Colombia had one of the best goal celebrations in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and they once again turned the heads with their unique style of celebration against Senegal at the World Cup in Russia. After Yerry Mina scored the winning goal in their 1-0 victory to eliminate Senegal, the South American team’s celebration hogged the limelight once again. Colombia, who toppped the Group H with six points, face a last-16 match against Group G runners-up England on Tuesday.
Senegal had only needed a point in their final Group H game to reach the next round, but they will head home after missing out on the runners-spot to Japan because they had a worse disciplinary record. It was the first time in World Cup history that a team had been eliminated by the amount of yellow cards they had accrued in the tournament.
Both Senegal and Japan, who were beaten 1-0 by Poland on Thursday, finished the group with four points and an identical record in all other respects. Yet the Asian side ended in second position having picked up four yellow cards to Senegal’s six.