The Colombian national team advanced to the next round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup after defeating the Senegalese squad 1-0 in their Group H final encounter played on Thursday night in the Volga city of Samara, TASS reports.
The score was opened almost 30 minutes into the closing half with a header from Colombian defender Yerri Mina. The goal scored by the 23-year-old Colombian defender was the only one in the match as the score of 1-0 remained unchanged until the final whistle.
Colombia finished its Group H in the top spot and is now set to play in the next round of Last 16 on July 3 at the Spartak Arena in Moscow. Their opponent will be decided later in the day.
In a parallel Group H game played in the city of Volgograd, team Poland beat Japan 1-0, meaning that the Japanese team finished the group stage in the second place. The teams of Poland and Senegal are now packing home.
