Colombia and Paraguay tie 2-2 and retain closing non-scales passages to the Global Cup

Barranquilla, Colombia – Colombia squandered an good thing about two targets that it had accomplished sooner than quarter-hour and resigned on Tuesday with a 2-2 draw in opposition to Paraguay, in order that each groups now retain the closing direct tickets to the 2026 Global Cup.

With targets from Luis Díaz at 40 seconds and Jhon Jader Durán at 13 mins, the tricolor temporarily complicated within the fit similar to the 14th. Date of the South American Qualifiers. However the Albirroja rescued the tie with the annotations of Junior Alonso on the finish of the primary part and July Enciso at 62.

Jhon Durán, from the Colombian Nationwide Staff, celebrates its objective in opposition to Paraguay in a fit of the Global Cup tie, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

(Fernando Vergara/AP)

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With this end result, Paraguay, which prolonged to 8 displays its undefeated beneath the riding of Gustavo Alfaro, reached 21 issues and remained within the 5th place of the tie, whilst Colombia used to be 6th with 20 gadgets.

The primary six of South The us will without delay get entry to the Global Cup of the following yr in the US, Mexico and Canada, whilst the 7th will play an intercontinental repechage.

After his victory in opposition to Peru, Venezuela added 15 issues and holds the price tag to the participant when 4 dates to play.

Within the following days of the Qualifiers, which can be performed in June, Colombia will collide with Peru and Argentina, in the meantime, Paraguay will play in opposition to Uruguay and Brazil.

Within the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia got here out with the aim of leaving at the back of the streak of 3 consecutive losses and opened the scoring sooner than the primary minute of the sport via Díaz, which shouted for the 6th time within the classification section.

In an motion that started in a lateral kick, Jhon Arias, after a Durán dispute, attended Díaz, who dribbled Fabián Balbuena and beat Roberto “Gatito” Fernández.

At 13, Colombia larger its benefit with a counterattack that Diaz led and Durán ended with a drag within the hand in hand in opposition to Fernández.

Regardless of the drawback, Paraguay didn’t decrease his fingers and started to take keep watch over of the assembly.

The extraordinary Miguel Almirón used to be just about the cut price at quarter-hour in a boarding college wherein he left at the back of the Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas and his empty door shot used to be diverted by means of the aspect Johan Mojica.

Within the cut price time, Paraguay confirmed his energy within the air sport and scored his first objective after a nook that headed Alonso on the second one stick in opposition to passivity within the emblem of Daniel Muñoz.

In the second one length, Colombia didn’t decrease the rhythm of the process to maintain the outcome and Paraguay reached the tie with somewhat of a big bachelor’s invoice.

At 62 mins, the Brighton midfielder, who performs on mortgage within the Ipswich The town, made a diagonal from the left, the distance used to be opened and despatched a proper to the attitude from the entrance of the world.

Simply sooner than the Igualada, the Colombian trainer, Néstor Lorenzo, had made a double exchange with which he distributed with Captain James Rodríguez and bolstered the protection with the doorway of the defender Yerry Mina.

Within the ultimate segment of the celebration, Colombia neglected the control of James, whilst its alternative Jaminton Campaz may just now not make a distinction within the midfield of the premises.

Díaz – who noticed a yellow that may depart him out of the following sport in opposition to Peru – attempted to load on his shoulders the assault of the Colombian workforce, however Paraguay knew the best way to protect himself with order and get a precious level on his talk over with to Barranquilla.