Oya make we yarn about dis big match wey dey happen for Maryland. France and Colombia don land for Northwest Stadium for Landover, Maryland, to play friendly match wey go serve as warm-up for 2026 World Cup wey go hold dis summer. The kick-off time na 3pm ET on Sunday, March 29, 2026. For those wey dey UK, you fit watch am for free on ITVX by 8pm GMT.
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France just come from one serious win over Brazil for Massachusetts. Dem show say dem still get power. Hugo Ekitike from Liverpool and Kylian Mbappe from Real Madrid score the goals wey make France win. Mbappe dey chase record sef—he need just one more goal to break Olivier Giroud record as France all-time top scorer. Coach Didier Deschamps talk say, “Despite the red card [against Brazil], we were able to grind out a win. Now we turn our attention to Colombia, another strong team that will provide a good challenge for us.”
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Colombia side, dem just collect 2-1 loss from Croatia for Orlando. Na their first loss since March. Jhon Arias score their only goal. But dem no dey carry last. Captain James Rodriguez, wey dey play for Orlando City for MLS, go lead dem for his 124th cap. Bayern Munich star Luis Diaz and Sporting Lisbon striker Luis Suarez go dey front. Coach Nestor Lorenzo talk say, “We’re looking forward to this match against a top-ranked opponent like France. It’s a great opportunity for us to test ourselves.”
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France squad full of big players. Even though dem no call players like William Saliba, Jules Kounde, Benjamin Pavard, Kingsley Coman, and Bradley Barcola, dem still get plenty talent. Dayot Upamecano and Ibrahima Konate dey center back. Midfield strong, attack powerful—Mbappe and Ekitike join Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembele, Rayan Cherki, and others. But dem get injury wahala: Adrien Rabiot out with knee injury, Désiré Doué dey doubt with back pain.
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Colombia get their own strong team. Daniel Munoz from Crystal Palace dey back, Richard Rios from Benfica fit affect game. Davinson Sanchez, Jhon Lucumi, and Yerson Mosquera dey help goalkeeper David Ospina. But Yerry Mina and Jhon Durán no dey for US tour squad.
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Dis match go bring back memory of 2018 when Colombia beat France 3-2 for Stade de France. That time, France lead 2-0 with goals from Olivier Giroud and Thomas Lemar, but Colombia turn am with goals from Luis Muriel, Radamel Falcao and Juan Fernando Quintero. That friendly serve as wake-up call for France before dem win World Cup for Russia.
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Prediction dey hard, but France attacking depth fit give dem edge. Some people dey talk say Colombia go win 2-1. But anything fit happen. Both teams don get tough tests dis week, so rotation go dey. The match go show who ready for World Cup.
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For entertainment side, Project Hail Mary dey break box office records. The Ryan Gosling movie don make $300.8M worldwide, with $108.6M for second weekend. Na top grossing Amazon MGM Studios title after merger, pass Creed III $276M. For 2026, na top MPA title year-to-date, but China Pegasus 3 still lead with $630.4M.
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Project Hail Mary number one for 60+ markets including China, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and Japan. Imax contribute $20.3M worldwide dis weekend. For China alone, am make $7.7M for weekend two, total $19M. UK make $6.3M, Australia $3.8M, Germany $3.4M, Mexico $2.7M, France $2.1M, Brazil $1.4M, Japan $1.3M.
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Other movies dey perform well too. Disney/Pixar Hoppers don make $297.6M worldwide. E dey number one or two for France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Japan, China, Korea, Brazil and Mexico. For Latin America and France, na highest grossing movie YTD. China don contribute $16.8M.
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Reminders of Him from Universal don make $69.4M worldwide after three weeks. They Will Kill You from Warner Bros open with $9M worldwide, but performance low for France, UK, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Australia, Holland, Colombia, Poland, and Switzerland.
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come from Disney don make $23.5M worldwide after two weeks. Scream 7 from Paramount don cross $204M worldwide after five weeks. GOAT from Sony don reach $181M worldwide after seven weeks.
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Back to football, the France vs Colombia match go dey stream on Peacock for Spanish. Dem dey expect full stadium and plenty excitement. As World Cup dey come, dis friendly go show which team get better preparation. Fans dey wait to see if Mbappe go break record or if Colombia go repeat 2018 comeback.
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