🧱 Colombia wall, DOUBLE 🔝 secures last 16: Ghana ❌, Diaz record 🥴

🧱 Colombia wall, DOUBLE 🔝 secures last 16: Ghana ❌, Diaz record 🥴 Colombia beat Ghana 1-0 in Kansas City and book their place in the Round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup, where they will face Switzerland. Jhon Arias’ goal in the 14th minute proved decisive at the end of a match dominated by Los Cafeteros far more than the scoreline suggests. 💡  Want to stay up to date on everything happening in the USA, Mexico and Canada? Don’t forget to bookmark the  W orld Cup!  To follow the tournament, search for "World Cup" on OneFootball and click the star next to it so you don’t miss a single piece of news! Ghana started well, with a right-footed effort from Thomas Partey just wide after only a minute, but then handed over possession and initiative to Lorenzo’s side. The match also changed early because of injuries: Cordoba was forced off after just a few minutes and Luis Suarez came on in his place, making an immediate impact. In the 14th minute, the forward burst down the right and whipped in a dangerous cross that Luis Díaz narrowly missed, before Arias, left unmarked at the far post, slotted home right-footed for 1-0. From that moment on, Colombia took control. Ghana struggled to respond, stayed deep and created very little around Vargas’ goal. Los Cafeteros, meanwhile, went close to doubling their lead several times: in the first half Ati-Zigi saved from a Mojica header, while after the break Luis Díaz had a 2-0 goal ruled out for offside and shortly afterwards wasted a great chance one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Late on, Colombia kept pushing without killing the game off: Davinson Sánchez tried with a header, Quintero sent a left-footed effort just wide of the post, and Ríos was again denied by Ati-Zigi. Ghana, by contrast, never managed to create a real chance to equalise. A deserved qualification for Los Cafeteros, who were solid and well organised, but still lacked a clinical edge in front of goal. 🧱 Colombia’s wall and Luis Diaz’s 🥴 record Colombia have made it through a World Cup knockout round for the first time since 2014, when they beat Uruguay 2-0 in the Round of 16. For the first time in their World Cup history, Los Cafeteros have also gone three consecutive matches without conceding a goal. An interesting stat on Luis Díaz: the Colombian forward has been caught offside eight times at this 2026 World Cup, the highest number for a single player in a single edition since 2014, when Robin van Persie reached 13 with the Netherlands. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.