🧱 Colombia wall, double 🔝, through: Ghana KO 1-0 ❌ Luis Diaz record 🥴 | OneFootball

Colombia beat Ghana 1-0 in Kansas City and advance to the Round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup, where they will face Switzerland. Jhon Arias’ goal in the 14th minute decided the match, at the end of a game dominated by Los Cafeteros far more than the scoreline suggests.

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Ghana started well, with a Thomas Partey right-footed effort going just wide after only a minute, but then ceded both possession and initiative to Lorenzo’s team.

The game 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 broke down the right and whipped in a dangerous cross that Luis Díaz narrowly missed, before Arias, left unmarked at the back post, fired home with his right foot for 1-0.

From that moment on, Colombia took control. Ghana struggled to respond, stayed deep, and created very little near Vargas’ goal. Los Cafeteros, meanwhile, came close to doubling their lead several times: in the first half Ati-Zigi denied Mojica’s header, while after the break Luis Díaz had a 2-0 goal ruled out for offside and shortly afterward wasted a big chance in front of the goalkeeper.

Late on, Colombia kept pushing without putting the game to bed: Davinson Sánchez tried with a header, Quintero shaved the post with his left foot, and Ríos was again denied by Ati-Zigi. Ghana, on the other hand, never managed to create a real chance to equalize.

A deserved qualification for Los Cafeteros, solid and well organized, though still lacking a bit of cutting edge in front of goal: Switzerland await in the Round of 16 on July 7.

🧱 Colombia wall and Luis Diaz’s 🥴 record

Colombia have advanced past a World Cup knockout round for the first time since 2014, when they beat Uruguay 2-0 in the Round of 16.

Also for the first time in their World Cup history, Los Cafeteros have gone three consecutive matches without conceding a goal.

An interesting stat about Luis Diaz: 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.

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