Saturday night in Arlington was all yellow, blue, and red as Colombia handed Mexico a 4–0 beating — El Tri’s worst loss in over a year.

Even without stars Raúl Jiménez and Edson Álvarez, Mexico fielded its best lineup at AT&T Stadium, hoping to cool down a Colombia side that had already scored nine goals in its last two matches. But Los Cafeteros were on another level.

It all started in the 17th minute when James Rodríguez whipped in a perfect free kick, and Jhon Lucumí was there to tap it home. Mexico keeper Luis Malagón stayed rooted to his line — a costly hesitation that opened the floodgates.

To their credit, Mexico fought back. They dominated the rest of the first half, creating chances through Santiago Giménez, but nothing found the net. The frustration carried into the second half, where Orbelín Pineda came closest — only to be denied by a sharp David Ospina save.

Then Colombia went off. James sliced through Mexico’s defense with a gorgeous pass to Luis Díaz, who calmly chipped Malagón for 2–0. Minutes later, Jefferson Lerma unleashed a thunderbolt volley that made it three. And just when Mexico thought it couldn’t get worse, Johan Carbonero slipped in a late fourth after another hesitant play from Malagón.

Final score: Colombia 4, Mexico 0. A statement win for Los Cafeteros — and a brutal wake-up call for El Tri. Colombia’s flair, precision, and killer instinct showed exactly why they’re among the hottest teams in world football right now.