Colombia into World Cup knock-outs with hard-fought win over DR Congo

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Colombia clinched a 1-0 victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance to the World Cup knock-out stages. Despite DR Congo's goalkeeper's strong performance, Colombia proved the more dangerous team overall.

Colombian fans were made to wait but eventually able to celebrate a 1-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday and the qualification for the knock-out stages of the World Cup. Colombia were clearly the most dangerous team throughout the match but DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi had a superb performance to keep the ball out of his net.