2022 World Cup Qualifiers: The Accounts for Colombia to Play the Repechage

The 'Tricolor' thrashed Bolivia 3-0 and keeps alive the options to qualify for Qatar 2022, but will not be able to qualify directly

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After seven games without knowing the victory in the Playoffs and accumulating 684 minutes without scoring, Colombia won again after its last win which was on September 9, 2021, when it defeated Chile 3-1 in Barranquilla with scores by Miguel Ángel Borja in duplicate and a goal by Luis Diaz.

The start of the match was as expected, with a Colombian team that took the initiative of the match and a Bolivia that set up a bolt waiting for the counter-coup to hurt. However, with the passing of the minutes it seemed that we would see the same version of previous matches of an anxious and goal-less' Tricolor '.

At minute 38 it was time to vent, finally broke the goal at zero after a mid-distance shot by the guajiro Luis Díaz. The Liverpool player overflowed on the left wing and shook Justinian's goal with a right hand to open the account at the Metropolitano who broke out with jubilation.

Likewise, the results began to play in favor already in Montevideo, Giorgian De Arrascaeta opened the account for Uruguay over Peru after 42 minutes of play. While, at Maracana, Brazil won 2-0 over Chile with goals from Neymar and Vinicius Jr.

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In the second half, Bolivia advanced its lines and César Farías moved the alternate bench with the entry of Rámiro Vaca (Cesar Menacho), Hector Sanchez (John Garcia) and Jeume Cuellar (Juan Montenegro). For its part, Colombia came out with the intention of securing the result.

Over the 72 minutes of the game Miguel Ángel Borja connected a cross from Luis Díaz on the left side of the court and with his big hand he scored 2-0 in favor of the tricolor over Bolivia.

Thus, everything was conjured up to continue dreaming of qualifying for Qatar 2022, as long as those led by Reinaldo Rueda defeat Venezuela in Puerto Ordaz. It should be remembered that Colombia has not beaten Venezuela by qualifying as a visitor since December 15, 1996 when it won 2-0 in San Cristobal with goals from Jorge Bermudez and Ivan René Valenciano.

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