Yahoo Sports reports: After contributing a goal and an assist in his World Cup debut, Colombia's Luis Díaz walked to the sidelines to look for his father. “A lot of things came to me from the past,” Díaz said after Colombia beat Uzbekistan 3-1 on Wednesday night. First, Colombia failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 18, 2026 5:52 AM
Colombia's Luis Díaz stars in World Cup debut, less than 3 years after his parents' kidnapping
After contributing a goal and an assist in his World Cup debut, Colombia's Luis Díaz walked to the sidelines to look for his father. “A lot of things came to me from the past,” Díaz said after Colombia beat Uzbekistan 3-1 on Wednesday night. First, Colombia failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.
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