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GUADALAJARA, Mexico \u2014 Daniel Mu\u00f1oz helped Colombia break through the Democratic Republic of the Congo\u2019s stingy defense and advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 1-0 win Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Mu\u00f1oz scored in the 76th minute after the Colombians had been held back by a strong performance from Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, who made five difficult saves in the first 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Mpasi had no chance to stop Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s left-footed strike from inside the area after the ball deflected off a defender. It was Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s second goal in the tournament.<\/p>\n

Congo twice came close to equalizing in stoppage time, with Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas making a superb save off a long-range strike by Nathanael Mbuku and then stopping a header by Chancel Mbemba off the ensuing corner kick.<\/p>\n

Colombian star forward Luis D\u00edaz had two goals called back in quick succession late in the second half, one for a foul in the 79th minute and another for offside in the 80th.<\/p>\n

Congo had opened its first World Cup in 52 years with a surprising 1-1 draw against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal.<\/p>\n

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Colombia has six points from two matches in Group K, two ahead of Portugal and five clear of Congo. Portugal routed Uzbekistan 5-0 behind a pair of goals by Ronaldo earlier Tuesday in Houston.<\/p>\n

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Colombia needs a draw against Portugal on Saturday to win the group. That result would also be enough to send Portugal to the knockout stage.<\/p>\n

Colombia, which did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup, is ranked 11th in the world, third best among South American teams behind Brazil and Argentina. Los Cafeteros opened with a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan. Congo, ranked 47th, had its World Cup preparations affected because of an Ebola outbreak.<\/p>\n

Many Congo fans were prevented from traveling for the tournament because of restrictions tied to Ebola.<\/p>\n

One fan who missed the first game because of quarantine requirements was Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, who gained fame during the Africa Cup of Nations for posing as a statue of Congo\u2019s assassinated independence hero Patrice Lumumba. He made it to the game in Guadalajara, maintaining his statue pose throughout the match.<\/p>\n

Colombia had never been involved in a scoreless draw in 23 World Cup appearances.<\/p>\n

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Playmaker James Rodr\u00edguez joined Colombia greats Freddy Rinc\u00f3n and Carlos Valderrama with 10 World Cup appearances.<\/p>\n

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