Fans of the Mexican and Colombian men’s national soccer teams formed a sea of yellow, orange, green, red and black Saturday, flowing through the streets of downtown and the Arlington Entertainment District into AT&T Stadium.

They were there for a friendly match between the two nations, part of the MexTour series of friendly matches across the U.S.

Ahead of the match, fans of both countries gathered in the stadium’s parking lots, cooking up tacos, tortas, burgers and hot dogs, filling the air with the tempting aroma of freshly grilled meats while they listened and danced to Spanish music.

Come the start of the match, AT&T Stadium was near its seating capacity of 80,000 (the stadium can fit around 105,000 fans including standing room tickets), offering a small taste of what city, region

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