World Cup qualification is not an easy task for any team. They are very important games that must all be won so that you can secure your place in the next World Cup. Well, that’s football after all; You always have to win, but in this case, the qualifiers have a different weight than the rest, because they are for the most important international competition of all and it is never good to ‘ lose two or more times in a row.
Colombia is one of the strongest teams on the South American continent, and indeed, it has had games recently in which it left a lot to be desired; such as the last two qualifying matches for the World Cup they played against Uruguay and Ecuador respectively, and this was something that Colombia did not count on since they were playing well and It has surprised bettors because the matches of the national team are part of the lot Popular sports betting in Colombia. But hey, let’s talk a little more about these two games.
As we said before, Colombia is usually considered one of the strongest national teams in Latin America, and although it is indeed, it is not unusual to lose in a ball- footy while it is considered one of the strong teams, when you lose 3 games of the last 4, you already know that something not very normal is happening.
Two days ago, Colombia lost 1 to 0 against Ecuador. Of course, Ecuador is playing well, but they thought that the match was going to end in a draw; The fans didn’t think they would lose this match and that’s why this match was criticized so much. In fact, the Colombians dominated the game in shooting, possession, passing and played with an extra player because Piero Hincapié was sent off in the 34th minute, but they did not know how that would turn the game around as Enner Valencia would get the same score. visit in 7 minutes.
And before this game they played against Uruguay on Friday the 15th, and in this game they lost 3 to 2 which would be a fairer game than the one against Ecuador. Nevertheless, the match would leave a very bad taste in his mouth as Uruguay would win thanks to a last minute goal from Manuel Ugarte and also because the first goal was an own goal. Uruguayan Davinson Sánchez.
This match dampened their motivation as they had just won 4-0 against Chile. This win was very much celebrated by the Colombians, but before that they lost surprisingly against Bolivia, in a match that was very similar to Ecuador as they dominated in all aspects of the game , but they lost just one goal and against 10 players due to the dismissal. by Héctor Cuellar at minute 20.
This marks 3 defeats in their last 4 World Cup qualifiers. Despite that, they are in 4th position in the table, but we have to be careful from now on.
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