Colombia defeated Poland and denied her chances of reaching the playoffs of the 2018 World Cup

25 June 2018, 01:38 | Sports 
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In the final match of the second round of the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Colombia did not leave a chance for the Polish team.

Colombians have drawn a victory with the score - 3: 0.

Account in the match with an accurate header was opened by the defender of "Barcelona" Yerri Mina (40), for which this Mundial became the debut. After the break, Radamel Falcao distinguished himself, who went one on one with the goalkeeper and beat him without problems, doubling the advantage of his team (70). And secured this advantage in 5 minutes Juan Cuadrado (75). Thus, the Colombians now have 3 points in their assets and are on the third place in the group H. Leading teams of Japan and Senegal, who previously completed their match a productive draw (2: 2). They have 4 points. The team of Poland, for which this defeat was the second, lost even the theoretical chances of reaching the playoffs of the tournament.

In the match of the third round of the group stage, the Colombian team will meet with the team of Senegal, and Poland will play against Japan. Both meetings will be held on June 28.

______________________________ Recall that 9 countries, including Ukraine, Australia, Finland, Japan, Denmark, Iceland, Great Britain, Poland, Sweden, declared a diplomatic boycott of the World Championship in Russia. The reasons for this were the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine and Syria, the poisoning of Russian ex-intelligence agent Sergey Skripal in Britain, the starvation of Ukrainian political prisoners, including the director Oleg Sentsov, and the systematic violation of human rights in the Russian Federation.

Unlimited hunger strike Sentsov announced May 14, 2018. His main demand is the release of more than 60 Ukrainian political prisoners who are behind bars in Russia. This requirement of the director was supported by the US State Department, the EU, the Canadian Parliament and.

In 2015, a Russian court illegally sentenced Sentsov to 20 years in a strict-security colony. The actions in support of the director were held all over the world, including in Russia.

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