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Colombia through to last 16 round

June 28, 2018 5:03 pm

The Colombia football side has qualified to the last 16 round after beating Senegal 1-nil in their final Group H match of the FIFA World Cup.

This means no African team has progressed from the initial group stage of the competition for the first time since 1982.

Yerry Mina’s second-half header was enough for Colombia to book a sport in the next round.

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Colombia topped its pool with six points and plays England in the next round at 6am on Wednesday.