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The South Americans were knocked out in the round of 16 on Tuesday after Switzerland won 4-3 on penalties following a tense 0-0 draw in Vancouver, ending Colombia’s hopes of reaching the quarter-finals. The country was also eliminated on penalties at the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 and 2021 Copa America tournaments. Falcao, working as an ESPN pundit during the tournament, said the defeat exposed deeper problems in the country’s football system.
“It’s a shame given the chances we had; we didn’t know how to capitalise on them,” Falcao said. “At this stage of a competition like this, the opposition are of a standard where they won’t let you off the hook, and it’s been from the penalty spot – as on so many other occasions – that our football has had its wings clipped.
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