“We’re not going to play to see what happens, we’re going to play to win. The goal is to win everything we play, qualify for the World Cup and win the Copa America,” were the words of Nestor Lawrence before defeating Germany for the first time in the history of the Colombian team and in Germanic countries on the FIFA 2023 international date. In this way, the coffee farmers are more than “in the mood” to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
And not for nothing, because after the debacle that meant non-classification Qatar 2022 and beyond After the sacking of Reinaldo Rueda, Néstor Lorenzo conquered Colombia and lost no more. The former coach of FBC Melgar, the team with which he won the inaugural tournament in 2023 and reached the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana, has brought a “little machine” back to his country and is starting to be a serious contender for qualification and the Copa America 2024
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The debut of Nestor Lawrence It was Colombia’s 4-1 win over Guatemala last November before the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, and then back-to-back wins over Mexico (3-2) and Paraguay (2-0). Their first duel was against the United States in January this year, then they drew 2-2 with South Korea after being 2 goals behind.
To the surprise of many, the coffee farmers managed to beat Japan 2-1 and recently secured back-to-back wins against Iraq (1-0) and Germany (2-0) in the last FIFA event in 2023. This last result is history. . That said, with Néstor Lorenzo as DT, Colombia played 8 games, won 6 and drew only 2, also scoring a total of 15 goals and conceding only 6.
What is Néstor Lorenzo’s record with Colombia?
- Colombia 4-1 Guatemala | 09/24/22
- Colombia 3-2 Mexico | 09/29/22
- Colombia 2-0 Paraguay | 19.11.22
- United States 0-0 Colombia | 01/28/23
- South Korea 2-2 Colombia | 03/24/23
- Japan 1-2 Colombia | 03/28/23
- Colombia 1-0 Iraq | 06/16/23
- Germany 0-2 Colombia | 06/20/23.