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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 The plan for Colombia against Ghana on Friday night probably did not involve making a substitution just minutes into the match.<\/p>\n

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That plan also went by the wayside when Jhon C\u00f3rdoba appeared to hurt his groin.<\/p>\n

Forced into making a rare early move, Colombia coach N\u00e9stor Lorenzo sent Luis Su\u00e1rez onto the field, and he promptly delivered a sharp cross that Jhon Arias flicked into the net, resulting in the only goal on a sweltering night at Arrowhead Stadium and sending Los Cafeteros into the Round of 16 at the World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Black Stars.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think football is a team sport,\u201d Lorenzo said. \u201cUltimately you do have little groups in certain areas, but you have to have a unit \u2014 a whole \u2014 and I think our squad has been working on that from the very onset. That was the goal from the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The early goal was a good omen: Colombia has won 11 consecutive World Cup matches when scoring first. Now, it will play Switzerland on Tuesday in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a spot in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have won absolutely nothing,\u201d Colombia star Luis D\u00edaz said. \u201cThese games are very difficult. Every game we’ve seen has been tight. The good thing and the positive thing is that we’re playing very well, we feel comfortable, we are being a family, we are working as a team, and that will work for what is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Los Cafeteros thought they had doubled their lead in the 56th minute, when D\u00edaz found the back of the net only to see the offside flag raised, and the fleet-footed Colombia forward had a point-blank shot saved by Lawrence Ati Zigi a few minutes later.<\/p>\n

Zigi wound up making seven saves to keep Ghana in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it happens in football,\u201d Ghana defender Jerome Opoku said, \u201cthat it doesn\u2019t go your way.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was 88 degrees Fahrenheit (31.1 Celsius) with a heat index of 96 when the game kicked off at 8:30 p.m. local time, the late start intentional due to the expected heat of Midwestern summers. The hydration breaks that have been controversial in so many matches suddenly became a blessing as players from both sides fought through dehydration and cramps.<\/p>\n

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Ghana was one of a record nine teams from Africa to escape the group stage of the World Cup. And while many gave fits to some of the tournament favorites \u2014 hello, Cape Verde against Argentina \u2014 only Morocco and Egypt were able to reach the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s always great to get out of your group,\u201d Opoku said. \u201cObviously we wanted to go further.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colombia had breezed through the group stage, conceding only a single goal in wins over Uzbekistan and Congo and a draw with Portugal. In fact, Los Cafeteros had been so impressive that Spain coach Luis de la Fuente \u2014 whose own team is considered among the tournament favorites \u2014 tapped them as \u201ca candidate to win the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their fans certainly believe in them.<\/p>\n

The home of the NFL\u2019s Chiefs has three levels of seats with a band of yellow ones sandwiched between red. Yet the entire bowl of the stadium just east of downtown Kansas City was awash in the vibrant yellow of Colombia some 2 hours before kickoff.<\/p>\n

Ghana knew it would be an underdog. Yet the team that failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations last year for the first time in nearly two decades had already answered plenty of critics by surviving a difficult group topped by England and Croatia.<\/p>\n

The question as it faced Colombia: Could Ghana mount enough offense?<\/p>\n

As expected, Los Cafeteros dominated the ball \u2014 the Black Stars had possessed it just 36.1% of the time in the group stage, second-least of any team that advanced, and those offensive issues continued against Colombia. Even when Ghana managed to put together an attack, Colombia was there to quickly counter with the speed of Su\u00e1rez, D\u00edaz and its midfielders.<\/p>\n

Ghana wound up taking eight shots against Colombia. None of them were on goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIntense game. Tough game for both teams, I guess, as I expected,\u201d Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz said. \u201cColombia started the game as we expected, full speed, a lot of intensity, passing. We tried to answer and stop them, but unfortunately the goal came too early for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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___<\/p>\n

See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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