Match Report
Belgium went into the game 32nd in the table on 7 points; Colombia sat 11th on 10 — a 3-point gap. Colombia had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Belgium 1.6 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Colombia 1.75 and 0.25, with the league averaging 1.27.
Belgium were unbeaten in 5. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Colombia.
The match was played at Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels (capacity 50,093). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.