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Colombia revitalised their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win over Poland.
Barcelona defender Yerry Mina gave Colombia the lead with a thumping header at the end of the first-half.
In the second-half Poland pushed hard for an equaliser but were twice caught on the counter-attack. First Falcao scored, then former Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado added the third.
The result means that Poland are out of the World Cup with a group game to spare.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Wojciech Szczesny - 6 out of 10 Tried to claim Rodriguez’ cross for Mina’s goal, but in fairness was beaten by a very good delivery, and close-range header, could do little for the rest of the goals as left one-on-one.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Lukasz Piszczek - 6 One of many to struggle against the Colombians, unable to cope with their pace and power.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Jan Bednarek - 5 Lost Mina for the opening goal, tried to push out too early instead of sticking to his man and picked up a yellow in the second half.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Michal Pazdan - 6 Another to break up play for Poland, and picked out Rodriguez in particular for tough treatment.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Bartosz Bereszynski - 5 In from the start today after a poor opener from Poland, but offered little at all.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Grzegorz Krychowiak - 6 Offered little going forward, and was one of many to leave Lewandowski isolated.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Jacek Goralski - 6 Did well at times to break up play and do a job for his side, but also gave away a lot of fouls in doing so.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Maciej Rybus - 6 Worked hard with plenty of clearances, and good in the air to defend several Colombian corners.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Piotr Zielinski - 6 Looked dangerous with a couple of crosses, and tried his best to support Lewandowski.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Robert Lewandowski - 6 Poor, isolated but also guilty of some niggly fouls early on, and an overall lack of quality that we have seen him produce for his club.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Dawid Kownacki - 5 One of those to be brought into the starting XI after a poor opener from Poland but bought off before the hour mark.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings David Ospina - 7 Looked less than certain for a couple of Polish crosses, but did enough to keep a crucial clean sheet.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Santiago Arias - 7 Combined well with Cuadrado down the right after an early defensive mix up. Better going forward than in defence.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Yerry Mina - 8 Got the opening goal, and one of the young stars of this tournament. Impressive.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Davinson Sanchez - 7 One of those to deny Lewandowski, but lucky to escape an early booking for a rash foul on the striker.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Johan Mojica - 7 An average performance but did do well on a couple of occasions to deny Poland as they tried to break forward.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Abel Aguilar - 7 Left the field on a stretcher, before he had a chance to make a real impact and will face a race to be fit for a crucial last group game.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Wilmar Barrios - 7 One of the most industrial players in this team, his hard work allows Cuadrado, Rodriguez and Quintero to fly forward.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Juan Cuadrado - 8 A constant threat down the right, and when on form as he was today he can be unplayable, although questions remain over his consistency.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Juan Quintero - 8 Stepped up when Rodriguez was injured in the first game and showed touches of quality in this game too.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings James Rodriguez - 9 The all-important assist for Mina’s opening goal, a hugely important part of this Colombian team.
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Poland vs Colombia: Player ratings Radamel Falcao - 8 Brilliant hold up play, despite being left isolated at times in the penalty area. Used his experience well and got on the scoresheet.
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