体坛英语资讯：Comment: Falcao lives his World Cup dream as Colombia sparkle
<p><span word="KAZAN">KAZAN</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 25-- <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cheerily">cheerily</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="danced">danced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span>-<span word="flavored">flavored</span> <span word="marching">marching</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Kazan">Kazan</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="kickoff">kickoff</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="salsa">salsa</span>-<span word="infused">infused</span> <span word="revelry">revelry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emphatic">emphatic</span> 3-0 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-1 <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cafeteros">Cafeteros</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effervescent">effervescent</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="feeble">feeble</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talismanic">talismanic</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lewandowski">Lewandowski</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forlorn">forlorn</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="Polish">Polish</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>."</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Pekerman">Pekerman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calf">calf</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bayern">Bayern</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="playmaker">playmaker</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Boot">Boot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span> <span word="assists">assists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midfield">midfield</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="opener">opener</span>.</p>
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