A winning start for Colombia at the 2026 World Cup! The Luis Dias goals in the 65th and Kampas 90+9 bent Uzbekistan's resistance (3-1) and gave the "pink leaf" to the South American country. The Uzbeks scored their first goal in a World Cup. Lorenso's team passed to the top of the 11th group, after Portugal and the Democratic Republic of Congo emerged tied to 1-1 and were divided by a point. The country of Central Asia is unranked.

The... poem of Munius set Colombia in motion

In the first half the two teams started reconnaissance in the first few minutes. Product of the year Colombia took control of the game and had possession. Uzbek was content with a restraining role and... paid for it. The Cafeteros rang the bell in the 32nd minute. Arias made a nice vertical pass, Luis Dias shot loudly with the left side position inside the area but saw the ball stop at Yusupov's beam. What Bayern Munich's star did not do, Munius did, eight minutes later.

This time, it was Dias who passed and Crystal Palace's right back with terrible sharpness scored a goal of rare beauty. Although he had a back toward the dorm, he found the ball with his right foot and with a fantastic spin shot, he sent it to the nets for 1–0. By the last whistle for the first half, the Colombians pressed for a second finish, but Munios' goal was what divided the two teams into the first part.

The historical answer and leader Luis Dias

In the second half, Fabio Canavaro mixed the deck, made his team more aggressive and was vindicated. In the 60th Faizulaev tied for the Uzbeks. After Vargas' unstable surgery, Bashaksehir's 22-year-old midfielder sent the ball into the nets, before empty focus. The goal-mark was the first for the Central Asian team in a World Cup, in its maiden presence.

However, they weren't happy for long, after five minutes later Luis Dias gave his country the lead again. After a mistake in downtown Asians, Puerta stole, passed to Bayern Munich's extrem and he defeated Yusupov for 2-1. Hames Rodriguez went off the field in the 72nd minute. By the end, Lorenso's whole was in control and tried to score a third goal. On the other hand, Kanavaro's team was unable with claims to claim the equalization.

At 90+9 Cabas with a strong header put the... exclamation point, with Colombia going in with the... right on the 2026 World Cup.

Source: gazzetta. gr