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🌎 James leads Colombia past Argentina in hard-fought qualifier
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🌎 James leads Colombia past Argentina in hard-fought qualifier

The CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers continue on Tuesday night with a handful of big clashes. Here’s what’s happened so far.


Colombia 2-1 Argentina

Goalscorers: Mosquera 25′, James (P) 60′; González 48′

In a rematch of the 2024 Copa América final, Colombia took revenge by beating Argentina in a World Cup qualifier.

Argentina have largely had their own way in the qualifying campaign so far, but it was Colombia who scored first, eventually going into half-time ahead thanks to a well-taken short corner, allowing James Rodríguez to find Yerson Mosquera with a thundering header inside the penalty area.

The reigning world champions and Copa América title holders failed to register a shot on target in the first 45 minutes.

However, Argentina did not need long to get back into the game. Nico González put in a fantastic run and equalized a few minutes after the break.

But the parity didn’t last long. Colombia regained the lead thanks to a penalty from James just 12 minutes later, putting the champions behind the 8-ball once again.

The home side held on to their lead and held on to three vital points, reducing Argentina’s lead at the top to just two points.


Other results

Bolivia 2-1 Chile

Ecuador 1-0 Peru