Soccer-Croatia beat Colombia 2-1 in World Cup warm-up


ORLANDO, Florida, March ⁠26 (Reuters) - Croatia secured a 2-1 ⁠win over Colombia in a World ‌Cup warm-up match on Thursday, overturning an early deficit with goals from Luka Vuskovic and ​Igor Matanovic.

Jhon Arias put ⁠Colombia ahead in ⁠the third minute, his deflected shot beating Croatian ⁠goalkeeper ‌Ivica Ivusic after a smart back heelfrom Luis Suarez.

Croatia ⁠responded three minutes later when Vuskovicscored ​a brilliant ‌equaliser from outside the box, his ⁠shot bouncing ​off the post and into the net.

Croatia completed the turnaround in the ⁠42nd minute after Colombian goalkeeper ​Camilo Vargas misjudged a high ball and Matanoviccapitalised on the mistake, heading into ⁠the bottom corner.

Colombia are drawn in Group K for the June 11 to July 19 World Cup in North ​America alongside Portugal, Uzbekistan ⁠and a playoff winner, while Croatia ​are in Group L ‌with England, Ghana and ​Panama.

(Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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