Day 8

DAY 8

 

 

6/19/14. SALVADOR DE BAHIA - Mini Papi is back at Arena Fonte Nova for the France-Switzerland match. The face-off will feature the two first game winning teams of Group E, as the defeated Honduras & Ecuador, respectively. And it is likely that the winner of this match will move on to the next round as the group leader.

 

Today, more interesting than to see Uruguayan Luis Suarez kick the butt of some of his Liverpool's teammates, the national squad of Colombia advanced to the first round of the playoffs after being absent from the World Cup in 16 years. As a matter of fact, the last time the South American country made the playoffs was in 1990, when Colombian forward Freddy Rincon scored a dramatic goal in the 93rd minute against West Germany to tie the last game of the group stage, which subsequently was just enough for captain Carlos Valderrama's side to qualify as the second best 3rd place of the tournament.

 

TODAY'S RESULTS:

COLOMBIA 2 - 1 IVORY COAST

URUGUAY 2 - 1 ENGLAND

JAPAN 0 - 0 GREECE