COLOMBIA EDGES IVORY COAST TO ADVANCE TO ROUND OF 16

Colombia advanced to the round of 16 with a 2-1 win over Group C rival Ivory Coast in a hard fought game at Brasilia.

James Rodriguez broke the deadlock with a header from the corner at 64′ and Juan Quintero scored a 2nd for “Los Cafeteros” in the 70th minute with a strong left-footer that got past the keeper and into the back of the net for a Colombian goal but Ivory Coast would get a comeback started with a goal from Roma forward Gervinho when he got past 3 Colombian defenders to score and set up an exciting last 17 minutes but after a few failed runs Ivory Coast just couldn’t get an equaliser before the full time whistle and Colombia escapes with 3 points and a ticket to the knockout stage.

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