Colombia is inspiring a nation back home, as it becomes neutral’s favorite team at the Women’s World Cup
Colombia has been enjoying an impressive run at this year’s Women’s World Cup and its historic achievements are drawing plenty of attention back home.
There may be more than 14,000 kilometers (over 8,700 miles) separating the team from their country’s capital city of Bogotá, but the players have still been inspiring their compatriots with their performances in Australia and New Zealand.
Unfancied going into the tournament, Las Cafeteras – translated into English as “The Coffee Growers” – have gone on to help knockout two-time world champion Germany in the group stage and reach the Women’s World Cup quarterfinal for the first time.
The squad is now the last South American team left in the tournament and will bid for a place in the semifinals when it takes on European champion England on Saturday.
“These warriors have us dreaming. Come on Colombia we are with you,” Colombia men’s star Luis Díaz wrote in a post on X – formerly Twitter – after the 1-0 win against Jamaica in the last-16 clash on Tuesday.
It was a sentiment echoed by the former captain of the men’s team, Radamel Falcao.
“Writing their own story. Congratulations. The whole of Colombia is with you,” he posted.
World No. 25 Colombia is the lowest-ranked team left in the competition and, according to sport data company Gracenote, it has less than a 1% chance of winning the title.
But after watching the team defy the odds over the past weeks, you get the feeling that Colombia is thriving as the underdog. No one expected the South American side to beat Germany, yet it did. No one thought Colombia would top the group, but it did.
Colombia has been enjoying an impressive run at this year’s Women’s World Cup and its historic achievements are drawing plenty of attention back home. There may be more than 14,000 kilometers (over 8,700 miles) separating the team from their country’s capital city of Bogotá, but the players have still been inspiring their compatriots with their performances in Australia…