Queiroz Recalls Ati-Zigi as Ghana Face Unbeaten Colombia in World Cup Last 32
- On Friday, Colombia advanced to an early lead in their World Cup round-of-32 match against Ghana as Jhon Arias scored following a cross from Luis Suarez down the right flank.
- Both teams made significant lineup adjustments ahead of the knockout stage, with Colombia making two changes and Ghana making four, featuring Caleb Yirenkyi, Jerome Opoku, and Inaki Williams.
- Colombia dominated possession throughout, maintaining more than 75% of the ball while Ghana sat back defensively; the Colombian defense held firm to repel Ghana's attacking efforts.
- Cordoba suffered an injury during an early tussle with Opoku and was forced off the field, while the match winner advances to the World Cup Round of 16 to face Switzerland.
- French official Clement Turpin oversees the match as main referee, with assistant referees Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages supporting him and Alejandro Hern serving as fourth official.
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sportschau.deAn early goal, a one-sided game: Colombia moved into the World Cup Eighth Final thanks to a concentrated performance. Ghana came far too little from opponents.
On the same night of the catharsis of the match between Argentina and Cape Verde, another South American team guaranteed the place in the eighths of the finals — the last of them — even though in a game on another voltage. Colombia quickly drilled the retracement of Ghana to win by the minimum score. 1 to 0 marked by a lot of play in the field of attack of the coffee makers, although with a clear lack of aim. The victory puts the Colombians on t…
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