Whats Behind Colombia's Shaky Win Over a Team Playing Their First-Ever World Cup Match

A World Cup Debutant Stuns, Then Luis Diaz Changes Everything

For nearly an hour in New Mexico City, it looked as if World Cup history was about to write a fairytale in Uzbekistan blue. A debutant from Asia, without a single touch in the Colombian penalty area in the first half, suddenly found itself level at 1 1 and staring down a shaken South American giant. Then Luis Diaz decided he had seen enough.

The scoreboard will remember Colombia 3, Uzbekistan 1. It will show Diaz with a goal and an assist, Daniel Munoz with the opener, Jaminton Campaz with a stoppage time header t…