Colombia 1 x 0 Ghana: see the best moments from the World Cup game
Colombia defeated Ghana 1-0 on Friday night (3), at Arrowhead Stadium, in Kansas City, and advanced to the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
The only goal of the match was scored by Jhon Arias, in the first half, guaranteeing the Colombian team's classification for the next phase of the tournament.
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The match started with Ghana showing initiative: in the first minute, Thomas Partey dominated at the edge of the area and released a shot that went to the left of Camilo Vargas' goal.
Colombia, however, suffered an early setback. After six minutes, Jhon Córdoba was left on the pitch and needed medical attention, being replaced by Luis Suárez after seven minutes of play.
The Colombian goal came in the 13th minute. Luis Suárez advanced from the right wing and crossed into the box, and Jhon Arias finished off goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi to open the scoring.
Ghana also lost a player to injury in the first half: Marvin Senaya left the field after a collision with Luis Díaz in the ninth minute, giving way to Alidu Seidu.
In the 46th minute, already in stoppage time, Daniel Muñoz crossed from the right and Johan Mojica headed with power, forcing Lawrence Ati Zigi to make a difficult save.
The break arrived with the score at 1-0 for Colombia, who ended the first half with more shots and vast superiority in ball circulation.
In the second half, coach Néstor Gabriel Lorenzo introduced Richard Ríos in place of James Rodríguez at the beginning of the stage.
Ghana tried to react in the opening minutes of the second half, but the solid Colombian defense and Camilo Vargas' interventions prevented a draw.
Goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi was the name of the game for the Ghanaian side, making at least three difficult saves throughout the second half to keep the difference at just one goal.
In the 11th minute of the second half, Luis Díaz found the net, but the assistant raised the flag and the goal was disallowed for offside.
In the 30th minute, Alidu Seidu received a yellow card after fouling Johan Mojica at the edge of the area. When taking the shot, Juan Quintero took a long shot, but the ball went over the top.
In second-half stoppage time, Colombia continued to press. Richard Ríos still took a risk from the edge of the area, but Lawrence Ati Zigi defended again.
French referee Clément Turpin ended the match with a score of 1-0 for Colombia, which confirmed their place in the round of 16.
With the victory, Colombia awaits the confrontation with Switzerland in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Ghana, in turn, ends its participation without being able to repeat its historic performance of 2010, when it reached the quarter-finals.
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