Colombia sinks Chile in a new recital by James

The Colombian national team On Tuesday it established itself at the forefront of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and in the process deepened the bottom of the crisis. chilli and his coach Ricardo Gareca with a 4-0 win at the beginning of the tenth day. The Caribbean city of Barranquilla is the scene of a new recital of the creativity of James Rodríguez, who gave an assist, participated in the play of another goal and, once again, was the best partner of his teammates.

Those led by Argentine Néstor Lorenzo, who finished second in the qualifying rounds with 19 points, secured victory with goals from Davinson Sánchez, Luis Díaz, Jhon Durán and Luis Sinisterra in a match they controlled from start to finish. . La Roja will finish in last place with 5 points.

The hosts dominated the ball from the start and had their first approach in the fourth minute with a long pass from Sánchez that was controlled by attacker Jhon Córdoba, who turned to clear the mark and took a shot that went wide of the goal Brian Cortes. The coffee team continued to attack and had other chances with a header from Sánchez, which Cortés saved without problems, and a one-on-one that was wasted by Córdoba.

Meanwhile, La Roja had a lot of difficulty breaking out of the rival siege. Eduardo Vargas reflected this situation, because the few times he received he couldn’t find anyone to pass the ball to and lost it to Sánchez and Jhon Lucumí, the central duo.

Just when the game was going haywire for the Colombians, came central defender Sánchez’s goal. James took a corner kick in the 34th minute that Córdoba held, dispossessed Chilean midfielder Erick Pulgar and then struck Sánchez, who celebrated the unexpected goal that gave the hosts the lead. Gareca’s side, whose tenure hung in the balance, continued to falter and ended up losing at the end of the first half, with James almost scoring a second and having a goal disallowed for offside.

In the second half, the game did not change. Darío Osorio, Víctor Dávila and Diego Valdés weighed very little in the visiting team, so Colombia keeper Camilo Vargas continued to be another spectator of the game. The 2-0 came in the 52nd minute when goalkeeper Cortés and center back Benjamín Kuscevic made an early mistake and gave the ball to James, who allowed Díaz to send the ball into the back of the net using the first shot.

The Chileans almost came close for the first time in the game after the goal when Dávila launched a cross from a free kick headed by Valdés and Rodrigo Echeverría, marked by Richard Ríos, was unable to finish. The coffee team maintained its dominance but slowed the pace of the game. Chile, completely stunned, continued to suffer and Gareca could only look at the clock as he waited for Venezuelan referee Jesús Valenzuela to blow the final whistle.

However, La Roja conceded another goal in the 82nd minute in a deadly counter-attack led by Sinisterra, which allowed the young Durán, the jewel of Aston Villa to enter the second half, and in one- one-on-one match he confirmed to the Colombian team the good moment that he lives in the British club. It was 4-0 in the 93rd minute, after a lengthy VAR review, with another fatal penalty where Sinisterra finished and Cortés saved, but on the rebound the Bournemouth attacker sent the ball behind to close out the score.

The next day, Colombia will visit Uruguay on November 14 and a day later, Chile will visit Peru.

TECHNICAL SHEET

4 – Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Santiago Arias, Davinson Sánchez, Jhon Lucumí, Johan Mojica (m.86, Juan David Cabal); Jefferson Lerma, Richard Ríos, Jhon Arias (m.76, Jorge Carrascal), James Rodríguez 0 (m.86, Juan Fernando Quintero); Luis Díaz (m.76, Luis Sinisterra) and Jhon Córdoba (m.46, Jhon Jader Durán).
0 – Chile: Brian Cortes; Felipe Loyola, Guillermo Maripán, Benjamín Kuscevic, Thomas Galdames (d.46, Marcelo Morales); Erick Pulgar (m.84, Ulises Ortegoza), Rodrigo Echeverría (m.60, Maximiliano Guerrero), Darío Osorio, Víctor Dávila, Diego Valdés (m.60, Lucas Cepeda), and Eduardo Vargas (m.60, Gonzalo Tapia) .
Referee: The Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela. He advised Jhon Córdoba, Gonzalo Tapia, Erick Pulgar and Johan Mojica.
Objectives: 1-0, Davinson Sánchez (m. 34); 2-0, Luis Díaz (m. 52); 3-0, Jhon Jader Durán (m. 82); 4-0, Luis Sinisterra (m. 90+3)
Events: The match on the tenth day of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup played at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla.