Colombia 1-0 Congo DR — World Cup

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Colombia just claimed a historic World Cup record all to themselves, but they had to survive a triple VAR nightmare to do it.

A single deflected goal from Daniel Muñoz sent Colombia into the Round of 32 and broke an active World Cup record.

It was a wild, exhausting night in Guadalajara. Colombia dominated but had three different goals ruled out by . Right-back had an early header chalked off, while winger was denied twice in sixty seconds late in the second half. Congo DR defended deep and relied on goalkeeper , who made eight massive saves. The breakthrough finally came in the 76th minute. Substitute set up Muñoz for a deflected winner, sealing Colombia's place in the knockout bracket and extending their historic scoring run.

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With Muñoz's goal, Colombia extended their World Cup scoring streak to 11 consecutive matches, breaking their tie with Argentina for the longest active streak in the tournament.
Colombia had three goals ruled out by : a header in the 9th minute, a strike for a foul in the 79th, and another Díaz effort for offside in the 80th.
became only the fourth Colombian player in history to score in consecutive World Cup matches, following his Matchday 1 goal against Uzbekistan.
DR Congo goalkeeper kept his team alive with eight saves, five of which came before the first hydration break.