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Group C kicks in the World Cup in Brazil with a match between Colombia and Greece Mineirao Stadium in the City of Belo Horizonte.
Selection of Colombia did not participate in the World Cup since France 1998 tournament that failed to advance to the knockout stages and get only 3 units remain below Romania and England.
Colombia and Greece have met only once and it was in the year 1994 |
Only Colombia and Greece have faced each other only once, and that was in the year 1994 prior to the World from the U.S. and result was in favor of the coffee by two goals to nil in the City of New Jersey.
Colombia reached the World Cup after remained in second place in the South American qualifying with 30 points two points below Argentina.
Meanwhile Greece qualified for the World Cup in Brazil after winning four goals to two to Romania in the European playoffs.
In his holdings in Greece shared global group with a South American team, which has been Argentina in 1994 and 2010, that the Greeks fell two matches 4-0 and 2-0 respectively. So in 2014 look beat Brazil for the first time a team from America and so advance to knockout stages, which have failed in his two previous appearances.
Colombia has participated five times in World Cups, his greatest achievement was in Italy in World Cup 1990 where he advanced to the knockout stages of the tournament.
Both teams come to Brazil in hopes of advancing to the next round as they are in a very even group and not as complicated.
- Univision.com