Following shock losses in their opening games the pressure was on Colombia and Poland to get their World Cup campaigns back on track.
Abel Aguilar- 6
Injury forced him from the field after 30 minutes.
Wilmar Barrios- 8
Worked well both on and off the ball with short sharp passes, sending Rodriguez and Quintero into space.
Johan Mojica- 8.5
Held the ball up to give his teammates time to surge forward. His footwork caused all sorts of problems for Poland.
Juan Cuadrado- 9
Appeared to cover the entire right hand side of the field with overlapping runs which created opportunity after opportunity for his team-mates. Sealed a Colombian victory with a goal in the 75th minute.

James Rodriguez- 8.5
Was relatively quiet at the start of the game but looked promising whenever he did get the ball. Fired in the cross that resulted in Mina’s goal and proved impossible for the Polish defence to contain in the second half.
Juan Quintero - 9.5
Looked dangerous from his first touch, easily cutting through the Polish defence. Combined well with Rodriguez and set Falcao up beautifully. He was one of the best on the field.
Radamel Falcao - 9
Never gave up, often catching the defence out as they tried to shield the ball over the sideline. He was rewarded with a goal.
Subs
Mateus Uribe- 7
Got involved very quickly working the ball across the field to fully utilise the width of the pitch.
Jefferson Lerma- 6
Applied even more pressure to an already strained Polish defence by playing higher up and compressing the field.
Carlos Bacca- 6
Came on in the 78th minute but didn’t give Poland any great cause for concern.
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