COLOMBIA YAITOA URUGUAY, KUKUTANA NA BRAZIL ROBO FAINALI

MABAO ya James Rodriguez katika dakika za 28 na 50 usiku huu yameiwezesha Colombia kutinga Robo Fainali ya Kombe la Dunia kwa kuifunga Uruguay 2-0.
Sasa, washindi hao wa Kundi C watakutana na wenyeji Brazil katika Robo

Fainali, ambao wameitoa Chile katika mchezo uliotangulia kwa penalti 3-2 baada ya sare ya 1-1 ndani ya dakika 120. Rodriguez sasa anakaa mguu sawa katika mbio za kiatu cha dhahabu cha michuano hiyo, akitimiza mabao manne na pia ametoa pasi nne za mabao.

Colombia iliyoongoza Kundi C ilipokuwa pamoja na Ugiriki, Ivory Coast na Japan ilicheza soka maridadi na kuipoteza kabisa Uruguay iliyofuzu kama mshindi wa pili wa Kundi D nyuma ya Costa Rica.

Golden goal: James Rodriguez scores a stunning volley in the first half to put Colombia ahead

Sweet strike: Rodriguez lines up his volley which gave Fernando Muslera no chance in the Uruguay goal

No stopping that one: Uruguay's goalkeeper Fernando Muslera has no chance in stopping Rodriguez's shot

Cloud nine: Colombia fans celebrate knocking Uruguay out of the World Cup

Man of the moment: Rodriguez celebrates his goal as Colombia beat Uruguay

Pick that one out: Rodriguez celebrates his wonder goal

James’s bite in Brazil has come from having decisive influence on Colombia’s impressive progress, not a malevolent act of aggravated harm, and it was fitting that Uruguay’s unlovable apologists were removed from the competition by his wit and talent, an elevation of football’s spirit that was met with joy in the fitting surrounds of the Maracana Stadium.

By the end, the Uruguayans in the crowds were reacting angrily to Colombian mockery of their limitations. Good. They deserved it. Many turned up with their Suarez masks and chants and a well-honed victim mentality encouraged by their coach Oscar Tabarez, but it was not enough. They will depart feeling hard done by, but were not. The best team won. The good guys, too.

Colombia are deserved quarter-finalists and Brazil will not look forward to facing them on this evidence. James in particular, is an exquisite talent, a player of true fantasy, capable of scoring a goal to grace any game, in any competition, and certainly worthy of this famous stadium. The execution was close to perfect.