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Colombia beats Uruguay 2-0 at World Cup

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Published June 28, 2014 10:57pm ET
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Colombia beats Uruguay 2-0 at World Cup
Colombia's James Rodriguez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Colombia and Uruguay at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) | Matt Dunham

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With a spectacular swivel-and-strike, James Rodriguez provided one of the highlights of the World Cup and gave Brazil reason to worry.

Rodriguez scored one of the best goals of the tournament and added a second to put Colombia into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 2-0 win over Uruguay on Saturday — setting up a meeting with the host nation.

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