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Colombia 1-0 Ghana, World Cup

Colombia
  • Arias 14′

1–0

xG 2.04 – 0.27

Half time 1–0

Kick-off
Venue
Kansas City Stadium
Referee
Clément Turpin
Attendance
69,045

Colombia 1-0 Ghana. xG 2.0-0.3. Colombia deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Colombia

4-3-3 · Néstor Lorenzo

Avg rating 7.24

Ghana

4-1-2-3 · Carlos Queiroz

Avg rating 6.45

Vargas

#12 · Goalkeeper · Colombia

90′ played

6.9

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Mojica

#17 · Left-back · Colombia

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.21

Lucumí

#3 · Centre-back · Colombia

90′ played

7.7

Passing

xA
0.01

Sánchez

#23 · Centre-back · Colombia

90′ played

7.9

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.25

Muñoz

#2 · Right-back · Colombia

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.34

Arias

#11 · Midfielder · Colombia

73′ played

8.3

1 goalOff 72′Player of the match

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.46

Puerta

#14 · Midfielder · Colombia

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.22

Attack

xG
0.05

Lerma

#16 · Midfielder · Colombia

90′ played

6.9

Passing

xA
0.05

Díaz

#7 · Forward · Colombia

89′ played

6.4

Off 90′

xG
0.63

Passing

xA
0.04

Córdoba

#9 · Forward · Colombia

8′ played

Off 8′

xG
0.00

Rodríguez

#10 · Forward · Colombia

45′ played

6.3

Off 46′

xG
0.00

Passing

xA
0.01

Ati-Zigi

#1 · Goalkeeper · Ghana

90′ played

8.2

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Mensah

#14 · Left-back · Ghana

90′ played

7.2

Passing

xA
0.02

Opoku

#18 · Centre-back · Ghana

90′ played

6.7

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Luckassen

#23 · Centre-back · Ghana

90′ played

6.7

Passing

xA
0.01

Senaya

#26 · Right-back · Ghana

13′ played

6.4

Off 13′

Passing

xA
0.01

Partey

#5 · Defensive midfielder · Ghana

90′ played

6.8

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.06

Semenyo

#11 · Left midfielder · Ghana

90′ played

6.6

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.11

Yirenkyi

#3 · Midfielder · Ghana

79′ played

5.9

Off 79′

Passing

xA
0.04

Sibo

#8 · Midfielder · Ghana

62′ played

5.8

Off 62′

Passing

xA
0.01

Ayew

#9 · Forward · Ghana

79′ played

6.2

Off 79′

xG
0.00

Iñaki Williams

#19 · Right midfielder · Ghana

62′ played

6.0

Off 62′

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.10

Bench

  • Suárez

    #25 · Substitute · Colombia

    82′ played

    7.2

    1 assistOn 8′

    Passing

    xA
    0.13

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
  • Ríos

    #6 · Substitute · Colombia

    45′ played

    6.8

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.26
  • Quintero

    #20 · Substitute · Colombia

    17′ played

    7.3

    On 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.52

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
  • Campaz

    #21 · Substitute · Colombia

    1′ played

    On 90′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.05

Bench

  • Seidu

    #2 · Substitute · Ghana

    77′ played

    6.4

    On 13′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Fatawu

    #7 · Substitute · Ghana

    28′ played

    6.0

    On 62′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Owusu

    #15 · Substitute · Ghana

    28′ played

    6.2

    On 62′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Nuamah

    #24 · Substitute · Ghana

    11′ played

    6.4

    On 79′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Adu

    #25 · Substitute · Ghana

    11′ played

    5.8

    On 79′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro) / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fotografía oficial de la Presidencia de Colombia / Public domain · Jhonny Penilla / CC BY-SA 4.0 · AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 61%Possession39%
    COO 61%, GHA 39%.
  • 2.04Expected goals (xG)0.27
    COO 2.04, GHA 0.27.
  • 2.04Non-penalty xG0.27
    COO 2.04, GHA 0.27.
  • 2.69xG on target0.00
    COO 2.69, GHA 0.00.
  • 20Shots8
    COO 20, GHA 8.
  • 8On target0
    COO 8, GHA 0.
  • 5Big chances0
    COO 5, GHA 0.
  • 586Passes376
    COO 586, GHA 376.
  • 91%Pass accuracy83%
    COO 91%, GHA 83%.
  • 3Corners2
    COO 3, GHA 2.
  • 12Tackles13
    COO 12, GHA 13.
  • 5Interceptions5
    COO 5, GHA 5.
  • 4.2PPDA (lower = more pressing)8.8
    COO 4.2, GHA 8.8.
  • 14Fouls10
    COO 14, GHA 10.
  • 2Yellow cards3
    COO 2, GHA 3.
  • 0Red cards0
    COO 0, GHA 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

ColombiaGhana
  1. Substitution, Suárez (Off Córdoba)
    8′
  2. Yellow card, Arias
    12′
  3. 13′
    Substitution, Seidu (Off Senaya)
  4. Goal, Arias (Suárez)1–0
    14′
  5. Substitution, Ríos (Off Rodríguez)
    46′
  6. 49′
    Yellow card, Yirenkyi
  7. 62′
    Substitution, Fatawu (Off Sibo / Iñaki Williams)
  8. 62′
    Substitution, Owusu (Off Sibo / Iñaki Williams)
  9. 66′
    Yellow card, Fatawu
  10. Substitution, Quintero (Off Arias)
    72′
  11. 76′
    Yellow card, Seidu
  12. Yellow card, Ríos
    78′
  13. 79′
    Substitution, Nuamah (Off Yirenkyi / Ayew)
  14. 79′
    Substitution, Adu (Off Yirenkyi / Ayew)
  15. Substitution, Campaz (Off Díaz)
    90′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

28 shots

Every shot

← GHA attack

COO attack →

Arias 14′Colombia · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.72xGOT0.46xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Colombia2.04xG

Ghana0.27xG

Full time1–0

0.01.02.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Arias 14′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

20Muñoz11Suárez46Sánchez28Rodríguez19Díaz47Arias33Lerma24Puerta44Lucumí23Mojica17Vargas

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Colombia · Longest unchanged XI, 7' to 45' (after an early substitution)Busiest link: Sánchez and Lucumí, 23 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Arias made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
26Luckassen29Partey39Mensah16Ayew33Opoku18Ati-Zigi15Semenyo17Yirenkyi23Sibo17Seidu10Iñaki Williams

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Ghana · Longest unchanged XI, 12' to 61' (after an early substitution)Busiest link: Mensah and Opoku, 16 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Mensah made 1.8× an even share of the passes.

Ghana leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 47), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 23).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.