The cast led by the youngest coach of the FIFA World Cup, Aliou Cisse, up to this
game after conceding a draw to 2 goals against Japan that, however, served to
reach 4 units in the group and remain with the first option of Classify to the
next phase. Remember that Senegal reached the quarterfinals in its first
participation in a World Cup (2002) and now dreams of equaling or improving
that feat.
It should be noted that the African "lions" have
scored at least one goal in their last 4 commitments, and two goals in the
recent 270 minutes. In this Football
World Cup in Russia 2018, the Senegalese have converted a goal in each
time, but have received 2 of 3 in the last minutes (78 and 86) of each match.
In addition, they have a record of 30 fouls for an average of one yellow card
every 6 infractions.
The "coffee" selection comes from an important 3-0
victory against the Poles, with a great performance by Falcao, Cuadrado and
James RodrÃguez, which allowed him to eliminate a direct rival and position
himself in the 3rd position at 1 point. Japan and Senegal. A tie would qualify
them if the "Nipponese" lose their match against the Europeans. It is
noteworthy that Colombia has obtained 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in its 3rd
match of a World Cup.
The Colombian side has faced 3 African rivals in the World
Cups, winning 2 victories (Tunisia in 1998 and Côte d'Ivoire in 2014) and 1
defeat (Cameroon in 1990). If we consider the matches of Brazil 2014 and those
of Russia 2018, it is to indicate that the pupils of José Pékerman do better in
the second time (5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss) than in the first (3 wins, 3 ties
and 1 loss).
