{"id":15922,"date":"2026-06-18T05:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15922"},"modified":"2026-06-18T05:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:31:23","slug":"world-cup-luis-diaz-sparks-colombia-past-uzbekistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15922","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Luis D\u00edaz sparks Colombia past Uzbekistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ<\/strong> AP Sports Writer<\/p>\n<p>MEXICO CITY \u2014 Luis D\u00edaz had a goal and an assist in his debut on soccer\u2019s biggest stage, sparking Colombia to a 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan in its World Cup opener on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15920\">Depleted Sparks can\u2019t keep pace with Olivia Miles, 1st-place Lynx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Mu\u00f1oz, also playing in his first World Cup, opened the scoring in the 40th minute after a pass from D\u00edaz, who\u00a0scored the tiebreaking goal in the 65th\u00a0when his strike from close range deflected off the hands of diving goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov and trickled across the line.<\/p>\n<p>Fayzullaev Abbosbek scored in the 60th minute for Uzbekistan, which made its World Cup debut in front of a heavily pro-Colombia crowd of 80,824 at Estadio Azteca.<\/p>\n<p>Jaminton Campaz added a goal in second-half stoppage time for the Colombians, who are ranked 13th in the world and were heavy favorites over 50th-ranked Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia moved atop Group K, ahead of Portugal and Congo, who played to a surprising 1-1 draw earlier Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15918\">Going to this weekend\u2019s NASCAR races in Coronado? 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