Diaz strike sends Colombia into World Cup last eight as Ghana bow out

Colombia edged into the World Cup quarter-finals with a hard‑fought 1-0 win over Ghana in Match Round 32, Luis Díaz’s second-half strike settling a cagey, tactical contest in which defensive discipline proved decisive.

• Colombia will play with Switzerland. July 07 at 20:00 (GMT), on None.
• Ghana will play with . , on .

Colombia

• Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil (6.6)
• Daniel Muñoz Mejía (7.7)
• Davinson Sánchez Mina (7.9)
• Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla (7.2)
• Johan Andrés Mojica Palacio (7.3)
• Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano (8.5)
• Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís (6.6)
• Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade (8.2)
• James David Rodríguez Rubio (6.7)
• Jhon Andrés Córdoba Copete (6.3)
• Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda (6.2)

Ghana

Substitutions:

Colombia

• Jhon Andrés Córdoba Copete (Luis Javier Suárez Charris, 8)
• James David Rodríguez Rubio (Richard Ríos Montoya, 46)
• Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade (Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua, 73)
• Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda (Jaminton Leandro Campaz, 90)

Ghana

• Marvin Senaya (Alidu Seidu, 13)
• Kwasi Sibo (Elisha Owusu, 62)
• Iñaki Arthuer Dannis Williams (Issahaku Abdul Fatawu, 62)
• Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi (Prince Kwabena Adu, 79)
• Jordan Pierre Ayew (Ernest Nuamah Appiah, 79)

Ball possession:

Díaz, who was the liveliest attacker on the pitch throughout, finally broke Ghana’s resistance after sustained Colombian pressure, capping a dominant display in which Colombia controlled 61% of the ball and limited the Black Stars to no shots on target.

Passes:

## Diaz leads relentless Colombian attack

Defense:

In a match that often resembled a strategic chess battle more than a spectacle, Colombia’s superiority in possession and territory gradually told.

Face-to-face:

They registered 20 shots in total, eight of them on goal, with Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda the game’s most persistent threat. Time and again he cut inside from the left, forcing Ghana’s back line ever deeper and testing their concentration.

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade (Colombia) at 12 minute
• Richard Ríos Montoya (Colombia) at 78 minute
• Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi (Ghana) at 49 minute
• Issahaku Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) at 66 minute
• Alidu Seidu (Ghana) at 76 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Colombia –
• Ghana –

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Masour Ousmane Dembélé (3, )
2. Harry Edward Kane (3, )
3. Kylian Mbappé Lottin (3, )
4. Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (2, )
5. Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli (2, )

Line-ups:

Next games:

• Colombia will play with Switzerland. July 07 at 20:00 (GMT), on None.
• Ghana will play with . , on .