Colombia's Record Rows To Achieve The Semifinals Of The 2024 Copa America

Colombia set a number of records in the 2024 Copa America (doc. Copa America).

JAKARTA - Colombia managed to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 Copa America. Los Cafeteros will face Uruguay on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 07.00 WIB, at the Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Colombia's journey in the 2024 Copa America is very charming. They broke a number of records after a 5-0 win over Panama in the quarter-finals.

The win was by the biggest margin in the history of their participation in the Copa America. Previously, their winning record was only at 4-0 when they beat Venezuela in the 1979 edition.

There were only four other teams that won with five or more goals in the Copa America knockout system.

In addition, the number of headers resulted in a goal scored by Colombia. They scored four header goals and became the first team in the 21st century to do so.

The main reason for the success of the header was due to fantastic service from captain James Rodriguez. Since Opta started tracking assists in 2011, Rodriguez has become a second player, after Lionel Messi (Argentina/2021) which reached five assists in one Copa America edition.

If you use a wider period, the last 50 years, James Rodriguez means the fourth player. There are Alex Souza (Brazil/2004) and Denilson (Brazil/1997) who did the same thing before.

He hit that mark against Panama where he recorded two assists and one goal.

The three goals involving Rodriguez took place in the first half, the second time Colombia scored three goals in the first 45 minutes of the Copa America. The first time they did it was in the 1957 edition.

Victory against Panama also ensures that Colombia will equal their longest unbeaten record in history, which is 27 games.

In their current record, Colombia has won 21 wins and six draws. On previous records, Los Cafeteros won 13 wins and drew 14 times.

The entire Colombian squad has enjoyed an incredible tournament so far, but another standout player is Luis Diaz.

Against Panama, he scored his sixth goal in the Copa America, making him the third-highest goalscorer for his country in the tournament. He is now only behind Victor Aristizabal (8) and Arnoldo Iguaran (10).

Along with Colombia's perfect journey to the semifinals, they will be proud to know how much they have achieved. They will certainly have the ambition to make history again in the remaining matches.