World Cup 2018: 3 reasons why Colombia beat Senegal 1-0

Colombia are through to the last 16!
Colombia are through to the last 16!

#3 Yerry Mina's penchant to pop up with the headers

Yerry Mina, the trump card for Colombia?
Yerry Mina, the trump card for Colombia?

Colombia seem to have found their own version of Sergio Ramos. Having ignited the Poland routing with a header from close range, Yerry Mina followed it up with another intervention from a set-piece when he raced forward and leapt the highest to meet the corner kick played in by Quintero. The ball took a bounce before crashing into the roof of the net and beyond the despairing dive of N'Diaye.

Colombia's efforts finally came to fruition as Mina was once again decisive in the air. The Barcelona centre-back has looked out of sorts since he moved to the Catalan capital, but his importance to the Colombian side continues to grow.

This was his 5th goal for the national team (in just 13 caps), and incredibly four of them have been headers! Mina has become an unlikely asset for Los Cafeteros in set-piece situations, and leaving him unchallenged in the box can be really dangerous. He certainly will be useful during such events in the knockouts.

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