The Colombian Women’s National Team is convinced of qualifying for the semifinal of the Copa América and doing so as first in group A. They will look for it against Chile in Armenia, and a draw will be enough to win the group and avoid Brazil in the next phase, although the mission is to win to take the full loot of prizes agreed with the Colombian Football Federation for being first and winning the 4 games: 60 million pesos for each player.
For ranking and prize
Colombia has already surpassed Paraguay, Bolivia and Ecuador. They have earned $30 million per head, guaranteed after the agreement with the directors of the FCF, which consists of $10 million per game won, plus 20 for winning the group. That is to say, this duel against Chile represents another 30 million if they achieve victory.
The prize was awarded after the public protest of the players before the debut in the Cup, when they raised their arms during the national anthem, in an image that went around the world. The agreement, known unofficially by EL TIEMPO, also contemplates 100 million for the title, 60 for the subtitle and 40 for third place.
If Colombia draws, they also win the group, but their prize money decreases. And if he were to lose, beyond economics, he would put the classification at risk by having an eventual triple tie in the table if Paraguay beats Ecuador in a match that will be played simultaneously.
The organization arranged that the first tiebreaker item is the results in direct duels, but none would take advantage in that section: Chile would beat Colombia, Colombia beat Paraguay, and Paraguay already beat Chile. That is, the goal difference would define the positions. Before playing the last date, Colombia has +6; Chile, +1 and Paraguay, +5.
True to the goal that the Colombian team has set since the beginning of the Cup, its coach, Nelson Abadía, set as its objective not only the classification, but also the perfect score, 12 out of 12, to be first.
“Our purpose is to get all the points that we have in dispute (…) the team has a firm purpose, which is to arrive with 12 points,” said Abadía.
So the mentality is that, to go out and play tonight with total commitment, without relaxing, stalking Chile and scoring goals, to sharpen the aim and confidence for the semifinal.
So it was time to sentence the group, make 12, avoid Brazil, for now, and continue the victorious march. Colombia is excited.
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Colombia vs. Chili
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7 p.m.
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