🇨🇴 Colombia 3, Uzbekistan 1 🇺🇿
Max Mathews writes for The Athletic in the New York Times:
I was at a bar watchalong in a faux English pub with no other English representation than The Athletic.
When the third goal went in, the place — dominated by Colombian fans — went wild. Bar bell ringing, Latino music on, chants of “Viva Colombia!”
Los Cafeteros* are vociferously supported here in diverse, Hispanic-influenced LA and will be a tough nut to crack for any side facing them at the tournament.
*Los Cafeteros (Spanish for “the coffee growers” or “the coffee makers”) is the famous nickname for the Colombia national football team. It is also used informally to refer to the Colombian people, reflecting the nation’s rich heritage and its status as one of the world’s top coffee producers.
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