- Title: Caicedo & Colombia prepare for World Cup last-16 clash v Jamaica
- Date: 5th August 2023
- Summary: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AUGUST 5, 2023) (REUTERS) COLOMBIA FORWARD, LINDA CAICEDO WALKING OFF THE TEAM BUS TO GO TRAINING SESSION AND IS FOLLOWED BY FELLOW FORWARD, IVONNE CHACON PLAYERS GETTING OFF THE TEAM BUS PLAYERS WALKING ON THE TRAINING PITCH PLAYERS STANDING IN TEAM HUDDLE AS NELSON ABADIA SPEAKS TO THEM ABADIA SPEAKING TO THE PLAYERS PLAYERS STANDING IN HUDDLE LISTENING TO ABADIA CHACON (FAR LEFT) SITTING ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO DEFENDERS, JORELYN CARABALI (CENTRE), AND DANIELA CARACAS PLAYERS SAT ON THE FLOOR DOING STRETCHES AND EXERCISES VARIOUS OF PLAYERS LYING ON GROUND PLAYERS PASSING A BALL TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS CAICEDO (BLACK HAT) PASSING BALL DURING TRAINING DRILL PLAYERS DOING EXERCISE PLAYERS PASSING BALL PLAYERS HEADING AND KICKING THE BALL DURING TRAINING DRILL TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS FORWARD, ELEXA BAHR PASSING THE BALL WITH TEAMMATE CAICEDO JOGGING VARIOUS OF PLAYERS PASSING THE BALL DURING TRAINING DRILL CAICEDO PASSING THE BALL DURING THE TRAINING DRILL TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 19th August 2023 03:50
- Keywords: Jamaica Linda Caicedo Nelson Abadia Women's World Cup World Cup
- Location: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
- City: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
- Country: Australia
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Sport,World Cup
- Reuters ID: LVA001243504082023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Colombia trained in Melbourne on Saturday (August 5) as they continued preparations for their Women's World Cup round of 16 match against Jamaica.
Linda Caicedo, 18, who has been a star of the tournament, was training alongside her teammates on what was a cloudy day at Olympic Park in the Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg.
Colombia set up Tuesday's (August 8) match against Jamaica after finishing top of Group H with six points having upset South Korea and Germany, both ranked above them. Nelson Abadia's team lost 1-0 in their last group-stage match against Morocco and finished ahead of the North African team on goal difference.
While some matches have been tepid affairs with negligible support in the stands, Colombia's matches in Australia have resembled home games with loud and fervent support which even caused the mighty Germans to lose their focus.
Tuesday's match at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium kicks off at 1800 local (0800GMT).
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