Colombia lock horns with Panama in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa America at State Farm Stadium in Arizona on Saturday, with a place in the semifinals on the line.
The victors of this clash will face the winners of the last-eight showdown between Uruguay and Brazil in the next round.
Colombia are coming off a 1-1 draw with Brazil, which saw them finish atop Group D with seven points from three matches. They began their campaign with convincing victories over Paraguay and Costa Rica, boasting an aggregate score of 5-1.
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Panama, meanwhile, have made history by advancing to the knockout rounds of the Copa America for the first time. They defeated Bolivia 3-1 in the final round of group-stage fixtures to finish second in Group C with six points, dumping USA out of the tournament in the process.
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Colombia vs. Panama live stream, TV channel
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | FS1, Univision, TUDN | Fubo, Fox Sports app/website, ViX, Univision Now, TUDN app/website |
| Canada | TSN 4, RDS 2 | TSN+, RDS App |
| UK | Premier Sports 1 | Premier Sports Player |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | — |
USA: Colombia vs. Panama from State Farm Stadium will be televised in the United States on FS1, with a Spanish-language broadcast via Univision and TUDN. All three channels are available to stream on Fubo, with the latter offering a FREE seven-day trial.
Spanish language coverage is also available on streaming platform ViX.
UK: This match will be shown in the UK on Premier Sport Player's platforms.
Canada: All Copa America matches can be seen in Canada on TSN's respective TV channel and live streaming services. RDS provides French language coverage.
Australia: Australia's sole broadcaster for the Copa America is Optus Sport.
India: Unfortunately, there has been no official confirmation of TV and live stream broadcasts of Copa America in India. Reports had suggested that FanCode and Sony were ready to take up broadcast rights for the tournament but, as yet, that has not been made official. So at the moment, there is no official platform in India on which viewers can stream or any channel on which the match will be broadcast.
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What time is Colombia vs. Panama kickoff?
This Copa America match kicks off from State Farm Stadium on Saturday, July 6 at 3:00 p.m. local time in Glendale, Arizona, USA.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA/Canada | Sat, July 6 | 6 p.m. ET |
| USA/Canada | Sat, July 6 | 3 p.m. PT |
| UK | Sat, July 6 | 11 p.m. BST |
| Australia | Sun, July 7 | 8 a.m. AEST |
| India | Sun, July 7 | 3:30 a.m. IST |
Colombia vs. Panama lineups & team news
Colombia will be without Crystal Palace midfielder Jefferson Lerma, who is suspended after picking up a second yellow card of the tournament against Brazil in the group-stage finale.
Bologna center-back Jhon Lucumi was injured in the opener blocking a shot by Julio Enciso and has not played since. The injury is bad enough that defender Davinson Sanchez held up Lucumi's jersey after scoring his goal against Costa Rica, dedicating the strike to his injured teammate.
In the twilight of his career, 32-year-old James Rodriguez started every game of the group stage for Colombia, with three assists so far at these finals.
Colombia projected starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Vargas (GK) — Munoz, D. Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica — Rios, Uribe, Arias — James, Cordoba, Diaz.
Injured: Jhon Lucumi (doubt)
Suspended: Jefferson Lerma
On a yellow: Machado, Rios, Cordoba
Panama are still without suspended captain Adalberto Carrasquilla, who was sent off late in the win over the United States for a hideous kick on Christian Pulisic. The incident was bad enough that he was banned for an additional game by CONMEBOL on top of the automatic one-game suspension for a red card.
Jose Fajardo had two goals in the group stage and will start as striker over Eduardo Guerrero. Goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera has not kept a clean sheet, leaving coach Thomas Christensen to think about a possible change to the more experienced Luis Mejia.
Panama projected starting lineup (5-4-1, right to left): Mosquera (GK) — Murillo, Farina, Cordoba, Harvey, E. Davis — Blackman, Martinez, Welch, Barcenas — Fajardo.
Injured: None.
Suspended: Adalberto Carrasquilla.
On a yellow: Murillo, Guerrero, Farina, Gondola, Welch.
Colombia vs Panama prediction
- Score prediction: Colombia 2-0 Panama
Colombia will be the favorites heading into this one and rightfully so after going on a stunning 26-match unbeaten streak, but Panama are no pushovers and won't give up easily. They'll do everything in their power to stay in the game like they did against the USA before delivering the fatal punch late in the contest.
However, all signs are pointing to Colombia advancing to the semifinals of Copa America 2024 with a relatively comfortable 2-0 victory.