Colombia will face Jordania on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. in San Diego in its last friendly before the 2026 World Cup, a match that gives Néstor Lorenzo one final chance to test his team before the tournament begins. The game at Snapdragon Stadium comes 10 days before Colombia opens against Uzbekistan in Mexico City.
That is why colombia vs jordania is drawing attention now: the match is not just another exhibition, but the last live rehearsal for a squad trying to sharpen its shape and leave with confidence. Colombia and Jordania have met only once before, when Colombia won 3-0 in Argentina on June 6, 2014, with goals from James Rodríguez, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Fredy Guarín.
Lorenzo made the stakes plain without turning the friendly into a verdict. He said it is the game before the World Cup and that if Colombia wants to go far, it has to improve. He also said a win would help build confidence, but that neither a victory nor a defeat will decide the team’s future.
The timing gives the match extra weight. Colombia is returning to the World Cup after eight years away and will be in Group K with Portugal, Congo and Uzbekistan, while Jordania is preparing for its first World Cup under coach Jamal Sellami and will be in Group J with Argentina, Austria and Argelia. Lorenzo said Jordania plays in a similar way to Uzbekistan, which makes Sunday’s test even more useful for a team trying to read what comes next.
That leaves the final open question in San Diego: which lineup Lorenzo will choose. He has a friendly that can sharpen the team, a World Cup opener against Uzbekistan waiting 10 days later and only one last chance to see whether Colombia can turn preparation into something more convincing when the whistle blows on Sunday.
