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Today we're talking about a World Cup knockout game: Colombia beat Ghana one to zero.

The score looks close, but in fact Colombia won very comfortably.

First, a word on Colombia.

Colombia is a very capable South American team.

They play with pace and combine well.

Today, they seized the initiative from the very start.

Alright, let's look at the game.

The game had only reached the fourteenth minute when Colombia scored.

Suárez delivered a lovely pass from the flank, and Arias touched it in front of goal to send the ball into the net.

One to zero, Colombia led very early.

This goal let Colombia play with even more ease.

For the rest of the game, it was almost all Colombia attacking.

They controlled the ball and threatened Ghana's goal again and again.

In fact Colombia had several more chances, and came close to scoring another.

Díaz wasted one or two very good chances.

Ghana, meanwhile, were very much on the back foot.

For the entire ninety minutes, Ghana barely had a single proper shot.

That is very rare, and shows just how well Colombia defended.

They simply had no way to threaten Colombia's goal.

The ball stayed at Colombia's feet, and Ghana could only keep running and chasing.

In the end, Colombia comfortably won the game one to zero.

So, how should we view this game?

For Colombia, this is an easy and clean win.

Though they scored only one goal, they controlled the game from start to finish, never in danger.

If they'd taken a few more chances, the score could have been bigger.

For Ghana, losing is of course a shame.

Today they ran into a stronger opponent and had almost no chances.

But reaching the knockout stage is already no small feat for them.

That's Colombia one to zero Ghana, a game of complete control that belonged to Colombia.

See you next match.