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Friendly form a concern for Del Bosque

The match at Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium, in aid of the Spanish players' union (AFE), comes after the world and European champions suffered a 4-1 drubbing in Argentina in September and lost 4-0 to Portugal in Lisbon two months later.

Spain, who top the FIFA rankings, are playing 50th-ranked Colombia for only the second time - the previous meeting between the pair in a friendly in Bogota in July 1981 ended 1-1.

Del Bosque, awarded the honorary title of Marquis by Spain's King Juan Carlos on Friday, said he did not want a repeat of the Portugal result and the match would be a chance for his side to hone their skills ahead of March's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Lithuania.

"The players have shown some positive signs together, although we still have the blemish of the Portugal match which cannot happen again," the 60-year-old former Real Madrid player told a news conference on Friday.