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4 Takeaways From Colombia's Win Over Uzbekistan At The World Cup

Colombia needed an hour to crack a stubborn World Cup debutant, and then Luis Díaz decided it himself. A goal and an assist gave Los Cafeteros a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan at the Estadio Azteca — even after Abbosbek Fayzullayev had scored Uzbekistan's first goal in World Cup history. Here are my takeaways from Colombia's opening win: 1. Colombia Won Without Being Overly Impressive For an hour, this felt like the kind of game that ends in an upset. Colombia had the ball — nearly 70% of it — but little clue what to do against a packed Uzbek block that often looked like a 5-4-1. James Rodríguez floa...