FIFA World Cup: Colombia through to last 16 with 1-0 win over Senegal

Colombia's Yerry Mina pounded home a second-half header to anchor an emotional 1-0 triumph over Senegal on Thursday that shot the South Americans into the World Container last 16 and dumped their African rivals out of competition.

Senegal had just required a point in their last Gathering H amusement to achieve the following round, however vanquish saw them pass up a major opportunity to Japan, who edged them out of the sprinters up spot by righteousness of having a superior disciplinary record.

It was the first run through in World Glass history that two groups had been isolated by the measure of yellow cards they had collected in the competition.

Both Senegal and Japan, who were beaten 1-0 by Poland on Thursday, completed the gathering with four focuses and an indistinguishable record in every single other regard. However the Asian side finished in second position having grabbed four yellow cards to Senegal's six.

Colombia, who completed as gathering champs with six focuses will confront a last-16 coordinate against the sprinters up in Gathering G where Britain and Belgium fight for matchless quality later on Thursday.

Annihilation for Senegal dispensed with them at the gathering stage in their first World Container appearance since 2002, and left Africa without a delegate in the knockout stages.

Senegal had been heading through until the point when the 74th moment when Mina rose to meet a corner and sent a shot header into the net.

It was a devastating hit to the Senegalese who had been the better side for the vast majority of the diversion and had a punishment grant upset in the main half after a VAR survey.

They had looked set to lead the pack in the seventeenth moment when Liverpool forward Sadio Mane went down in the territory under a test from Davinson Sanchez and ref Milorad Mazic indicated the spot.

The VAR framework has not been all around acclaimed at this competition, but rather TV replays seemed to indicate Sanchez make history his foot rear area on the ball, before clacking into Mane, and in the wake of checking on his unique choice, Mazic concurred.

Colombia had got off to a poor begin and endured a blow right off the bat when playmaker and charm James Rodriguez was constrained off harmed.

After his show in their last match against Poland, Colombian expectations had again been stuck on the shoulders of Rodriguez, who had led their rushed to the last quarter-finals four years prior.