Colombia, World Cup
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Colombia take on Ghana in the final game of the Round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup today. The two teams have never met each other before, but you can expect a fiery and heated clash. Both sides are renowned for their physicality, disciplined defending, and explosive pace in transition, and with a place in the Round of 16 on the line, neither will give the other an inch.
Colombia's football is slick and the vibes are good, their No 10s thriving in an era where technical ability can be stifled by rigid tactics
Conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, a millionaire political neophyte, will be Colombia's next president after electoral authorities on Wednesday declared him the winner of Sunday's runoff election.
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Colombia have won their World Cup group and head into the knockout stage dreaming of a deep run, one that may have been sparked by a humbling defeat to France just months earlier.
The incoming minister's father, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, was serving as justice minister in 1984 when he was gunned down in Bogota on Pablo Escobar's orders.
Colombia’s incoming finance minister is pledging to implement tighter fiscal policy, warning that the nation’s budget deficit is significantly wider than official figures suggest.
Portugal have finished second in Group K after being held to a goalless draw by Colombia. Davinson Sanchez thought he had given the South Americans the lead in second-half stoppage time but he was denied by the offside flag.
