Colombia embracing challenge of Concacaf opposition

MIAMI, Florida – The 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup is just weeks away and for invited team Colombia, the tournament represents an amazing opportunity to take another step forward in their women’s football program. A year after finishing as runners-up at the 2022 Conmebol Copa America Femenina, Colombia took the women’s football world by storm at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup by defeating Germany on their way to a quarterfinal finish. With the 2024 Paris Olympics on the horizon this summer, Colombia are looking to make the most of their W Gold Cup opportunity.

“The W Gold Cup is a new competition for us, and it will help us arrive with a good level to the Olympic Games, and more than anything allow us to face strong opponents,” said MF Daniela Montoya to Concacaf.com. Learn more about the Colombian team.

Colombia have been drawn into a difficult Group B in which they will face Brazil, Panama and the winner of the Prelims match between Haiti and Puerto Rico. Potentially, Colombia could be facing three 2023 Women’s World Cup teams in the group stage.

And should Colombia advance to the knockout stage, there could well be a match-up with some of the giants of women’s football, like four-time Women’s World Cup winners the United States, or reigning Olympic champions Canada.