Colombia begins its World Cup campaign with a well-deserved victory over Uzbekistan and temporarily sits at the top of the Portugal group
The Colombian national team opened its participation in the 2026 World Cup with an important victory over its Uzbek counterpart, with a score of 3-1, in the match that brought them together in the first round of Group Eleven, temporarily topping the group and sending a strong message to its rivals.
The Colombian national team imposed its advantage over the course of the course. From the first minutes of the match, he succeeded in creating many dangerous opportunities, taking advantage of his quick attacking movements and clear control of the midfield.
After several offensive attempts, Daniel Muñoz was able to open the scoring in the 40th minute, after receiving a perfect pass from Luis Diaz inside the penalty area, to shoot a wonderful ball into the net and give his country the lead before the end of the first half.
The Uzbek national team entered the second half in a better way, and succeeded in returning to the match. In the 60th minute, Faizulayev crossed, who took advantage of confusion inside the penalty area to put the ball into the net and return the confrontation to the starting point.
But Uzbekistan’s joy did not last long, as the Colombian team responded quickly after only five minutes, when Luis Diaz led a quick counterattack that he himself successfully completed inside the goal in the 65th minute, to restore the lead to Los Cafeteros.
As the Uzbek team rushed in search of an equalizer, Colombia took advantage of the space in the last minutes, and substitute Jorge Campaz succeeded in settling matters once and for all during stoppage time, after he converted a perfect cross from his teammate Hernandez into a third goal that confirmed his country’s superiority.
With this victory, the Colombian team earned the first three points in its World Cup campaign, temporarily topping the group that also includes Portugal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while the Uzbek team remained without points in its first appearance in World Cup history.
And it will compete in the World Cup.