USWNT Set for Stiff Test vs. Confident Colombia in Women’s World Cup Round of 16

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Published: June 20, 2015

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The last time Lady Andrade met the United States women's national team in a major tournament, the Colombian star gave Abby Wambach a black eye. Three years later, as the two teams prepare to meet again in the FIFA Women's World Cup round of 16, it's clear that Andrade and Las Cafeteras are still up for the fight.

"I hit her; what else I can say?" Andrade told USA Today in an interview published Saturday. "If you look back at the video you'll see she hit me too, but we're Colombia so they don't want to review the whole episode."

That episode occurred during the group stage of the 2012 Olympic tournament, when the U.S. defeated Colombia 3-0 in a game at Glasgow's Hampden Park. Megan Rapinoe, Wambach and Carli Lloyd scored the goals that day, but Andrade delivered the most memorable blow, striking Wambach in the face as the two ran down the pitch late in the first half.



Andrade went unpunished during the game but later drew a two-match suspension. It was a shocking moment of on-field misconduct, but three years later, Andrade and Colombia have a chance to inflict a more deadly knockout blow.

Lightly regarded ahead of the tournament, Las Cafeteras earned a spot in the knockout round thanks to a shocking victory over third-ranked France in the group stage. Now that they've made it this far, Las Cafeteras aren't about to go home quietly.

"They belittle us. They think we're a team they're going to walk all over and it will be an easy game for them," Andrade said in the USA Today interview. "We're going to beat them since they like to talk so much."

The score, according to Andrade, will be either 2-1 or 1-0 to Colombia. Such a result would be a surprise, given the U.S. is ranked No. 2 in the world while Colombia is 28th. But for those who have watched both teams during the group stage, the prediction isn't so far-fetched at all.



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