Cuadrado (Sanchez 90+4′), Diaz (Valoyes 86′), Maury (Cassierra 77′)

Goals: Diaz 54′, Cuadrado (pen) 82′

Booked: Lerma

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