A sea of yellow-shirted fans spread across most of Camping World Stadium amid current renovations.Colombia may have been the home team in Thursday night’s international friendly, but Croatia came out on top with a 2-1 victory in a clash of two World Cup-bound teams.Jhon Arias opened the scoring for the Cafeteros two minutes into the match, but Luka Vuskovic tied it moments later. Igor Matanovic added the eventual winner before halftime after Orlando City’s Marco Pasalic found him on a corner kick.Thursday’s match between Colombia and Croatia was part of the Road to 26 series, featuring World Cup-bound teams during the upcoming FIFA international dates leading up to this summer’s World Cup in North America.France defeated Brazil 2-1 earlier Thursday in Boston.Croatia is scheduled to face Brazil on Tuesday at Camping World Stadium.Orlando City connectionOrlando City’s Marco Pasalic made an impact in Croatia’s 2-1 win over Colombia.The winger delivered the corner kick that led to the go-ahead goal in the 42nd minute.“I think we can be happy. It was a tough game, and it was a good game,” Pasalic said after the match. “We started a little bit slow with the early goal from Colombia, but we came back even faster. It’s really important to believe in our quality, have self-confidence and believe that we can win. And today, that was the case. We felt we were able to change the game, and even with my assist, which was important for the team, I’m much happier for that.”
A sea of yellow-shirted fans spread across most of Camping World Stadium amid current renovations.
Colombia may have been the home team in Thursday night’s international friendly, but Croatia came out on top with a 2-1 victory in a clash of two World Cup-bound teams.
Jhon Arias opened the scoring for the Cafeteros two minutes into the match, but Luka Vuskovic tied it moments later. Igor Matanovic added the eventual winner before halftime after Orlando City’s Marco Pasalic found him on a corner kick.
Thursday’s match between Colombia and Croatia was part of the Road to 26 series, featuring World Cup-bound teams during the upcoming FIFA international dates leading up to this summer’s World Cup in North America.
France defeated Brazil 2-1 earlier Thursday in Boston.
Croatia is scheduled to face Brazil on Tuesday at Camping World Stadium.
Orlando City connection
Orlando City’s Marco Pasalic made an impact in Croatia’s 2-1 win over Colombia.
The winger delivered the corner kick that led to the go-ahead goal in the 42nd minute.
“I think we can be happy. It was a tough game, and it was a good game,” Pasalic said after the match. “We started a little bit slow with the early goal from Colombia, but we came back even faster. It’s really important to believe in our quality, have self-confidence and believe that we can win. And today, that was the case. We felt we were able to change the game, and even with my assist, which was important for the team, I’m much happier for that.”