Colombia Beats Argentina 2-1 in Qualifier

James Rodriguez scored a decisive penalty and provided an assist as Colombia defeated defending champions Argentina 2-1 in a South American World Cup qualifier. Yerson Mosquera opened the scoring for Colombia but Nico Gonzalez equalized for Argentina early in the second half. Rodriguez redeemed himself after a mistake led to Argentina's goal by scoring the winning penalty in the 60th minute, awarded after a VAR review. The victory marked Colombia's first win over Argentina since 2019 and moved them to second place in the qualifiers, two points behind leaders Argentina. Lionel Messi was notably absent due to injury. The win was also seen as sweet revenge for Colombia's loss to Argentina in the Copa America final earlier this year.