Colombia vs Panama Head-to-Head stats and numbers you need to know before Match 28 of the 2024 Copa America
Colombia and Panama will face off at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa America. Los Cafeteros performed brilliantly well in the group stages of the continental showpiece, kicking things off with a 2-1 win over Paraguay before comfortably beating Costa Rica 3-0 in gameweek two.
They then locked horns with continent giants Brazil in their final group game and found themselves a goal down just 12 minutes after kickoff following a brilliant free-kick from Barcelona's Raphinha before Daniel Munoz turned home the equalizer just before the break.
Colombia faced a Diego Godin-led Uruguay side at this stage of the tournament in 2021, beating La Celeste on penalties to advance to the final four.
Panama, meanwhile, suffered a 3-1 defeat to Uruguay in their tournament opener last month but bounced back from that in commendable fashion as they secured a 2-1 comeback win over hosts USA in their second group game.
They then dumped Bolivia out of the tournament on Tuesday in a 3-1 victory over La Verde at the Exploria Stadium, with Jose Fajardo opening the scoring midway through the first half before Eduardo Guerrero and Cesar Yanis came off the bench to wrap up the points.
Colombia vs Panama Head-to-Head
Tuesday's game will mark the 15th meeting between the two nations. Colombia have won 10 of their previous matchups while Panama have won the other four.
The two sides last faced off in a friendly clash at the Estadio El Campín back in June 2019 which Los Cafeteros won 3-0 via goals from William Tesillo, Luis Muriel and Radamel Falcao.
Colombia Form Guide (Copa America): D-W-W
Panama Form Guide (Copa America): W-W-L
Colombia vs Panama: Numbers you need to know before their 2024 Copa America encounter
Panama have lost seven of their last nine games in this fixture.
Colombia have scored six goals in the Copa America so far. Only Uruguay (9) have managed more.
Saturday's game will see Los Canaleros make their first-ever appearance in the knockout stages of the continental showpiece.
Los Cafeteros were ranked 12th in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 31 places above their weekend opponents.
Colombia, this week, will make their sixth consecutive appearance in the quarterfinals of the Copa America and their 13th in the last 14 editions of the competition.