Colombia easily defeated Costa Rica in the second match of Group D, thereby officially winning a ticket to the quarter-finals of Copa America 2024.

In June 28, Colombia entered the second match at Copa America 2024 by facing the team from Central America, Costa Rica.

With high form and superior class, Luis Diaz and his teammates dominated the game right from the first minutes. A series of dangerous attacks were created on the Costa Rican side.

In the 28th minute, Costa Rica’s Patrick Sequeira committed a clumsy foul in the penalty area. After consulting VAR, the referee immediately awarded Colombia a penalty kick. On the 11m mark, Luis Diaz made no mistakes to help his team take a 1-0 lead.

Rated higher, Colombia quickly attacked after the opening whistle. In the 28th minute, the referee awarded Colombia a penalty after Costa Rican goalkeeper Sequeira fouled Cordoba in the penalty area.

On the 11m mark, Luis Diaz made no mistake to open the score. This was also the only goal in the first half.

In the second half, Colombia still maintained pressure on Costa Rica’s goal and the second goal came to them as inevitable. From the corner, Sanchez jumped up and headed dangerously to double the gap.

Just a few minutes later, Colombian fans had the opportunity to celebrate Cordoba’s goal again after James Rodriguez’s mischievous poke. That was the third assist for the former Real Madrid star in the 2024 Copa America.

With a big win, Colombia took sole top spot in Group D with 6 absolute points, and officially won a ticket to the quarter-finals 1 round early.