QATAR 2022: COLOMBIA IN URUGUAY STALEMATE
Uruguay and Colombia stayed in contention for next year’s FIFA World Cup tournament in the Asian nation of Qatar after they played out a goalless draw at the Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo on Thursday. It was the second meeting between the two teams in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers. In the first meeting, EdinsonCavani, Luis Suarez (spot kick) and Darwin Nunez scored to give the Uruguayans an impressive 3-0 away win over the Colombians.
Colombia started the away game against Uruguay in fifth place with 13 points, while their hosts were in third position with 15 points. At the end of their latest 90 minutes, defence was on top as the two teams failed to find the back of the net. Uruguay started with Cagliari player Diego Godin and Atletico Madrid star Jose Gimenez at the centre of defence, while Colombia had Everton man Yerry Mina and Genk player Carlos Cuesta as their centre back partnership. Everton star Mina was able to marshall the defence to ensure that his country earned a valuable point as he continued from where he stopped in league football. His Everton side has been one of the best teams in the Premier League this season. (more…)