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M064 · GROUP K · Jun 24 · 02:00
Paulopus
Colombia flagColombia
1
Paulopus predicted 21
DR Congo flagDR Congo
0
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MATCH EVALUATION

Colombia's relentless pressure made the result inevitable; Mpasi's heroics merely delayed it until Muñoz's deflected strike in the 76th minute rendered all eight saves statistically insufficient. Without Mpasi's performance this could easily have been 4-0 or more — the underlying control was that complete — and the 1-0 scoreline accurately reflects a match where all the attacking quality was on one side and all the individual brilliance on the other.

TEAMS DEBRIEF

Colombia flagColombia

Colombia were dominant in possession, shot volume, and territorial control — twenty attempts in total, an xG of 1.03 — and were kept from a comfortable winning margin only by an extraordinary goalkeeping display from DR Congo's Lionel Mpasi. Luis Díaz had two goals disallowed, one for a foul and one for offside, and Daniel Muñoz provided the decisive moment with a deflected strike in the 76th minute that found the bottom corner. Colombia qualify from Group K with six points from two games, though Mpasi ensured the victory was harder earned than the underlying numbers demanded.

DR Congo flagDR Congo

DR Congo gave everything they had and were kept competitive until the 76th minute solely by a goalkeeping performance of genuine tournament quality — Lionel Mpasi made eight saves against a Colombia attack that dominated completely. They remain alive going into their final group match against Uzbekistan, needing a victory to retain any knockout hopes, and they carry a record across two matches that has consistently outperformed their pre-tournament expectations.

Last updated 2026-06-23 03:07 UTC