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Key events
How Colombia sewage present …
In Mexico City, they managed nan break down Uzbekistan.
DR Congo put up stubborn resistance, arsenic they did against different teams, but Colombia took their 2nd win.
Then they played a crippled against Portugal.
How Ghana sewage present …
First, they scored astatine nan decease while playing without Thomas Partey, who was denied a visa into Canada.
Then they managed to enactment awake successful a plodding crippled against England.
And I don’t cognize what to make of their crippled against Croatia astatine this point.
That was capable to beforehand arsenic a third-place team.
Reader questions
As you see what nuggets of contented to propulsion astatine maine complete nan adjacent mates of hours, please reply this: When nan movie connected nan Argentina-Cape Verde lucifer is made, whom do you cast?
I’m reasoning Idris Elba arsenic Vozinha.
Quick facts
Weather: An utmost power informing successful nan Kansas City area has conscionable been lifted, but it’s still 32 degrees Celsius, 89 degrees successful American degrees. Also 61% humidity, and if you don’t deliberation that makes a difference, walk back-to-back days successful Las Vegas and Miami.
Referee: Clement Turpin (France). The VAR lead is chap Frenchman Jerome Brisard.
Head-to-head: First gathering betwixt these teams.
Best crippled ever played astatine nan World Cup: Just ended. Wow.
Argentina person taken nan lead for nan 3rd clip against Cape Verde are straining to adjacent it out, which successful position of sentences I ever expected to constitute would astir apt beryllium nan aforesaid probability arsenic “Beau Dure is drafted by nan Boston Celtics.”
Lineups
Colombia: Vargas; Mojica, Lucumí, Sánchez, Muñoz; J. Arias, Lerma, Puerta; Díaz, Córdoba, Rodríguez
Subs: Ospina, Montero, Machado, S. Arias, Mina, Ditta, Ríos, Castaño, Gómez, Portilla, Suárez, Quintero, Campaz, Cucho, Carrascal
Fullbacks Mojica and Muñoz started nan first 2 games and will beryllium backmost successful those spots. Suárez started nan first 2 games, but Córdoba took that spot successful nan Portugal game.
Ghana: Ati-Zigi; Mensah, Opoku, Luckassen, Senaya; Partey, Sibo, Yirenkyi; Williams, Ayew, Semenyo
Subs: Asare, Anang, Adjetey, Oppong, Mumin, Seidu, Baba, Owusu, Nuamah, Bonsu-Baah, Sulemana
Ati-Zigi came disconnected astatine halftime of nan 1-0 triumph complete Panama, and Asare played successful extremity nan remainder of nan group stage. Opoku was an wounded interest aft missing nan 3rd game, but he’s backmost starting alongside his replacement successful that crippled (and Ghana’s goal-scorer successful nan 2-1 loss) Luckassen. Adjetey, who had started each nan group games, makes way. Yirenkyi reclaims a starting spot aft missing nan last group game, replacing Owusu. Ayew and Semenyo person started each game, but Williams gets nan motion aft playing only 65 minutes successful nan tourney truthful far.
Preamble
The past clip nan World Cup was held successful nan United States, Colombia were among nan favorites. Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama. Adolfo Valencia. Faustino Asprilla.
And they fell flat. They mislaid to an unfancied Romanian side. Then their hopes vanished successful 1 of nan champion games nan USA person ever played.
Things were amended successful 2014 arsenic Colombia blasted their measurement done nan group stage, nudged speech Uruguay successful nan information of 16, past fell to Brazil successful nan quarterfinals. James Rodríguez led nan measurement pinch six goals and is still connected nan team. The triumph complete Uruguay is Colombia’s lone triumph successful World Cup knockout rounds.
Ghana besides person 1 triumph successful nan knockout rounds, and we’ll region for a infinitesimal arsenic US supporters groan astatine nan representation from that 2010 game. (Several US players from that crippled are doing commentary of immoderate benignant this clip around.)
So this lucifer brings together 2 countries that person been connected nan periphery of nan elite but haven’t rather knocked down nan door. One of them will return a large measurement successful that guidance successful a matter of hours.
Hello all, and invited to …
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… that’s OK, we’ll wait. The full satellite is watching this crippled correct now:
Beau will beryllium present shortly. In nan meantime, here’s a look astatine this lucifer from Graham Ruthven’s regular watch guide:
What to watch for
Colombia person grown into their domiciled arsenic acheronian horses, topping Group K up of Portugal to group up a favourable last-32 necktie against Ghana. While nan South Americans person scored much than 1 extremity successful conscionable 1 of their 3 matches truthful far, they person shown capable to propose a heavy tally could beryllium connected nan cards.
Ghana person exceeded gloomy pre-tournament predictions by making it this far. Carlos Queiroz has managed to instil a doggedness successful his squad who person shown their protect resoluteness successful matches against Croatia, England and Panama. Colombia could find them difficult to break down.
Player to watch: Antoine Semenyo, Ghana – If Ghana are to guidelines a genuine chance of making nan past 16, they’ll request Semenyo successful apical form. The Manchester City attacker has struggled for service, but is tin of magic pinch nan shot astatine his feet.
