37’: Poland’s Defense Holding Firm

Cuadrado dances through the right side of the Polish defense and gets within a few yards of the goal on the end line, but his pass in his blocked out of bounds by Wojciech Szczesny, the goalkeeper. James Rodriguez tries to pump up the crowd on the ensuing corner kick, as if they need any encouragement.

35’: Colombia Pressing

Juan Cuadrado takes a weak shot from about 35 yards out, trying to force something to break through in this must-win game.

31’: Early Sub for Colombia

Colombia is forced to make an early substitution as Abel Aguilar gets injured. Mateus Uribe, the 27 year old from Club America, comes on in his place in midfield.

30’: Crowd Getting Impatient?

The crowd noise is taking on a hint of angst as we hit the half-hour mark with no scoring yet. It’s been very physical so far, with a lot of hard tackles and collisions on 50-50 balls.

25’: Poland Escapes Danger Yet Again

Falcao runs onto a ball from James Rodriguez behind the Polish defense, but his backheeled pass went awry and Poland escapes another dangerous moment.

23’: Colombia Attack Continues

A great bit of Colombian passing leads to a dangerous cross on the ground from Santiago Arias on the right side, but the Polish defense again comes up with a clearance. Colombia’s managed a good stretch of sustained pressure, but not much in the way of opportunities on goal.

17’: Cuadrado Leading Charge for Colombia

A lot of Colombia’s attack thus far has gone through Juan Cuadrado, the Juventus midfielder playing on the right wing. He sends in another cross but Falcao can’t beat the Polish defense to it, and it’s cleared to safety.