After the loss to Argentina, the dream of Colombia to go to the World Cup turned into a nightmare.
And although for the most optimistic there are still remote mathematical options, the reality seems to be only one: the National Team will not be in Qatar.
Broadly speaking, everything is summed up in one fact: Colombia completed seven consecutive games without being able to score a goal.
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Duván Zapata’s ruling against Uruguay
On October 7, 2021, on the seventh day of the tie, the illusion of Colombia to rebuild the path was immense.
The 3-1 victory against Chile on the previous date gave the signal that the ‘tricolor’ came out of the certain ’empatitis’ with which the era of Reinaldo Rueda began.
However, in the match against Uruguay, in Montevideo, the possibility of adding three disappeared with the incredible mistake made by Duván Zapata in the 70th minute.
By then, after an outstanding run and liveliness by Luis Díaz, the Atalanta striker, from Italy, was left hand in hand with goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
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However, in a move that could usually be finalized with his club, the ‘Bull’ sent the ball against the goalkeeper’s body and the possibility of obtaining the three points vanished.
The lack of definition of Valoyes and Borja against Paraguay
On date 14 of the Qatar qualifiers, Colombia met Paraguay in Barranquilla.
Given the bad moment of the Guarani, who had just lost by four goals against Bolivia and one against Chile, it was expected that the “tricolor” would win.
However, after a highly disputed game, the goal opportunity that Cartagena’s Diego Valoyes had at the end of the match, who was making his debut with the National Team, raised the hope of the Colombian fans.
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However, the man from Talleres de Córdoba squandered the option and ended the desire for victory.
Then, with the result decreed, the option that Miguel Ángel Borja had in the 34th minute, heading alone in the heart of the rival area, deepened the regret of the followers of the National Team even more.
Those were one of the three points at home that were counted on paper and that, finally, did not occur…
The poor accuracy of the Andrade Rifle against Bolivia
On date 9 of the tie, Colombia faced Bolivia at the height of La Paz.
That day, as in most of the qualifying matches, the Colombian team was errant in the definition.
The big mistake of that game was at the feet of Andrés el ‘Rifle’ Andrade, who, nine minutes into the second half, after a collective play, was left in front of goalkeeper Carlos Lampe and could not define clearly.
The ball ended up going through the right post of the Bolivian goalkeeper.
Minutes later, Roger Martínez scored for the ‘tricolor’ and Fernando Saucedo equalized for the team from the highlands.
Bad memory for the Colombian history, because, both in the qualifying round for Brazil and on the way to Russia, victories had been obtained in Bolivia.
The clearest that Luis Díaz had against Ecuador
After the overwhelming 6-1 defeat that Colombia suffered in Quito, the desire to win against Ecuador was evident in the Metropolitan of Barranquilla on October 14, 2021.
However, under the baton of Rueda, the National Team could not score in the duel valid for date 12 of the tie.
That day, not even Luis Díaz, who was already emerging as the great figure of the team, was able to torpedo the dream night lived by the Ecuadorian Alexander Domínguez, today a goalkeeper for Deportes Tolima.
Around minute 84, after a pinpoint pass from Barrios, Díaz was left with great options to score against Domínguez. But his shot came out very focused and the option was lost.
The match ended 0-0.
The lack of definition of Miguel Ángel Borja against Argentina and Peru
In the midst of the parsimony with which Colombia vs. Argentina, Miguel Ángel Borja had the opportunity to tie the game at the end of the first half.
After a great play by Luis Díaz, the Junior de Barranquilla striker managed to adjust his body to win the position against the albiceleste marker, but then he failed in the definition against Emiliano Martínez.
In the surprise defeat of Colombia on January 28, David Ospina was not the only one in the error record in Peru’s goal.
Minutes before the National Team went down on the scoreboard, Miguel Ángel Borja had in his right leg the opportunity to get ahead of the ‘tricolor’. However, practically under the goal, the attacker of Junior de Barranquilla sent the ball to the center of the goal and Gallese stopped it.
The rest of the film of that day is already history.
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