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FIFA World Cup 2018: Colombia through as Senegal suffers yellow peril

FIFA World Cup 2018: Colombia through as Senegal suffers yellow peril

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Colombia are through to the last 16 of the World Cup after a tense 1-0 victory over Senegal.

Colombia are through to the last 16 of the World Cup after a tense 1-0 victory on Thursday (June 28) over Senegal, who go out on the disciplinary ruling.

Yerry Mina's 74th-minute header in Samara, Russia - the defender's second goal in as many games - was enough to give Colombia a second Group H win and ensured they finished as group winners on six points, but Senegal are denied a place in the knockout stages after having more yellow cards than Japan.

Japan - who went into the final match as group leaders - lost 1-0 to already-eliminated Poland in Volgograd, meaning the Samurai Blue and Senegal finished the group with identical records (four points, zero goal difference and the same goals scored).

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With the two sides having drawn 2-2 in their group meeting, Japan snatched the Group H runners-up spot having picked up fewer bookings than the West Africans, who become the first team to go out on a disciplinary ruling in World Cup history.

Aliou Cisse's Senegal were denied a penalty in Samara after a VAR ruling that appeared to show Colombia's Davinson Sanchez making a good tackle on Liverpool forward Sadio Mane.

In a game of few chances, Barcelona centre-back Mina thumped in a header from a corner with 16 minutes remaining to send Colombia through to play the Group G runners-up - either England or Belgium.

Jose Pekerman's Colombia are into the last 16 for the second successive World Cup, while Senegal now can't repeat their quarter-final heroics from 2002 - their only other World Cup appearance.