Final Scoreline for Match 39:
JAPAN - 1
(Okazaki 46')
COLOMBIA - 4
(Cuadrado 17', Martinez 55', 82', Rodriguez 90')
Well, I was sleeping so can't comment on how the game actually was, but it must have been a scorcher for Colombia fans. Half-time ended at 1-1 so it was anybody's game, but it's evident that Colombia upped their play several notches and scored thrice in the second half to leave Japan reeling.
Japan are out of the WC, while Colombia storm into the Round of 16.
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Final Scoreline for Match 40:
GREECE - 2
(Samaris 42, Samaras 93' PK)
IVORY COAST - 1
(Bony 74')
Absolute heart-break for Ivory Coast!
After the equalizer in the 74th minute, they must be really fancying a draw going into extra time after the full 90 minutes were over, until Greece was awarded a penalty kick and thundered in a last-gasp goal to snatch the win.
Until then, it was sure that the Ivory Coast boys will be through to the Round of 16, and Greece were on their way out. That one goal reversed the fortunes of either team. Now Greece go through to the R-16 stage, while Ivory Coast had to pack their bags.