¡DEBATIENDO SOBRE LO QUE VA DEL MUNDIAL DE RUSIA 2018!

The first match of Colombia at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, against Japan (which lost 1-2), left several curious and historical data for the national team in their history in the World Cups.

For example, the goal of Juan Fernando Quintero is the first Colombian who scores in two different editions of the competition. The first one was done to Côte d'Ivoire in 2014.

Another key fact that leaves Quintero's score is that this was the first free-kick goal of a Colombian in a World Cup. On the other hand, the expulsion of Carlos Sánchez was the first so far in the World Cup.

"Of the five South American teams qualified for this World Cup, only Uruguay has won on the first date, Brazil and Argentina tied, Colombia and Peru lost, it is the worst start of CONMEBOL since Spain '82".

Some #Data that left us the day of yesterday of the # Mundial2018:

1.- #SWE 1-0 #KOR - Sweden #SWE did not start a World Cup winning for 60 years (3-0 against Mexico #MEX). Terrible result for Germany #GER, by the way.

2.- #BEL 3-0 #PAN There are more players in the Belgian league in the starting line-up of Panama (JL Rodríguez, KAA Gent II) than in the starting line-up of Belgium (none)

3.- Blas Pérez #PAN (Municipal) is the SECOND soccer player in the Guatemalan league who plays a World Cup match after Mauricio Solís #CRC who did it in 2006 (Communications)

4.- #BEL 3-0 #PAN (75 ') # Russia2018 - Lukaku #BEL is the FIFTH Belgian player to achieve a double in the World Cup after Voorhoof (1934), Anoul (1954), Van Moer (1970) and Wilmots (1998).

5.- #BEL 3-0 #PAN (FT) - Third match of # Russia2018 that is resolved by more than one goal difference (#RUS 5-0 #KSA and #CRO 2-0 #NGA). The last debutant who started a World Cup losing by 3+ goals (Ukraine in 2006) reached the quarterfinals.

6.- Belgium #BEL has equaled its biggest victory in the World Cup (3-0 against El Salvador in 1970). They started with a 3-0 and were finalists: Brazil #BRA in 1958, Sweden #SWE in 1958, Holland in 1978 and France #FRA in 1998. It happens every 20 years.

7.- Kalinic #CRO joins a long list of players sent off by their own World Cup coach for disciplinary reasons: Muntari, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Anelka, Zahovic, Effenberg, Vladoiu, Asprilla, Augustine, Mokoena, Roy Keane (before the tournament) ...

*8.- Goalkeepers replaced by injury in the World Cup in the first 20 minutes of the match:

Justo Villar #PAR: at 8 minutes in 2006
Nery Pumpido #ARG: at 11 minutes in 1990
BEN MUSTAPHA #TUN: at 16 minutes in 2018
Nasser Edine Drid #ALG: at 20 minutes in 1986*

9.-Tottenham players who scored for England #ENG in the World Cup:

1962: Greaves
1970: Mullery and Peters
1990: Gary Lineker (4 goals)
1998: Anderton
2010: Defoe
2018: HARRY KANE*