World Cup qualifiers: Argentina 1-1 Colombia, 2 incredible facts were born after the game

In the 16th round of the just-concluded World Cup qualifiers, Argentina played against Colombia at home. In the end, Louis Dias scored a counterattack in the first half, and Aldama scored a continuous spike at the top of the penalty area in the second half, passing the defenseman and shooting low shots. In the end, Argentina tied Colombia 1-1 at home. After the end of this game, Argentina won 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses after 16 rounds of the game, and still ranked first in the South American region of the World Cup, and determined the qualifying seat early. After being tied by Argentina, who was beaten one less, Colombia only achieved 5 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses after 16 rounds of qualifiers, and still ranked 6th.

Messi, 37, returned to the starting lineup of Argentina after 7 months in this game. After the game started, although Argentina had an absolute advantage in ball control, the team made many mistakes overall. Instead, Colombia frequently used steals to counterattack and threatened Argentina's goal. In the 24th minute of the game, DePaul made a mistake in the midfield and was intercepted by Colombia. Castagno made a wonderful pass from Louis Diaz to the top of the penalty area. Diaz drifted in the penalty area and passed several people in a row and scored a low shot. In the 70th minute of the second half, Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez was disfigured. However, Argentina, who played one less, became more and more braver. In the 81st minute, Aldama dribbled continuously on the right side of the penalty area and scored a low shot, helping Argentina equalize the score. The two sides' shots in this game were basically the same as 10-11, but although Colombia played away, they only had 36% of the ball control rate, they shot 5 times, which obviously created more absolute scoring opportunities.

After the game, two incredible and two established facts were also produced:

1. With the 1-1st of this game, Colombia, which reached the Copa America final in 2024 and competed for the championship with Argentina, has now lost 6 consecutive rounds in the World Cup South American competition. Although they still rank 6th, they only led Venezuela 4 points in the standings, and the situation of qualifying is still unclear.

2. With the goal scored by Colombian player Louis Dias in the first half, he also became the first Colombian player to break the Argentina goal in the away World Cup since Valdera in 1997.

2 Founded facts:

1. Almada, who scored an equalizer for Argentina in the 81st minute of this game, performed better and better after being loaned to Ligue 1 Lyon during the winter window, and his handling of the ball became more and more experienced. The 24-year-old midfielder has become an important player in Argentina's midfielder.

2. Although Messi, 37, returned to the Argentina starting lineup after 7 months, he successfully surpassed 7 times in his 78 minutes of appearance and successfully faced the ground 12 times, and also won a high score of 8.2 after the game. Next year's World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico may not play every game like the year that won the 2022 championship, but his experience and ability still allow him to decide the outcome of the game at critical moments.

Argentina starts: 23-Martinez, 16-Molina, 13-Romero, 19-Otamendi, 4-Medina, 7-DePaul, 5-Paredes, 8-Enzo Fernandez, 10-Messi, 9-Alvarez, 11-Almada

Colombia starts: 22-Kevin Meier, 21-Daniel Munoz, 3-Lukumi, 23-Davonson Sanchez, 4-Machado, 16-Lerma, 5-Kevin Castro, 6-Rios, 10-J Ronaldo, 17-Campas, 7-Luis Dias