At 7:30 Beijing time on February 2, the 16th round of the World Preliminary Round south American division, Colombia challenged Argentina away. Lautaro scored the only goal of the game and Colombia lost 1-0. Colombia suffered two consecutive defeats and were unable to score in seven consecutive World Cups, and their qualifying situation was very bad.
Colombia ranks 16th in the world and 3rd in South America, not much different from Argentina's paper strength. However, in this game, Argentina was passive, shooting 5-16 on goal and 2-5 on target, basically not creating a decent threat.
In this game, former Real Madrid superstar J Ronaldo performed poorly, 0 shots + 0 successful breakthroughs, 12 losses of the ball, did not pass any threatening balls, played 57 minutes before being replaced, and only scored 6.7 points after the game. And Luis Díaz, who has just joined Liverpool, is also very average, the whole game has been focused on by Argentine players, and before the end of the game, he has an unbalanced mentality and greets his opponents with a rough greeting.
In the last game, Colombia suffered a tragic defeat, unexpectedly losing 0-1 to Peru, and this round lost to Argentina by the same score, suffering two consecutive defeats in the World Preliminary Round. Even more distressing, Colombia has received a clean sheet in seven consecutive rounds and has not scored an official match since September 10 last year.
Since 2007, Colombia has not been able to beat Argentina in the World Preliminary Round, counting this 0-1, it is seven consecutive games without the Pampas Eagles, the specific record is 2 draws and 5 losses, and the 15-year embarrassing record was born.
So far, Colombia has only scored 17 points in the 16th round, continuing to rank 7th in the standings, and three points away from Peru, which is 5th. With two rounds of the World Cup remaining, the situation in Colombia is already dangerous, and it is very likely that it may not be possible to appear on the World Cup.
Contest Review ——
In the 15th minute, Di Marianeche fired a volley that grazed the far post and Colombia escaped.
In the 29th minute, Acuña's cross from the left, Davinson Sanchez's missed clearance, Lautaro Martinez swept into the net with his left foot, 1-0!
In the 33rd minute, Di Maria scored with a direct free-kick and Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas flew over the line.
In the 65th minute, Di Maria again got up and fired long-range shots, the ball went straight to the bottom left corner, but thanks to Camelot Vargas again being the savior. He contributed four key saves in this game, and if he hadn't played well, Colombia would have lost more than 1-0.