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Luis Suárez turned Maturín into his playground on September 9, smashing in four goals and dragging Colombia to a wild 6-3 victory over Venezuela — www.naijnaira.com reports.
It wasn’t just another win; it was a history-making night for Colombian football.
As reported by OSEN, the Sporting CP forward first silenced the Venezuelan crowd with an equalizer just before halftime. Then he returned after the break and rattled in three more, scoring in the 5th, 14th, and 22nd minutes of the second half.
No Colombian had ever pulled off four goals in a World Cup qualifier before. Suárez just wrote his name into the record books.
The last time South America saw a four-goal explosion in a qualifier? That was 2011, when Uruguay’s Luis Suárez punished Chile in style. Same surname, same ruthless finishing.
Colombia had already punched their ticket to the 2026 World Cup earlier in the week by beating Bolivia, but this win bumped them up to third place with 28 points. They now trail only Argentina and Ecuador, edging past Uruguay, Brazil, and Paraguay on goal difference.
It’s the first time in eight years Colombia is back on the biggest stage, and they’ll go to North America with Luis Suárez at the heart of the story.
As one reporter put it: “Is the name Suárez destined to score goals?”
