Colombia Coach Jose Pekerman saw “a wonderful debut for a side that didn’t play a World Cup for 20 years.”
Colombia Coach Jose Pekerman saw “a wonderful debut for a side that didn’t play a World Cup for 20 years.”
The South Americans crushed Greece 3-0 with Fiorentina’s” data-scaytid=”5″>Fiorentina’s Juan Cuadrado proving inspirational, as he set up two of the three goals in Belo Horizonte.
“It was certainly a wonderful debut for a side that didn’t play a World Cup for 20 years,” said Pekerman.
“Having said that, we haven’t won anything yet, though I am very happy for this performance.
“We can prove how great Colombian football really is, but this was only the first game. Today we celebrate and tomorrow we’ll start thinking about the next challenge against the Ivory Coast.”
Group D continues tonight at 02.00 UK time (01.00 GMT) with the Ivory Coast taking on Japan.